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Bennie Seltzer
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Position:Assistant Coach
Experience:4th Year
Alma Mater:Washington State '93

Bennie Seltzer begins his fourth year with the Hoosiers. He came to Indiana with Tom Crean after spending the two years at Marquette where he saw the Golden Eagles earn back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament. During his tenure in Milwaukee, the Golden Eagles saw Dominic James earn All-American honors and James, Jerel McNeal and Lazar Haywood earned All-Big East honors. In addition, Marquette was nationally ranked this past year for most of the season.

Prior to joining Marquette, he was an assistant coach at Oklahoma where his duties included day-to-day operations in the areas of conditioning, scouting, practice, game preparation and film exchange. He tutored Sooner backcourt players and was heavily involved in the program's summer basketball camps. During his nine year tenure in Norman, the Sooners averaged 25 wins per season and earned NCAA Tournament berths eight times, reaching the Sweet 16 in 1999, the Final Four in 2002 and the Elite Eight in 2003.

Seltzer, who flourishes in the role of player development, was selected as one of four court coaches for USA Basketball national team trials in July 2004. In that role he was responsible for conducting drills, coaching scrimmages and working with players in East Rutherford, N.J., who vied for spots on the 2004 USA World Championship For Young Men Qualifying Team.

The eventual 12-man team later won the gold medal by going 5-0 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Seltzer played four seasons at Washington State before spending the next four years playing professionally in Turkey, Venezuela, Poland and Holland.

Seltzer, 39, is the all-time assists leader at Washington State (473) and also ranks second in 3-pointers made (230), sixth in steals (147), sixth in points (1,423) and sixth in minutes played (3,227).

A first-team All-Pac-10 Conference selection his senior season when he averaged 17.9 points and 4.7 assists, Seltzer left as the league's career record holder for 3-point baskets. He was also a member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team in 1989-90 when he averaged 11.7 points, 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals.

The Birmingham, Ala., native holds a sociology degree from Washington State.

Seltzer and his wife, DicQues, have two sons, Diamond, 17, and Bennie III, 9.


Donnie Marsh
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Last College: Franklin & Marshall, '79
Position:Associate Head Coach
Years: Sixth season at UAB/31st season overall

Donnie Marsh enters his sixth season as associate head coach at UAB. Marsh's 30-plus years of college basketball coaching experience include stops at Florida State, Virginia Tech, Indiana and head coach at Florida International.

Marsh plays a big role with the men's basketball program, covering everything from scheduling to overseeing academic schedules to ordering equipment.

On the court, Marsh's primary role is to coordinate the Blazers' efforts on the defensive side of the ball. Under his guidance, UAB's defense has made tremendous strides.

With Marsh's help, the men's basketball team has reached four consecutive postseasons (3 NITs and 1 NCAA) and compiled an impressive record of 92-41 (.692) during that span. Furthermore, with the three NIT appearances, UAB has now recorded 25 postseason appearances in the 33-year history of the Blazer basketball program.

A big reason why UAB has won 92 games over the past four seasons is because of the defensive prowess. The Blazers have held the opposition to only an average of 64.1 ppg during the stretch.

Last season, UAB finished the campaign ranked second in C-USA and 41st in the NCAA statistics in scoring defense, allowing 62.6 points per game. That number was also the fifth-lowest in a season in school history. Additionally, the Blazers held opponents to 41.3 percent from the field, which ranked third in the league, and 31.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc, which was third in the league and 21st in the country. That played a big part in the Blazers' return to the NCAA Tournament and the first outright C-USA regular-season championship in school history.

During the 2009-10 season, the Blazers held opponents to just 60.4 points per game, which not only rated second-best in C-USA, but it also ranked third in the UAB record books. The Blazers also finished the year ranked 20th in the nation in scoring defense. The defense was a major reason why the Blazers tied the single-season school record for wins with 25 (25-9) and set a school record to start a season with 18 victories over their first 20 games of the year.

In 2007-08, Marsh had a hand in guiding the Blazers to one of their biggest turnarounds in school history. In his first season (2006-07), UAB went 15-16. However, the Blazers improved to 23-11 in Marsh's second year, which accounted for the third-highest single-season turnaround in UAB lore. In fact, the 23 victories in 2007-08 were tied for the third most in program history, while the 12 Conference USA wins tied for the most wins by a UAB team since the league's inception in 1995.

Marsh, who is known as one of the top recruiters in the nation, made an immediate impact on the UAB basketball program during his first season in 2006-07. He was responsible for bringing several newcomers to Birmingham who helped make up the nation's ninth-ranked class in 2007, according to CollegeHoopsUpdate.com. Additionally, the 2007 class was ranked among the nation's top 25 of incoming classes by almost every major recruiting service.

Marsh came to UAB from Indiana where his presence was felt immediately. Prior to Marsh's arrival, Indiana ranked eighth in league play in points allowed (67.6) and fifth in field goal percentage defense (.433). Under Marsh's direction, the Hoosier defense improved considerably, rising to fifth in scoring defense (63.6) and tied for third in field goal percentage defense (.420).

Marsh arrived in Bloomington after spending the previous four seasons as the head coach at Florida International. During his tenure in Miami, the Golden Panthers ranked among the Sun Belt Conference leaders in total defense and offensive rebounding.

Marsh also played a key role in the development of guard Carlos Arroyo. After his stellar FIU career ended in 2001, Arroyo became the fifth Puerto Rico native in history to play in the NBA when he debuted for the Toronto Raptors. Arroyo has also played with the Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat and Boston Celtics. Arroyo also was a member of the Puerto Rico national team that participated in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games at Athens, Greece.

