Coaches

Frankie Taal

Frankie Taal enters his fifth as the head coach in the 2023 season


Taal led the Bison to the PAC Championship in the 2022 season for a rematch against Franciscan. Tha Bison finished the season second in the PAC after being projected to finished second in the PAC Pre-Season Polls.

The Green and White finished the 2022 season 9-6-6 (4-2-4).

Taal led the Bison to its 31st PAC Championship in the 2021 season and first in 20 years (2001). The Bison entered the PAC Tournament as the five seed and defeated two-seeded Franciscan University, 3-1.

The Bison faced John Carroll in the NCAA First Round and finished the season 10-8-1 (5-4 PAC) and won the last eight of ten matches.

Playing a conference only schedule in the spring of 2021, the Bison finished 3-4-2

The fall 2020 season was postponed to the spring of 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

During Taal’s first year back at Bethany, the Bison registered a 3-15 overall record and went 2-6 in the conference

Upon graduation from Bethany, Taal served as an assistant coach for the men’s team for five seasons and led the women’s program for a season

While an assistant, Bethany won five PAC titles, earning five berths into the NCAA Tournament


2021


PAC Coach of the Year: 2021


All-PAC First Team (4): 2022: Jahzinho O'Garro, Adis Salihovic; 2021: Modou Faye; 2021 (Spring): Modou Faye;

All-PAC Second-Team (7): 2022: Sylvanus Foday, Jayzeba James; 2021: Sebastian Arrocain, Rokeba Cordice, Jahzinho O'Garro; 2021 (Spring): Jahzinho O’Garro; 2019: Torben Grether;

All-PAC Honorable Mention (10): 2022: Sebastian Arrocain, Santiago Bruni, Rokeba Cordice; 2021: Adis Salihovic, Ramiro Veiga; 2021 (Spring): Illyas Elalama, Rokeba Cordice; 2019: Tony Cirri, Ramiro Veiga, Julius McPhun;


Taal spent 16 seasons at North Carolina Wesleyan; both as an assistant and head coach

During his tenure at NC Wesleyan, the Bishops recorded a 214-93-26 record, including five regular season USA South Championships, three USA South Tournament Championships, five NCAA Tournament berths, and two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances

In 2017, Taal enjoyed his best season at the helm of the program with a 15-6 overall record

The Bishops won their second consecutive regular season league title and first conference tournament title thereby securing a bid to the NCAA tournament

In 2018 the Bishops finished with a record of 9-7-1


Taal was a two-time PAC All-Conference First Team selection

He was a critical member of the Bison’s 1994 Division III National Championship Team

Prior to Bethany, Taal attended Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY

He was a two-time team MVP and two-time All-Conference and All-Region First Team selection


Graduated from Bethany College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science (’98)

Taal resides in Bethany, W.Va