Rob Fournier's guest appearances

Rob Fournier

Top Coach Podcast

MBC Grand Broadcasting, Inc.

Figure It Out Baseball

Today@Wayne Podcast

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Wabash Valley baseball coach Rob Fournier on The Jim Davis Show.

Wabash Valley Baseball Rob Fournier 5 - 25 2022

Rob Fournier is the Head Coach at Wabash Valley Community College, a Junior College in Mount Carmel, Illinois.  A little background on Coach Fournier, he started his collegiate playing career at Ventura Community College from 1991-1992 and then transferred to MacMurray College, graduating in 1994.  One year after graduating he started his collegiate coaching career, spending 1995-1996 as a hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at MacMurray College.  In 1997, he was given the head coach position at Wabash Valley Community College, where he still remains.   We start off this podcast discussing how Coach Fournier, as an Ojai, California native ended up playing his collegiate baseball career in Illinois.  We than dive into his journey of getting a head coaching job at such a young age, as well as his first season with Wabash Valley.  Coach Fournier and I also talk about what he does to make Wabash Valley a consistent winner year in year out, he explains why his coaches have played such an important role in that and his take on coaching coaches.  Coach Fournier explains his hiring process, as well as what tools he uses to help himself and his fellow coaches learn and grow.  We also dive into “The Happy Moment”, Junior College Baseball 101, and multi-sport athletes.  Lock into this podcast to learn from one of the most successful JUCO Coaches, Rob Fournier.    ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support

Rob Fournier is the Head Coach at Wabash Valley Community College, a Junior College in Mount Carmel, Illinois.  A little background on Coach Fournier, he started his collegiate playing career at Ventura Community College from 1991-1992 and then transferred to MacMurray College, graduating in 1994.  One year after graduating he started his collegiate coaching career, spending 1995-1996 as a hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at MacMurray College.  In 1997, he was given the head coach position at Wabash Valley Community College, where he still remains.   We start off this podcast discussing how Coach Fournier, as an Ojai, California native ended up playing his collegiate baseball career in Illinois.  We than dive into his journey of getting a head coaching job at such a young age, as well as his first season with Wabash Valley.  Coach Fournier and I also talk about what he does to make Wabash Valley a consistent winner year in year out, he explains why his coaches have played such an important role in that and his take on coaching coaches.  Coach Fournier explains his hiring process, as well as what tools he uses to help himself and his fellow coaches learn and grow.  We also dive into “The Happy Moment”, Junior College Baseball 101, and multi-sport athletes.  Lock into this podcast to learn from one of the most successful JUCO Coaches, Rob Fournier.  --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiob/support</a>

Rob Fournier – Wabash Valley Community College | JUCO 101

We’ve had our share of coaches who’ve grown up in California and moved east to play or coach — Erik Bakich, Rob Cooper, and Butch Chaffin, to name just a few. Today we add to [...]

We’ve had our share of coaches who’ve grown up in California and moved east to play or coach — Erik Bakich, Rob Cooper, and Butch Chaffin, to name just a few. Today we add to <a href="http://topcoachpodcast.com/tc383-rob-fournier-wabash-valley-college" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[...]</a>