Prior to Florida International, Marsh served as an assistant (1997-99) and associate head coach (1999-00) at Virginia Tech. Marsh had gone to Virginia Tech after serving as an assistant coach at Florida State from 1995-97. Marsh helped the Seminoles to the 1997 National Invitation Tournament championship game before losing to Michigan.

As the head coach at Trenton State (N.J.) College, now named College of New Jersey, from 1989-93, Marsh compiled a four-year record of 64-41. This was highlighted by a 22-6 record and NCAA Tournament berth in 1990.

A 1979 graduate of Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) College with a bachelor's degree in history and education, Marsh earned All-American honors and helped the Diplomats to a 27-5 record and NCAA Division III Final Four. The Atlanta Hawks chose Marsh with their third round pick (52nd overall) in the 1979 NBA Draft. Marsh was selected one spot ahead of former Notre Dame center Bill Laimbeer, who was tabbed by the Detroit Pistons.

After a brief professional playing stint, Marsh spent six years as associate director of admissions, assistant basketball coach and head baseball coach at Franklin & Marshall. For one year, Marsh was president of Players in Action, Inc., a firm that represents professional athletes.

Marsh made his head coaching debut at Division III Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, where he compiled a 12-13 ledger in 1988-89 before moving on to the College of New Jersey.

Marsh and his wife, LaRoyce, have a son, Tyler (23), and a daughter, Sydnee (19).


T.J. Cleveland
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Position: Assistant Coach
City/State: Birmingham, Ala.
Alma Mater: Arkansas
Graduating Year:2002
Experience: 1st Year

A former Razorback and one of the best young recruiters in the nation, T.J. Cleveland returns to the University of Arkansas for the 2011-12 season. A nine-year coaching and staff veteran since his playing days at Arkansas, Cleveland’s career path back to Fayetteville mirrors that of his mentor, Razorback head coach Mike Anderson.

A player for the Razorbacks from 1998-2002, Cleveland joined Anderson’s staff at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) upon graduation as a video coordinator and was named an assistant coach prior to the 2005-06 season. Cleveland joined his former coach at the University of Missouri for the 2006-07 season and in five seasons with the Tigers became known as a tireless worker and recruiter as well as one of the up and coming young coaches in the college game.

Following his fourth season with Missouri, Cleveland was asked to participate and was featured at Nike’s Top Up & Coming Assistants Villa 7 Consortium. Those accolades were again extended to Cleveland following the 2010-11 season and made his second trip to the event in July.

During his tenure with Missouri, Cleveland worked predominantly with the Tiger guards and his players flourished under his tutelage. In 2006-07, Cleveland’s first season at Missouri, he mentored Stefhon Hannah to Big 12 Newcomer of the Year accolades. Another Cleveland trainee, J.T. Tiller, took co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2008-09 and in between and since there have been several Missouri players that have either led or been at the top of the Big 12 and national rankings.

Along with the individuals that Cleveland has helped coach, executing Anderson’s style of play from the guard position has been instrumental in the team success that Cleveland has enjoyed both as a player and coach. Missouri ranked second in the nation in turnover margin each of the last three seasons and led the nation in steals in 2010 with 10.9 per game and assists in 2009 with 18.4 per contest. Cleveland’s last team at Missouri ranked No. 2 in the nation in both steals per game (9.7) and turnover margin (5.4). The Tigers also ranked among the nation’s top 30 in five other statistical categories including scoring offense (10), assists per game (15), assist-turnover ratio (24), blocked shots per game (26) and scoring margin (27).

Cleveland’s coaching career started at UAB where he worked his way up from video coordinator to assistant coach. In his one year as a coach with the Blazers, UAB advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament and ranked third in the nation in steals per game at 10.9 per contest. UAB also led Conference USA in assists, assist-turnover ratio, turnover margin and field goal percentage while ranking second in scoring, scoring margin and steals. Former Blazer Carldell Johnson ranked ninth in the nation in steals per game that year with 6.3 per outing, while also ranking 20th in steals per game at 2.6.

As a player for the Razorbacks, Cleveland was instrumental in Arkansas’ 2000 run to the SEC Tournament title, the only SEC Tournament championship in school history. During Arkansas’ four-day run to the tournament title, Cleveland scored 23 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished 10 assists and made 11 steals, all off the bench. His best game in the tournament came in the semifinals against LSU where he shot 50 percent from three, grabbed two rebounds and made seven steals.

During Cleveland’s four-year career at Arkansas, the Razorbacks compiled a 76-50 overall record and made three trips to the NCAA Tournament. A two-year captain, Cleveland led the team is steals three times in his four seasons in Fayetteville and continues to rank tied for fifth on Arkansas’ all-time steals list. Cleveland led the Razorbacks in assists two times and three-point percentage in 1999-00. His 112 assists in Southeastern Conference games ranks seventh on the Arkansas career charts.

As a prep player for Minor High School in Birmingham, Ala., Cleveland was an all-state and all-metro player as well as the MVP of the state tournament as a senior when he led his team to the state championship.

A 2000 graduate from Arkansas with a degree in communications, he is married to Ami (Watson).


Bobby Lutz

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Position: Assistant Coach
Experience:1st season at NCSU
Alma Mater: UNC Charlotte '80

NC State men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried announced that Bobby Lutz, a former head coach at Charlotte and Pfeiffer, has joined the Wolfpack staff as an assistant coach. Gottfried has now hired two assistants who are former head coaches.

"I coached against Bobby so I know from first-hand experience what an exceptional coach he is," said Gottfried. "He has great ties in the state of North Carolina from his time at Charlotte and Pfeiffer and that will be a huge help for us in recruiting. That recruiting advantage, plus his on-the-floor coaching expertise, will make him an asset in every part of our program."

