Mahoney and Norm had almost no success.
Mahoney was BE coach of the year and won an Ncaa tournament game his first season before the wheels came off.
And the very next season they took it back from him
I like Mahoney. I know him well, and while he was able to land several big name recruits while at SJ, he didn't round out the class w the necessary role players. That was one problem. The second was, he treated freshman like seniors, and never once made them feel like anything needed to be earned.
That approach caused the team to implode. Promising young players like Derek Brown were forced to play out of position, and seniors like James Scott, who mind you, had his own issues, probably should have started from the beginning of the 94-95 season.
Mahoney had so many pieces that year, and the best he could do was 15 wins and a terrible BE record.
Norm couldn't recruit, so he never had talent like that work with. The fact remains, neither could coach, and that is what it comes down to. Norm lost to countless local scrap teams. He also got housed in the BE. So did Mahoney. I remember each and every disgraceful loss.