With W&M constantly churning out pro coaches and players, we set out to compile a quasi-exhaustive list of notable W&M athletes and coaches who have taken their talents to the professional ranks -- whether that be through playing, coaching, or at the high-ranking executive levels.

This includes both male and female pro players; we took our first stab, but we invite any feedback regarding folks we left out! It quickly became a long, impressive list! We also included as up-to-date photos as we possibly could; some players look quite different than when they were in the 'Burg (see: Omar Prewitt!).

Again, this isn't meant to be an exhaustive list, we know folks such as Caprio and Caskin are lower-level NFL scouts for the time being. But if there are any glaring omissions, definitely let us know!

We also plan to update this list periodically throughout each year.

Roll Tribe Roll.


Article: https://wmsportsblog.com/2019/11/20/trib...ning-list/

Antonio Bustamante signed a contract with DC United and plays for Loudoun FC (DCU development team).

Do we have no golfer on tour?

No professional tennis player?

Seems we should, but I don't know.

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Very impressive job but curious if this is about pros, why the college jobs listed?

(11-20-2019 05:52 AM)Tribe1693 Wrote:  Very impressive job but curious if this is about pros, why the college jobs listed?

Fair point -- it's a relatively subjective take on how to define "pro" -- for the high-level college coaches, we're essentially defining them as "pros" since they've reached the highest level there, and have made a true, sustained profession out of it.

We thought they could count! Hence Joey Brady, Dambach, etc.

(11-20-2019 12:26 AM)Tribal Wrote:  Antonio Bustamante signed a contract with DC United and plays for Loudoun FC (DCU development team).

Do we have no golfer on tour?

No professional tennis player?

Seems we should, but I don't know.

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We've gotten some messages across social media on golfers, so we're looking into that now; looks like we have a few in the pro ranks. Will be updating accordingly!

As for tennis players, haven't heard about anyone yet.

Now you have, although I'm not sure if she's still playing professionally:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Moulton-Levy

(11-20-2019 07:50 AM)WMSportsBlog Wrote:  

(11-20-2019 05:52 AM)Tribe1693 Wrote:  Very impressive job but curious if this is about pros, why the college jobs listed?

Fair point -- it's a relatively subjective take on how to define "pro" -- for the high-level college coaches, we're essentially defining them as "pros" since they've reached the highest level there, and have made a true, sustained profession out of it.

We thought they could count! Hence Joey Brady, Dambach, etc.

But you're right, after thinking about it more, we're going to take out the college coaches -- that list might become far too unwieldy.

(11-20-2019 09:21 AM)WMSportsBlog Wrote:  

(11-20-2019 07:50 AM)WMSportsBlog Wrote:  

(11-20-2019 05:52 AM)Tribe1693 Wrote:  Very impressive job but curious if this is about pros, why the college jobs listed?

Fair point -- it's a relatively subjective take on how to define "pro" -- for the high-level college coaches, we're essentially defining them as "pros" since they've reached the highest level there, and have made a true, sustained profession out of it.

We thought they could count! Hence Joey Brady, Dambach, etc.

But you're right, after thinking about it more, we're going to take out the college coaches -- that list might become far too unwieldy.

I get the unwieldy part, and perhaps it can be a separate list at some point. But I see them as having professional jobs in sports (i.e., they are being paid for the role with a sports organization). Start doing that, though, and you’ve got people in athletic departments all over the country- particularly law grads in NCAA compliance.

(11-20-2019 09:29 AM)TribeNiner Wrote:  

(11-20-2019 09:21 AM)WMSportsBlog Wrote:  

(11-20-2019 07:50 AM)WMSportsBlog Wrote:  

(11-20-2019 05:52 AM)Tribe1693 Wrote:  Very impressive job but curious if this is about pros, why the college jobs listed?

Fair point -- it's a relatively subjective take on how to define "pro" -- for the high-level college coaches, we're essentially defining them as "pros" since they've reached the highest level there, and have made a true, sustained profession out of it.

We thought they could count! Hence Joey Brady, Dambach, etc.

But you're right, after thinking about it more, we're going to take out the college coaches -- that list might become far too unwieldy.

I get the unwieldy part, and perhaps it can be a separate list at some point. But I see them as having professional jobs in sports (i.e., they are being paid for the role with a sports organization). Start doing that, though, and you’ve got people in athletic departments all over the country- particularly law grads in NCAA compliance.

Yeah, that was my take as well. A college coach is a professional coach. A college player is an amateur player.

I think the college coaches make sense.

You probably need some cutoff though - D1 coaches only or just HC/OC/DC. I bet if you go down the ranks through D2/D3/NAIA/wherever you'd have too many to keep track of

(11-20-2019 10:05 AM)TDenverFan Wrote:  You probably need some cutoff though - D1 coaches only or just HC/OC/DC. I bet if you go down the ranks through D2/D3/NAIA/wherever you'd have too many to keep track of

Yeah, that makes sense to keep it manageable. DI and maybe D2/D3/whatever is HC only.

This does make me realize one missing...

Jim Moran - Assistant Coach - Portland Trailblazers - https://www.nba.com/blazers/coaches

What happened to Daniel Dixon? He was playing quite a bit for Northern Arizona Suns last season, and was listed on the roster all the way up until they made this season's roster announcement, and he was no longer on it.

Poor, WMSB...guys can't post an article without us picking it apart. Hey, at least you know we read it.

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(11-20-2019 10:39 AM)namtrag Wrote:  What happened to Daniel Dixon? He was playing quite a bit for Northern Arizona Suns last season, and was listed on the roster all the way up until they made this season's roster announcement, and he was no longer on it.

Yeah, I was wondering about that too. Couldn't find much about it on twitter or anywhere

(11-20-2019 11:23 AM)Tribal Wrote:  Poor, WMSB...guys can't post an article without us picking it apart. Hey, at least you know we read it.

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Hey Tribal - I believe one or both of them are former student equipment managers. I've heard those folks have thick skin!

Stellar Tribe soccer goalkeeper Adin Brown is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.

(11-19-2019 08:09 PM)WMSportsBlog Wrote:  ... we invite any feedback regarding folks we left out! .... But if there are any glaring omissions, definitely let us know!

(11-20-2019 11:23 AM)Tribal Wrote:  Poor, WMSB...guys can't post an article without us picking it apart. Hey, at least you know we read it.

Well, they did ask for our input. (Be careful what you ask for???)

Is Marcus just saddled with bad teams wherever he plays? They don't even come close to winning, and he plays a good amount of minutes and doesn't score much. He's averaging a little over 9 ppg on 33% overall shooting.

(11-20-2019 11:23 AM)Tribal Wrote:  Poor, WMSB...guys can't post an article without us picking it apart. Hey, at least you know we read it.

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Hey, it’s all about the clicks/comments - right?!


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(11-20-2019 10:09 AM)wml33t Wrote:  

(11-20-2019 10:05 AM)TDenverFan Wrote:  You probably need some cutoff though - D1 coaches only or just HC/OC/DC. I bet if you go down the ranks through D2/D3/NAIA/wherever you'd have too many to keep track of

Yeah, that makes sense to keep it manageable. DI and maybe D2/D3/whatever is HC only.

This does make me realize one missing...

Jim Moran - Assistant Coach - Portland Trailblazers - https://www.nba.com/blazers/coaches

Adding Jim -- great find!