The 53-year-old Lutz comes to NC State after a season on the staff at Iowa State, where he helped the Cyclones earn their highest win total since 2005-06. Prior to his stint in Ames, Lutz served as the head coach at Charlotte from 1999-2010, where he led his alma mater to eight postseason appearances (five NCAA, three NIT) in his 12 years at the helm. He is the winningest coach in 49er history, posting a record of 218-158.

A native of Catawba, N.C., Lutz led Charlotte to a school-record five 20-win seasons, averaged over 18 wins a year and won three league titles (1999, 2001, 2004) in his tenure with the 49ers. He had four top-20 national recruiting classes and tutored 10 players who earned first-team all-conference honors. Five times in his career a Lutz-coached 49er squad knocked off a top-10 opponent, including a win over No. 3 Cincinnati in 1999. Five of the eight wins over top-10-ranked opponents in Charlotte's history came under Lutz's watch.

In 2005, Lutz was a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award.

Prior to being named head coach, Lutz was an assistant coach at Charlotte for three seasons (1996-98) under head coach Melvin Watkins. The 49ers compiled a record of 56-35 and went to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments when Lutz was an assistant for Watkins.

Prior to his stint at Charlotte, Lutz molded Pfeiffer University, a NAIA school in Misenheimer, N.C., into a national power as head coach from 1987-95. He posted a 181-91 record and qualified for six-straight NAIA Tournament berths, including three Final Four appearances. His teams had an .785 winning percentage (153-42) from 1990-95 and he developed 10 NAIA All-Americans.

From 1985-86, Lutz served as an assistant at Clemson.

Lutz graduated with "High Honors" from UNC Charlotte in 1980 with a degree in economics and psychology and a 3.82 GPA. He earned three other degrees: Lenoir-Rhyne, 1981 (A.B. Secondary Education); Winthrop, 1985 (M.A.T. Secondary Social Studies); Clemson, 1986 (M.A. Education- Administration & Supervision).

Lutz has been extremely active in off-the-court endeavors and goodwill campaigns in his successful career. He has served as the Honorary Chair of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light Up the Night Campaign as well as the Coaches' Curing Kids' Cancer organization.

He is a member of Pfeiffer's Athletics Hall of Fame.

Lutz and his wife, Janet, have two daughters: Natalie and Christine.



Chris Collins
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Position: Associate Head Coach
Alma Mater: Duke '96

Former Blue Devil player Chris Collins joined the Duke coaching staff as an assistant coach on July 22, 2000 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in the summer of 2008.

Collins’ 10-year resume at Duke includes an overall record of 297-60, seven ACC Tournament championships, four ACC regular season titles, six in-season tournament titles and most importantly, national championships in 2001 and 2010.

Collins has also served as a court coach and scout for Mike Krzyzewski, assisting the USA Basketball Senior National Team staff with on-court duties as well as game preparation since 2006, including during the program’s gold medal performances at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 FIBA World Championships.

Last year Collins helped lead Duke to its second national championship during his 10 years on the coaching staff as the team defeated Butler, 61-59, in the national championship game in Indianapolis. Collins coached the top scoring trio in the NCAA as guards Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith combined to score 53.3 points per game. Those three players earned numerous awards during the season with top honors including second team All-America for Scheyer, NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player for Singler and NCAA Tournament South Region MOP for Smith. All three players were also selected All-ACC and to ACC All-Tournament teams while leading the Blue Devils to ACC Tournament, ACC Regular Season and NIT Season Tip-Off championships.

His first season as a coach in Durham could not have been better, as the Blue Devils won the 2001 national championship with an 82-72 victory over Arizona in Minneapolis. Collins, who works primarily with Duke’s backcourt players, saw guard Jason Williams be named a unanimous first team All-America and the National Player of the Year by the NABC. Chris Duhon, a freshman under Collins’ tutelage in 2001, was named the ACC Rookie of the Year.

Collins’ influence was never felt more than prior to the NCAA Championship game against Arizona. Collins told Mike Dunleavy, who was coming off a poor shooting performance in Duke’s victory over Maryland in the national semifinals, to be aggressive against the Wildcats in the title game.

“I just talked to him about going out and being aggressive. If you miss a shot, so what?”

Dunleavy responded, drilling a team-best 21 points, including a historical spurt of three three-point field goals in a 45-second span in the second half to put Duke ahead by 10 points.

“To see him go out the next day and play with that courage and take those shots, just take over the game, was such a gratifying moment for me.”

And to the Blue Devil faithful as well.

In 2001-02, Collins’ second season at Duke was also impressive as the Blue Devils posted a 31-4 record, won the ACC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season and were ranked No. 1 in the nation in the final Associated Press poll. Williams, one of Collins’ understudies, earned National Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive year and became just one of seven repeat winners of that prestigious honor. Williams also became Duke’s second two-time first team consensus All-America, joining Johnny Dawkins as the only Blue Devil to accomplish that feat.

The 2002-03 season was just as special as the staff led a team with six freshmen to a 26-7 record, a fifth consecutive ACC Tournament championship and the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight year. Guard play continued to be a strength for Duke as Chris Duhon (third team All-ACC), J.J. Redick (third team All-ACC and Freshman All-America) and Daniel Ewing (ACC Tournament MVP) all received individual recognition throughout the season.

In 2003-04, Duke returned to the Final Four for the second time in Collins’ Blue Devil coaching career. Two of his backcourt players, Duhon and Redick, earned All-America and All-ACC recognition. The Blue Devils went 31-6 overall, won the regular season ACC title and played in their sixth consecutive ACC Tournament Championship Game before advancing to San Antonio and the Final Four.

Collins helped the Blue Devils to a 26-7 overall slate that included the ACC Tournament crown and yet another berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2004-05. Redick was named the National Player of the Year while Ewing was a second round choice of the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2005 NBA Draft.