TC383: Rob Fournier, Wabash Valley College

Arn Tellem

Episode NotesWSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem sit with host Darrell Dawsey inside Wayne State University’s new basketball arena — which opens Nov. 5 — to explain how the university and the NBA team collaborated to make the new facility a reality. About Rob Fournier is entering his 22nd year as WSU's director of athletics. Under his leadership, Wayne State University has enjoyed its top 18 NACDA finishes, with top three NACDA finishes occurring in 2009 (11th), 2014 (14th) and 2010 (21st). Meanwhile, the university has also had 50 Conference Coach of the Year recipients, and Wayne State teams have won 39 conference regular-season titles, 15 league tournament titles and 10 postseason regional, super regional or national titles. Fournier was named the 2008 NACDA Central Region Athletic Director of the Year. In 2019, Fournier initiated and negotiated a contract with the Detroit Pistons for the new 3,000-seat, $28.3 million basketball arena on the Wayne State campus, which will also be the home to the Pistons’ G-League squad, the Motor City Cruise. The new facility is slated to open Nov. 5. Prior to joining Wayne State, Fournier served as the senior associate commissioner and general counsel for the Mid-American Conference.  Arn Tellem is vice chairman of Palace Sports &amp; Entertainment (PS&amp;E), which includes the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. He joined PS&amp;E in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in sports.As a representative of ownership, Tellem has broad responsibility for business strategy, planning and development, and strengthening the connection between PS&amp;E and the community. With respect to the Detroit Pistons, Tellem is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s alternate governors on the NBA Board of Governors.  Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career. He joined PS&amp;E following nine years at Wasserman Media Group, where he served as vice chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem &amp; Associates, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Tellem served as CEO of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. Additional Resources•   Watch the promotional video for the new WSU basketball arena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru7e6L_OWYQ•   Follow WSU Athletics on Twitter https://twitter.com/waynestwarriors•   Follow WSU Athletics on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wsuwarriors•   Follow WSU Athletics on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/waynestateathletics/•   Follow the Detroit Pistons on Twitter https://twitter.com/DetroitPistons•   Follow the Pistons on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/detroitpistons•   Follow the Pistons on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/detroitpistons/•   Watch the WXYZ-TV report on the new arena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Hy5yK_Vi0•   Read Arn Tellem’s Spo...

Episode Notes WSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem sit with host Darrell Dawsey inside Wayne State University’s new basketball arena — which opens Nov. 5 — to explain how the university and the NBA team collaborated to make the new facility a reality. About Rob Fournier is entering his 22nd year as WSU's director of athletics. Under his leadership, Wayne State University has enjoyed its top 18 NACDA finishes, with top three NACDA finishes occurring in 2009 (11th), 2014 (14th) and 2010 (21st). Meanwhile, the university has also had 50 Conference Coach of the Year recipients, and Wayne State teams have won 39 conference regular-season titles, 15 league tournament titles and 10 postseason regional, super regional or national titles. Fournier was named the 2008 NACDA Central Region Athletic Director of the Year. In 2019, Fournier initiated and negotiated a contract with the Detroit Pistons for the new 3,000-seat, $28.3 million basketball arena on the Wayne State campus, which will also be the home to the Pistons’ G-League squad, the Motor City Cruise. The new facility is slated to open Nov. 5. Prior to joining Wayne State, Fournier served as the senior associate commissioner and general counsel for the Mid-American Conference. Arn Tellem is vice chairman of Palace Sports &amp; Entertainment (PS&amp;E), which includes the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. He joined PS&amp;E in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in sports. As a representative of ownership, Tellem has broad responsibility for business strategy, planning and development, and strengthening the connection between PS&amp;E and the community. With respect to the Detroit Pistons, Tellem is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s alternate governors on the NBA Board of Governors. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career. He joined PS&amp;E following nine years at Wasserman Media Group, where he served as vice chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem &amp; Associates, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Tellem served as CEO of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. Additional Resources • Watch the promotional video for the new WSU basketball arena <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru7e6L_OWYQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru7e6L_OWYQ</a> • Follow WSU Athletics on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/waynestwarriors" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/waynestwarriors</a> • Follow WSU Athletics on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wsuwarriors" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wsuwarriors</a> • Follow WSU Athletics on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/waynestateathletics/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/waynestateathletics/</a> • Follow the Detroit Pistons on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/DetroitPistons" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DetroitPistons</a> • Follow the Pistons on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/detroitpistons" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/detroitpistons</a> • Follow the Pistons on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/detroitpistons/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/detroitpistons/</a> • Watch the WXYZ-TV report on the new arena <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Hy5yK_Vi0" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Hy5yK_Vi0</a> • Read Arn Tellem’s Spo...