Fishers is getting one hell of a coach and an even better person. Coach Nowlin couldn't have been more correct when he said that "Coach Funk easily one of the best guys in the state!!" I was on his staff when he first started coaching at Mississinewa after serving as an assistant at Mooresville. He completely turned the culture of the program at Mississinewa around. Prior to Funk's arrival in Gas City, Mississinewa was known as an undisciplined team that would always have a few personal foul calls against them . It took him a few years, but he turned the program into a team known for high powered offenses that played with discipline. HIs defenses were pretty good too! For the longest time, the Central Indiana Conference was dominated by Eastbrook and coach Jeff Adamson. After Coach Funk's arrival, the CIC title alternated between Eastbrook and Mississinewa.
Coach Funk is a man of character that truly cares about his players and team. He has a wonderful, supporting family who have represented the Mississinewa community with class. This is a huge loss for Mississinewa but a great hire for Fishers. The HCC is big step up from the CIC, but I know that Coach Funk will be up for the challenge and will continue to put hardware in Fishers trophy case.
I think it's awesome that Coach Funk will play every year against Avon and coach Mark Bless, who he coached under at Mooresville. Coach Funk has the utmost respect for Coach Bless. It will be fun watching them coach against each other.
Kudos to Fisher for a great hire. I know that it was very hard for Coach Funk to leave Mississinewa, but this is a great opportunity for him and his family. I wish him nothing but the best at Fishers. Thank you Coach Funk for all that you've done for Mississinewa.