In the 2005-06 season, Collins’ watched his star pupil, Redick, register one of the most impressive scoring seasons in Duke history. Redick ranked second in the NCAA with a 26.8 points per game scoring average, while setting the Duke and ACC career scoring records and the NCAA career three-point field goals record. He was a consensus National Player of the Year and a unanimous first team All-America for the 32-4 Blue Devils. Duke also captured the NIT Season Tip-Off, ACC regular season and ACC Tournament championships in 2005-06.

“Coach Collins has really helped my development as a player,” says Redick, a two-time National Player of the Year. “He is a former player so he knows a lot of the tricks of the trade and he has taught me a few things that have really helped me, whether it is being able to pick up fouls when we are in the bonus or coming off screens.”

Two of the guards under the tutelage of Collins were recognized for their efforts by the ACC in 2006-07 as DeMarcus Nelson was named to the All-Defensive team and Jon Scheyer earned All-Freshman team honors. The three starting guards for the Blue Devils all averaged over 10.0 points per game.

In 2007-08, Collins helped senior DeMarcus Nelson elevate his game and garner several honors along the way. Nelson was tabbed the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and also earned NABC third team All-America, first team All-ACC and ACC All-Defensive team honors. Point guard Greg Paulus was also coached by Collins and earned third team All-ACC recognition. Four of Duke’s guards averaged in double figures in scoring on the year.

In 2008-09, Collins guided Gerald Henderson to several All-America and first team All-ACC honors. Henderson increased his scoring to a team-high 16.5 points per game while scoring 19.8 points per game in conference play. Collins also coached Jon Scheyer in his transition to point guard late in the year, which led to an ACC Tournament championship and NCAA Sweet 16 birth. Scheyer averaged 15.0 points per game for the season while scoring in double figures in each of the final 12 games. He was named ACC Tournament MVP after averaging 21.7 points per game in the tournament.

Before returning to his alma mater, Collins served as an assistant coach at Seton Hall for two years with Tommy Amaker, a Duke standout himself from 1984-87 and now the head coach at Harvard. In 1999-2000, Collins was part of a staff that guided the Pirates to a 22-10 record and the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Prior to Seton Hall, Collins spent the 1997-98 season as an assistant with the WNBA’s Detroit Shock.

As a player, Collins played professional basketball in Finland during the 1996-97 season, leading the league in scoring.

While at Duke, Collins was a team captain as a senior and four-year letterman from 1993-96. He currently ranks 10th among Duke’s all-time leaders in three-point field goals (209) and three-point field goal attempts (539). Collins averaged 9.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a collegian. He earned second team All-ACC honors as a senior.

Collins and Stan Brunson formed a Duke senior class that had 83 total victories, three NCAA Tournament bids, one Final Four appearance, two ACC regular season championships, an ACC Tournament title, and two in-season tournament championships (the 1992 Maui Classic and the 1995 Carrs Great Alaska Shootout).

As a senior in 1996, Collins had his most productive season, leading the Blue Devils in three-point field goals (79), three-point percentage (.441), free throws made (83) and attempted (115), assists (132) and steals (37). Collins also ranked second on the team by averaging 16.3 points per game. He was among the ACC leaders in scoring (10th), assists (fourth), field goal percentage (.467, seventh) and free throw percentage (.722, 10th).

Collins is the son of former NBA head coach and all-star, Doug Collins, who is currently the lead television analyst for TNT’s coverage of the NBA. The Northbrook, Ill., native joins former Duke standouts Steve Wojciechowski (associate head coach), Nate James (assistant coach) and Chris Carrawell (graduate assistant/head team manager) as previous Blue Devil captains on Mike Krzyzewski’s staff. Collins is a 1996 graduate of Duke with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.

Collins, 35, and his wife Kim reside in Durham with their two children — Ryan and Kate.


Steve Wojciechowski
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Position: Associate Head Coach
Alma Mater: Duke '98

After a standout playing career at Duke that included National Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1998, Steve Wojciechowski returned as an assistant coach for Mike Krzyzewski in 1999-2000. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach in the summer of 2008.

Since Wojciechowski joined the Duke staff, the Blue Devils have posted an incredible 326-65 record, won eight ACC Tournament championships and claimed the ACC regular season championship five times. Wojciechowski has also been on the staff for two National Championships.

Wojciechowski has also served as a court coach and scout for Mike Krzyzewski, assisting the USA Basketball Senior National Team staff with on-court duties as well as game preparation since 2006, including the program’s gold medal performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The post players under Wojciechowski were a big reason the 2009-10 team was able to win the NCAA National Championship, the ACC Tournament, the ACC Regular Season and NIT Season Tip-Off titles. Defense and rebounding was key for the Blue Devils who had one of the nation’s top defenses, holding opponents to 61.0 points per game, and ranked 14th out of 334 teams in rebounding margin. One of those post players, senior Brian Zoubek, set the school record for offensive rebounds in a single season with 143. The other starter on the inside, senior Lance Thomas, was named to the ACC All-Defensive team by the coaches and the media.

In his first season as a coach, he was instrumental in leading Duke, with seven freshmen on its roster, to a 29-5 record, the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title (15-1), the 2000 ACC Tournament championship, an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance and the No. 1 ranking in both major polls following the regular season.

Working primarily with Duke’s inside players, Wojciechowski’s second year was even better as the Blue Devils won the national championship in 2001, while also capturing the ACC regular season and tournament crowns and posting a 35-4 record. His influence was evident throughout the year, from the emergence of Casey Sanders as a bona fide inside presence to Reggie Love’s strong performances in the ACC Tournament to Carlos Boozer’s inspired play at the Final Four after missing six games and playing a limited role in the East Regional semifinal and final. Wojciechowski saw one of his former teammates and pupils, Shane Battier, earn the consensus National Player of the Year award as well as National Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.

