vince chickerella, winner of more than 400 games in a lengthy career at linden mckinley, desales and hilliard high schools in central ohio, was named as the new head coach in april 1991. chickerella was chosen from a field of more than 100 applicants, which included seven nba assistants, several cba head coaches and many ncaa division i assistants. in his first season, the horizon, now a member of the american conference eastern division, won just 18 times in a 56-game season and again finished dead last.