sentences:  This several-million-dollar project was funded through private donations—many coming from dozens of players Walsh coached through his 17 years with Maine.Tim Whitehead became the interim head coach following the death of Shawn Walsh at the start of the 2001–2002 season.He was later named the permanent head coach after a very successful first campaign in a year where he was eventually honored with the Spencer Penrose award which recognizes the NCAA coach of the year.