“When you come to Duke,” said Wojciechowski following Duke’s third NCAA title in 11 seasons in 2001, “every year your goal is the national championship. When you don’t win one, there is a part of you that feels some emptiness. That was certainly erased with the 2001 championship.”

In 2001-02, Wojciechowski was instrumental in leading the Blue Devils to a 31-4 record, their fourth consecutive ACC Tournament championship and fourth straight No. 1 finish in the final Associated Press poll. His primary pupil, Boozer, earned All-America honors and became Duke’s career field goal percentage leader. Forward Mike Dunleavy, who moved inside more during the 2001-02 season, also earned All-America honors.

The Blue Devils went 26-7 in 2002-03, won their league-record fifth consecutive ACC Tournament title and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight season. Wojciechowski’s instruction was again felt as senior Casey Sanders, junior Nick Horvath, and freshmen Shelden Williams and Shavlik Randolph all improved as the season progressed.

Duke earned its second trip to the Final Four during Wojciechowski’s coaching tenure in 2003-04. Another one of his post pupils, Williams, earned All-America recognition and was the leading vote-getter for the ACC All-Defensive team. The Blue Devils went 31-6 overall, won the regular season ACC title and played in their sixth consecutive ACC Tournament Championship Game before advancing to San Antonio and the Final Four.

In 2004-05, Williams was named the NABC’s National Defensive Player of the Year after registering 122 blocked shots and averaging 11.2 rebounds per contest. Duke posted a 27-6 ledger for the year and captured the ACC Tournament title with wins over Virginia, N.C. State and Georgia Tech on consecutive days.

For the 2005-06 season, Williams was again named the NABC’s National Defensive Player of the Year as well as a first team All-America. Wojciechowski also saw Williams set school records for career blocked shots and rebounds, while also becoming the first player in NCAA history to register over 1,750 points, 1,250 rebounds, 400 blocked shots and 150 steals in a career. Duke posted a 32-4 record, the program’s fourth 30-win season in Wojciechowski’s tenure, and captured the ACC regular season and tournament crowns.

“He was a point guard and fed the big men the ball a lot so he knows where the ball is supposed to be and where we are supposed to be posting up,” said Williams. “He has done a good job giving us a guard’s view of where we need to be posting our bodies in order to get the ball in good position. Also, his energy and passion for the game are unmatched.”

In the 2006-07 season, Wojciechowski directed a young group of inside players to a successful season. He helped develop one of Duke’s most versatile inside players ever as Josh McRoberts was one of only two players in the country to average over 10.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game. McRoberts went on to earn second team All-ACC recognition.

“He’s like a fireball of energy,” said Sanders, who was named Duke’s Defensive MVP following his senior season. “It’s really hard to describe. He expects us to be alert and alive at all times, and he pumps it into everything we do.”

Wojciechowski coached freshman Kyle Singler to a terrific season in 2007-08 that culminated with him earning ACC Rookie of the Year and third team Freshman All-America honors. Singler was second on the team with 13.3 points per game while leading the squad in rebounding with 5.8 rebounds per game.

In 2008-09, Wojciechowski coached Singler to second team All-ACC honors as he became only the sixth sophomore in Duke history to reach 1,000 career points. He averaged 16.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game on his way to earning honorable mention All-America honors by the Associated Press. He had nine double-doubles and scored 20 or more points in 11 games.

Following his 1998 graduation, Wojciechowski spent time playing professional basketball in Poland before returning to Duke. He spent 1999 as an intern in the Duke Management Company and as a sideline analyst for the Duke Radio Network’s coverage of the Blue Devil basketball program.

Wojciechowski played a major role in the resurgence of Duke basketball over his last three years as a collegian. Following a difficult freshman campaign in which the Blue Devils went 13-18, Wojciechowski helped pace the program to a 74-26 mark over the next three seasons.

During his sophomore year, Wojciechowski appeared in all 31 games as the Blue Devils went 18-13 and earned a trip back to the NCAA Tournament. He started all 33 contests as the team’s point guard during the 1996-97 campaign as the squad collected a 24-9 record, won the ACC regular season title with a 12-4 record, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

But it was the 1997-98 season that completed Duke’s journey back to the top of college basketball. Wojciechowski was a tri-captain for a squad that advanced to the NCAA South Regional title game, finished with a 32-4 overall mark, collected 15 regular season ACC victories, and completed the regular season holding the nation’s top ranking.

Along with being the top defensive player in the country his senior year, the two-time All-ACC choice also secured honorable mention All-America accolades from the AP.

Wojciechowski finished his career ranked in several of Duke’s season and career top 10 lists. He collected the second-highest single season steal total in 1997 with 82 and followed that by tying the 13th-best figure in 1998 with 74. Wojciechowski ranks eighth in career steals with 203 and eighth in career assists with 505.

Wojciechowski is one of four former Blue Devil captains, joining Chris Collins (associate head coach), Nate James (assistant coach) and Chris Carrawell (graduate assistant/head team manager), on Mike Krzyzewski’s staff.

The Severna Park, Md., native is 33, and is married to the former Lindsay Alder of Salt Lake City, Utah. The couple resides in Durham with their sons, Jack and Charlie.

Andy Kennedy
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Hometown: Louisville, Miss.
Position: Head Coach
Birthdate: 03/13/1968
Alma Mater: UAB, 1991

When Andy Kennedy returned to his home state in March 2006 to take over as head basketball coach at Ole Miss, he was admittedly facing a formidable task.

