Assistant Tim McClements to be named SMU head coach
Published 7/22/2008 6:32:25 PM by staff from dallas
Assistant coach Tim McClements will be named the new SMU men's soccer head coach on Wednesday, according to a source close to the SMU athletic department. The announcement will be made during a noon press conference at Ford Stadium. McClements declined to comment.
McClements, a former Vanderbilt head coach, will replace Schellas Hyndman, who turned SMU into a soccer powerhouse before becoming the FC Dallas coach last month. After 24 seasons, Hyndman led SMU to a 368-98-38 record and 23 NCAA playoff appearances that included four trips to the College Cup.
McClements has been an assistant to Hyndman twice in his career. His first stint was in 2000-2001, and then came back for the last two seasons after losing his job at Vanderbilt. He led Vanderbilt to a 3-15-0 in his first season in 2002, but three years later, he was Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year after his team finished 9-7-2. But then before the 2006 season started, Vanderbilt eliminated its men’s soccer program and instead added women’s swimming.
Tim McClements also coached at Baker University (1995-1996) and at Eastern Illinois (1996-1999), thirteen years after Hyndman left as head coach to take the SMU job. He also played pro soccer for three years at the National Professional Soccer League and the American Professional Soccer before becoming an assistant college coach.
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