Update: Anthony Beane says he hasn't been contacted about Southeast men's job

Posted Friday, April 3, 2015, at 8:22 PM

Anthony Beane confirmed that he has applied to be the next Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach in an interview with the The Southern Illinoisian newspaper on Friday, but said he has not been contacted by Southeast athletic director Mark Alnutt about the position.

"I think any assistant that comes in as an assistant, you always aspire to be a head coach," Beane told the paper. "Certainly, at SEMO, I have strong roots there, there's no question that one day I'd love to be the head coach there, but, again, I have not heard from the athletic director."

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Anthony Beane began his Division I coaching career as an assistant to Gary Garner at Southeast Missouri State in 1997.

According to Garner, who was interviewed Thursday night for a story about the men's basketball program that's scheduled to run in the Southeast Missourian on Sunday, his former assistant is applying for the vacant head coaching spot at Southeast.

"I think you'll find that you'll have many good candidates," Garner said in a phone interview Thursday evening. "I know that I have a former assistant that's applying for it -- Anthony Beane -- and I think he would be a great coach for Southeast Missouri State."

It's not known if Beane has been interviewed for the job by Southeast athletic director Mark Alnutt.

Beane was an assistant for Garner for three years during which Southeast posted consecutive 20-plus win seasons, including the 1999-2000 season when the team advanced to the NCAA tournament.

Beane, whose coaching stops have included being an assistant at Illinois State and Saint Louis, has been on Barry Hinson's staff at Southern Illinois since 2012.

Beane, a graduate of Bernie High School, played two seasons at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, before finishing his career at Kansas State.

Beane helped TRCC claim the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship in 1991.

He was named the Big 8 Conference Newcomer of the Year at Kansas State in 1992 and earned all-conference honors twice.

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from the candidates I've heard.. his name doesn't belong on the list. although I'm not sold any of them would accept. He'd be a great assistant though.

-- Posted by RiceHarper on Sat, Apr 4, 2015, at 7:31 AM
Why would he not belong on the list and who are the other candidates?

-- Posted by whitey11 on Sat, Apr 4, 2015, at 8:52 AM
I guarantee Drew Church wants him to get the job. Beane's son, who is a sophomore, is one heck of a player! Him paired up with Al Young next year would be scary!

-- Posted by Radar99 on Sat, Apr 4, 2015, at 8:56 AM
they are much bigger names, he's never been a head coach, he's at SIU which has gotten so bad that they've cut their budget and have 5 guys transferring. His son was their leading scorer. So really the only help he's brought them is his son

-- Posted by RiceHarper on Sat, Apr 4, 2015, at 8:57 AM
I realize SIU has struggled with Beane there. That being said, SEMO's rpi of 290 puts them in the bottom 17% in the nation. Who would be interested in SEMO? Who are the "much bigger" names?

-- Posted by whitey11 on Sat, Apr 4, 2015, at 8:47 PM
John calipari would be a good choice

-- Posted by Kennett fan on Sat, Apr 4, 2015, at 9:14 PM
Isaac Chew

-- Posted by BobbyKite22 on Sat, Apr 4, 2015, at 11:24 PM
Young graduates next year Jr.?

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Sun, Apr 5, 2015, at 5:14 AM
I plead guilty I haven't seen him play. I try to go everywhere and always attend games elsewhere on Saturdays, Sundays or Wednesdays when I do not have coverage obligations. Still hard to see every team every year now.Never watched Cape Central play this year

-- Posted by Dustin Ward on Sun, Apr 5, 2015, at 5:24 AM

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