Despite some notable spurts of success in the Rebels' hoops history (the 1981 SEC Tournament Championship and 2001 NCAA Sweet Sixteen berth come to mind), it was a program with only seven 20-win seasons and nine postseason victories in its nearly 100 years of existence.

That was before Kennedy entered the picture.

During his five seasons at the helm, the Louisville native has led Ole Miss to four 20-win campaigns and four postseason berths, with seven postseason victories in those appearances.

The Kennedy-led Rebels have also claimed a pair of SEC Western Division Titles (2007, 2010) and made the first two NIT Final Four appearances in school history (2008, 2010). With a trip to the NCAA Tournament at the top of the to-do list, Kennedy's teams have laid a foundation of sustained success from which to launch themselves to the next level.

Over the last five years, the Rebels have gone 105-64, which marks the most victories by an Ole Miss coach in a five-year span. Kennedy reached the 100-win mark faster than any coach in school history, and he is the first to ever lead Ole Miss to four 20-win campaigns. In fact, he's just the seventh coach in SEC history to guide his teams to 20+ wins in four of his first five seasons. He has also guided Ole Miss to more postseason wins (seven) than any coach in school history.

In SEC play, the Rebels are 38-42 during that span, which is sixth-best in the league behind Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. Compare those numbers to the previous five seasons (75-74 overall, 26-54 SEC), and it's easy to see what big strides the program has made.

Along with wins and postseason appearances, Kennedy has brought a renewed passion for Ole Miss hoops founded on an exciting brand of full-court, fast-paced action and lots of twine being tickled. Since Kennedy arrived, the Rebels have set season records in almost every offensive statistical category and several defensive ones, as well. And Tad Smith Coliseum has seen both season and single-game attendance records shattered.

The Rebels' pursuit of championships is largely based on a keen eye for talent and the tireless recruiting efforts of Kennedy and his staff. Each year, they have added to the team's talent level and managed to reel in some of the most highly rated prep players in school history. The staff has brought in 11 players who were ranked among the nation's top 100 high school prospects, including 2010 NBA draft selection Terrico White. Add diamond-in-the-rough Chris Warren to that mix, and it's quite an impressive list.

With the completion of the state-of-the-art Basketball Practice Facility in January 2010, there has never been more potential for Ole Miss Hoops to explode into the national spotlight. Kennedy has gotten the Rebels into the national rankings several times already, and now he's ready for them to stay.

Kennedy wasted no time putting Ole Miss back on the map when he arrived. In his debut season of 2006-07, he guided an unheralded Rebel squad to 21 wins, a Southeastern Conference Western Division title and a second-round appearance in the National Invitation Tournament en route to 2007 SEC Coach of the Year honors.

After breaking the string of four losing seasons, the internal expectations for Kennedy's team were rising, despite the fact that most media experts again picked the Rebels to dwell in the division cellar in 2007-08.

Kennedy would be counting on three freshmen and a pair of inexperienced sophomores to take over a backcourt that lost all three senior starters from the year before.

After Ole Miss broke out of the gates with a blazing 13-0 start and a No. 15 national ranking, folks around the country started to take notice. In the end, Kennedy took his second Rebel squad to 24 wins, the second-most in school history, and the program's first-ever trip to the NIT Final Four at New York's Madison Square Garden.

The Rebels' 45 victories and back-to-back 20-win campaigns were both program firsts for a head coach in his first two seasons. In fact, Kennedy was just the fourth coach in SEC history with 45 or more wins in his first two years, a list which includes Tubby Smith (63 wins at Kentucky, 45 at Georgia), Eddie Sutton (50 at UK) and Bruce Pearl (46 at Tennessee).

Injuries riddled the Ole Miss lineup in 2008-09, but the Rebels still managed to register a winning 16-15 record and a 7-9 mark in SEC play.

Despite the fact that it was the first time in four seasons as a head coach that Kennedy had not led his team to 20 wins or postseason play, the Louisville, Miss., native was named a finalist for the Clair Bee National Coach of the Year award and tabbed by CollegeInsider.com as the SEC Coach of the Year. Some think it was the best coaching job yet by the rising star, whose résumé was already stock-piled with accolades.

The short-handed Rebels upended nationally ranked Kentucky and SEC East champ Tennessee at home and would-be tourney champ Mississippi State on the road, while Terrico White flourished as the league's freshman of the year after Kennedy moved him to the starting point guard role.

In 2009-10, the Rebels were again among the league's elite squads as they claimed their second division title under Kennedy. They matched the 2007-08 team with a 24-11 record. Ranked in the polls for nine weeks, Ole Miss just missed out on an NCAA Tournament berth before storming through the first three rounds of the NIT with wins over Troy, Memphis and Texas Tech en route to an NIT Final Four trip to New York for the second time in three years.

Led by sensational senior scorers Chris Warren and Zach Graham, last year's Rebels again reached the 20-win plateau and a postseason berth. Warren garnered first-team All-SEC distinction, ranking second in the league with 19.1 points per game and leading the NCAA in free-throw shooting with an Ole Miss and SEC record percentage of 92.8. He led the way for an Ole Miss team that finished 20-14 and made the first round of the NIT.

The highlight of the 2010-11 season may have occurred in a Feb. 1 meeting with No. 10-ranked Kentucky in Oxford, which saw Warren hit a 25-foot 3-pointer with two seconds remaining to upend the Wildcats 71-69. The Tad Pad crowd was in a frenzy after the dunk-filled, down-to-the-wire affair that marked Ole Miss' first win over a top-10 foe since 2002.

At 43 years old, Kennedy has established himself as one of the rising stars in coaching. As Ole Miss continues to rise to the elite level of college basketball, Magnolia state fans can celebrate the fact that the Rebels are led by one of their very own.

