David Michael Arseneault was born on August 12,1953 and is a former college basketball head coach.
10 Facts About David Arseneault
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David Arseneault invented the Grinnell System, a run-and-gun style that he employed with the Grinnell Pioneers.
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David Arseneault was an associate professor of physical education on Grinnell's faculty.
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David Arseneault then went to Canada and received a Master of Education from Brock University in 1985.
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David Arseneault moved to the United States and coached women's basketball in New Hampshire for two years at the now-defunct Hawthorne College, where he was their athletic director, before coaching the men's team in rural Iowa for the Grinnell Pioneers beginning in 1989.
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David Arseneault inherited a Grinnell program, which competed in Division III, that had not had a winning season in 25 years.
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Under David Arseneault, Grinnell has designated select games to pursue a record.
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Three times an David Arseneault-coached player has set the Division III single-game scoring record, each time against an opponent from a lower division.
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Critics have hinted that David Arseneault designed the Grinnell System as a scheme to get national attention and sell books.
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Preston countered that the system started as a means to turn around a losing program; he added that David Arseneault was a member of the Grinnell faculty and expected to share his insights with peers in his field.