According to the Union Leader, Dave Faucher, the former head coach of Dartmouth’s basketball team, is heading to Daniel Webster College in New Hampshire to coach their men’s team. In other words, the 59-year-old coach is going from the Ivy League to a no-name Division 3 team.

Talk about a major downgrade…

While the rumor has yet to be confirmed, Jeremy Currier, Webster’s previous head coach, resigned on Monday amidst rumors that Faucher, who left Dartmouth in 2004, had been tapped to replace him.

Actually, he didn’t leave Dartmouth; he was axed due to the team’s underperformance from 2000-2004.

His teams had a record of 136-208 over the next 13 years and Faucher was let go after the 2003-04 season. He led the Big Green to an 18-8 record in 1996-97. Dartmouth was 10-4 in the Ivy League that season, one of three seasons it reached that mark during his tenure. 

And so, if you take these stats into consideration, maybe it’s not really a downgrade after all – at least, not for Faucher.

For Daniel Webster, on the other hand...