THE ROAD TO OXFORD

It was a long and winding road for Kennedy to return to his home state, but he was overjoyed when he was announced as the 20th head men's basketball coach in the history of the University of Mississippi on March 24, 2006.

"Who says you can't come home?" Kennedy said at his hiring press conference in C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum. "This is like a homecoming for me. It's been quite some time since I've stepped foot in this facility, and it conjures up a lot of good memories. I think of successful Ole Miss Basketball from Carlos Clark to Elston Turner to Sean Tuohy to John Stroud to Gerald Glass. I know that there have been a lot of great players and a lot of great moments in here, and it is my charge, my duty to bring that back. I assure you that will happen."

Kennedy arrived in Oxford after a successful season, albeit amid less than ideal circumstances, as the interim head coach at the University of Cincinnati.

His accomplishments as an assistant with the Bearcats were notable, so when a year-long struggle between Bob Huggins and UC ended on August 24, 2005, and the four-time National Coach of the Year honoree resigned his post, Kennedy was granted the opportunity to step into those large shoes and make a major career move.

Two days later, Kennedy was tapped with the challenge of steadying a program that had two national championships in its past and a streak of 14 consecutive NCAA Tournaments. The Bearcats were also less than three months away from their first season of competition in one of the nation's strongest conferences, the Big East.

Kennedy's already daunting task became even more difficult with the departure of one incoming recruit, two returning veterans and two promising freshmen, plus the loss of a key three-year starter to a mid-season injury, not to mention playing the fifth-rated schedule in the nation.

Despite all the adversity, Kennedy's Bearcats jumped out to a 13-2 start with road wins over Vanderbilt, Marquette, Dayton and eventual Final Four club LSU. While playing only eight scholarships players, Cincinnati cracked the AP Top-25 ranking, and Kennedy was named Mid-Season National Coach of the Year by CBS Sportsline.

The winning continued in conference play. The Bearcats stunned Jim Boeheim's Syracuse Orangemen in the Carrier Dome 82-65, knocked off Rick Pitino's Louisville Cardinals 74-68 and upset 14th-ranked West Virginia 78-75.

Perhaps more significant than the victories, Kennedy reignited the fire and belief in Cincinnati basketball. The early-season home crowds of half-capacity were once again selling out Fifth Third Arena and chanting and waving signs of "Hire Andy".

Cincinnati played itself to the cusp of an NCAA Tournament appearance. Kennedy's club finished the regular season with an 8-8 league mark and squared off with Syracuse in the opening round of the Big East Tournament.

The Bearcats erased a 14-point deficit and took a two-point lead with 6.2 seconds left. Orangeman All-America Gerry McNamara took the ensuing inbounds and heaved in a controversial running three-pointer as time expired for the 74-73 SU win.

Whether McNamara had traveled or not, Cincinnati's bubble had been burst, and Kennedy's Cats eventually found themselves in the National Invitation Tournament instead. Despite disappointingly being left home from the Dance, they competed with the same passion they had the entire season and reached the NIT quarterfinals.

When the dust finally settled on Cincinnati's 2005-06 campaign, Kennedy had directed the Bearcats to a 21-13 record, defeated 12 foes ranked in the top 100 of the RPI and played a schedule rated fifth-toughest in college hoops.

National media praised what Kennedy had achieved under such difficult circumstances. The New York Post labeled him the Big East Coach of the Year, and at least one media outlet - Minnesota-based GopherHole.com - even named him their National Coach of the Year.

Despite all of Kennedy's notoriety, Cincinnati administration remained unsure of its future coaching plans and kept the interim tag on his title. As the season drew to a close, Ole Miss' head job became vacant, and Chancellor Robert Khayat and Athletics Director Pete Boone quickly looked north to the budding coaching star from Mississippi.

With the permission of the UC brass, Kennedy spoke with Boone mere moments before setting foot on the court for the Bearcats' NIT quarterfinal bout with South Carolina at Fifth Third Arena. Cincinnati had only a handful of scholarship players available and fell to the Gamecocks 65-62 with chants of "Thank you Andy" echoing through the Bearcat crowd as the final seconds ticked off the clock. A thousand fans remained in the coliseum to continue the chant during the postgame radio show.

Meanwhile, Kennedy graciously accepted the opportunity to be head coach at the University of Mississippi shortly after the game, and in a whirlwind, he was flown to Oxford the following morning for a noon press conference.

RISING UP THE RANKS

Prior to becoming Cincinnati's interim head coach, Kennedy earned a reputation as one of the top assistants in the country during his first four years with the Bearcats, beginning in 2001. In fact, Athlon named him one of the nation's top 10 assistant coaches in 2004, the same year Rivals.com tabbed him as one of the top 20 recruiters in all of college basketball.

As an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator under Bob Huggins, Kennedy had the duty to help maintain Cincinnati's spectacular run of success and keep the UC talent pool stocked. In his first season, the Bearcats recorded the most wins in school history with a 31-4 mark and the program's first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The squad also experienced success off the court by winning the C-USA Men's Basketball Team GPA Award.

During Kennedy's first three years as the Bearcats' recruiting coordinator, Cincinnati attracted three straight top-10 recruiting classes with the class of 2002 rated fifth in the nation by Bob Gibbons of All Star Sports, the 2003 group finishing seventh by both PrepStars and FutureStars, and the 2004 class rated 10th by All Star Sports.

Overall, Kennedy's four seasons as an assistant on the Cincinnati bench resulted in four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, two Conference USA regular-season championships and two C-USA Tournament titles. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2004.

"Andy has the total package - from recruiting to game preparation to PR - he's one of the great young guys in the business," said Huggins upon Kennedy's promotion. "Years from now, people will see him on TV and remember he was once here."

