2010-11 Men's Basketball
Record: 25-8 Home: 7-0 Away: 12-5 Neutral: 6-3
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Klint Pleasant
Assistant Coach
3rd Season
 

Klint Pleasant, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, directs and oversees the Enrollment Services, Athletics, and Development departments. He manages the AVP of Institutional Advancement, recruiters, administrative assistants and all athletic coaches and athletic department personnel. Klint works with his team to implement the yearly recruiting process (such as; mail and marketing, office and recruiting processes, campus visits, call nights, weekly team meetings, preview days, travel schedules, high school visits and church visits). Moreover, Klint (along with the AVP of Admissions) works closely with Financial Aid to manage all institutional aid and scholarships. Furthermore, Klint also works with the men's basketball team (and his father) as an assistant men's basketball coach. He also does hands-on recruiting for the varsity men's basketball roster. In addition, Klint travels frequently on behalf of Rochester College speaking in churches, High Schools, civic events and various other gatherings. He also represents Rochester College on the Greater Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce and serves on several city committees.

Klint's roots are planted deeply in Rochester College's soils as his grandfather; Lucien Palmer was a founding father. Dr. Palmer served as the first Dean of the College and later served as President for eight years. Klint's father, Garth Pleasant, has served at Rochester College for over 30 years as the men's basketball coach, Athletic Director and as a member of the faculty. Klint came to Rochester College after seven years of coaching college basketball. He was an assistant coach at NCAA Div. I Kent State University in 2001-2002 when they advanced to the Elite Eight before being eliminated by The University of Indiana. Klint then went on to be the head men's basketball coach for three seasons (2002-2005) at Abilene Christian University (where he was the youngest NCAA Div. II head coach in the country) before returning to Rochester College in June of 2005. Klint also coached at The University of Tennessee-Martin (1998-2001) and Wayne State University (1998-99). Klint attended Rochester College before graduating from Lipscomb University in 1998. He then completed a Master's degree in Education from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2001. He is married to Rachel (Stevens) and they have one daughter, Abigail Rae Pleasant and expecting a second child in November of 2009.

 
2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.Wt.HometownPrevious School
5Jeff HinesFRG6-4 Auburn Hills, MIAvondale H.S.
10Jarred DouglasSRG5-10 Waterford, MIWaterford-Mott
11Marques EwellSRPG5-10 Detroit, MIArkansas-Monticello
20Scott ConyersSRG6-1 Waterford, MIWaterford Our Lady of the Lakes
22James PrinceSRF6-5 Melvindale, MIHenry Ford C.C.
23Sean MattiaSOPG6-0 Sterling Heights, MISterling Heights H.S.
25Kerry ColeSRG5-10 Auburn Hills, MIAvondale H.S.
30Ricky DoranJRC6-9 Clinton Twp., MIU of M Dearborn
31Lorenzo McClellandSRG6-0 Oak Park, MIWayne State University
32Lawrence HicksSRG5-11 Pontiac, MILane College
34Ian JenkinsSOG6-0 Detroit, MIDetroit Renaissance H.S.
35Michael GrahamSRG6-2 Canton, MIWayne County C.C.
40DeWayne WatkinsSRF6-6 Pontiac, MIOrchard Lake St. Mary's H.S.
41Clarence SpurrJRC6-8 Fair Haven, MISummit Christian Academy
51Jason DoranSRF6-7 Clinton Twp., MIChippewa Valley H.S.
55Chris KellerSRF6-5 Kalkaska, MIAlpena C.C.
Garth Pleasant - Head Coach - 38th season
Brian Thrift - Assistant Coach - 5th season
Klint Pleasant - Assistant Coach - 3rd season
Nick Grabowski - Assistant Coach - 5th season
Adam Demorest - Assistant Coach - 5th season
George Beaudoin - Assistant Coach - 29th season
Michael Hawkes - Assistant Coach - 3rd season
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