Rod Strickland
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Rod Strickland
@rod_strickland
Head Men’s Basketball Coach - LIU / Brooklyn University.



Over the weekend, fourth-year Long Island head coach and DePaul All-American Rod Strickland punched his ticket to the NCAA Tournament in the NEC Semifinals. I asked Chris Holtmann for his reaction to Strickland getting to experience the tournament for the first time as a coach:









🎟️ LIU PUNCHES THEIR TICKET 🎟️ Due to Mercyhurst's ineligibility, @LIUAthletics is dancing with their @nechoops semifinals win! 👏 The FIRST ticket punched for the NCAA Tournament! 🔥

FINAL: LIU 64, WAGNER 56 THE LIU SHARKS ARE GOING TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT! THE BEST TEAM IN THE NEC ALL YEAR LONG WILL BE THE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE TOURNEY! BROOKLYN STAND UP! FINS UP!

Congrats @NdotSmitty! Coach Smith becomes the 12th first-year head coach in Ohio Valley Conference history to earn Coach of the Year honors and is just the seventh first-year coach in league history to win COTY while capturing at least a share of the regular-season championship.

🏀 2025-26 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year 🏅 ✨ Rod Strickland, @LIUAthletics 🦈 The former NBA All-Star guided the Sharks to the program's first #NECMBB regular season 👑 since 2011-12 and the Brooklyn squad's first 20+ win season since 2016-17. #NEChoops x #NECCOY