According to Kennedy, that "total package" is a direct result of his experience alongside Huggins. "I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work for Coach Huggins and the University of Cincinnati," he said. "To be able to sit to the right hand of one of the best coaches in all of college basketball and see first-hand the inner-workings of a top-20 program was very educational."

Kennedy began his coaching career as an assistant at the University of South Alabama in 1994. After a year, he took a shot in the commercial real estate business, but quickly realized coaching was his calling and returned his alma mater where he had experienced much success as a player.

Kennedy earned his coaching wings in his five seasons as an assistant at UAB under Murry Bartow, son of legendary coach Gene Bartow, who had mentored Kennedy as a player. Kennedy helped the Blazers compile a 90-66 record and make three postseason tournament appearances while on the UAB bench. The highlight of that tenure came in 1998-99 when the Blazers tied for the Conference USA regular-season title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

ALL-STAR PLAYER

Kennedy's prowess on the hardwood was evident early in his prep career. As a ninth-grader, he pumped in 28 points in a victorious state championship game.

Three years later, the Louisville High School senior was the state's top talent, receiving Parade All-America and 1986 Mississippi Player of the Year honors. Ole Miss pursued this native Blue Chipper for its own, but Kennedy's eyes were focused on a different place, much further away than the 100-mile drive north to Oxford.

"Growing up in Louisville, I spent the majority of my time trying to find a way out of small-town Mississippi, and I've spent even more time as an adult trying to get back," he said. "As a young player, I fell into the `grass is always greener' mentality, and for me that meant the ACC and North Carolina State."

Jim Valvano's Wolfpack was a mere three years removed from its thrilling national championship season, and as a freshman, Kennedy helped the team claim the 1987 ACC Tournament title.

After a year of playing for and learning from the legendary Valvano, the 6-foot-7 forward made another unexpected decision, transferring from NC State to UAB.

The move took Kennedy from one highly successful coach in Valvano to another in Gene Bartow, whose teams had twice advanced to the Final Four. The move also took Kennedy's game to an even higher level.

In just three seasons at UAB, he became the school's second all-time leading scorer with 1,787 points and an 18.8 career scoring average. The two-time all-conference performer still holds or shares more than 15 Blazer records, including most 3-point field goals (318), highest career 3-point percentage (.437), most 20-point games (43), most 30-point games (7) and the single-game scoring mark of 41 points.

Kennedy, who completed his B.A. in history at UAB in 1991, continued his playing career after college, returning to Carolina to suit up for the NBA Charlotte Hornets. He later began a three-year professional stint abroad, playing in Greece, Holland, Spain and Puerto Rico. With his background under Valvano and Bartow, Kennedy seemed destined to enter the coaching ranks after his playing days were over. That end happened sooner than expected, as he sustained his second ACL tear and subsequent fifth and final knee operation while playing in Puerto Rico.

(A Work In Progress)
Collins has blue font! Let's get him!
As some who hates abbreviating coaches names to initials, I would have to go with Collins over over the other Duke assistant.

And I am glad to see my semi satirical campaign has made Bobby Lutz a finalist here on Blazertalk. 03-lmfao
Since an announcement has not been made as of yet, one would think that someone who was involved in the sweet sixteen has not been interviewed yet, therefore the delay.

Was this person Seltzer and/or Lutz & were they the only ones?

If they maybe were the only ones remaining, then there is no reason why an announcement cannot be made prior to the Final Four.

Could we just call him Coach Wojo?
(03-25-2012 10:01 AM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]Could we just call him Coach Wojo?

Then I would confuse him with this guy.

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I can see the next Birmingham News headline now:

Can UAB fans' bellyaching be settled by Seltzer?
Just going by what I have pieced together. If someone has any info please shoot it to me.
(03-25-2012 10:29 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: [ -> ]
(03-25-2012 10:01 AM)the_blazerman Wrote: [ -> ]Could we just call him Coach Wojo?

Then I would confuse him with this guy.

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Well, he may bring brownies for everyone at work.

I don't think either of the Duke assistants are candidates. Both have been content to wait at duke for a top15 style job to open up.
I hope we dont hire based on the length of the Bio, if so many favorites are going to have a hard time breaking thru, any who, here are my top 5. Thanks for the info Attalla.

Lutz
Seltzer
TJ
Kennedy
Marsh
Those two came from Irvine. Just reporting what little info that has come through.
Jeff Goodman ‏ @GoodmanCBS
Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy told http://CBSSports.com he is staying with Rebels, squashing the speculation he'd return to alma mater - UAB.
If Wojo and Collins are legit candidates, they would be the most qualified, best candidates we could get. I don't know if we can afford them though. The first job won't be for chump change.
(03-25-2012 01:22 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote: [ -> ]Jeff Goodman ‏ @GoodmanCBS
Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy told http://CBSSports.com he is staying with Rebels, squashing the speculation he'd return to alma mater - UAB.

He must have gotten the raise and extension he wanted. he can send UAB a donation for our help in that.

Or that means that the decision has been made and you will see coaches saying that they are not interested in the job.
Yep.

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Dan Wolken ‏ @DanWolken · Open
Big gamble by Andy Kennedy staying at Ole Miss. If he doesn't make tourney next year, he won't be able to get a job as good as UAB

3m Kory Keys ‏ @KoryKeys · Open
@DanWolken Next season looks to be his best roster on paper while at Ole Miss. But a gamble nonetheless.

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@KoryKeys On paper is on paper. Someone tears an ACL, flunks out, yadda yadda, and you have no margin for error

5m Dan Wolken ‏ @DanWolken · Open
Big gamble by Andy Kennedy staying at Ole Miss. If he doesn't make tourney next year, he won't be able to get a job as good as UAB
4m Matt ‏ @MHFaulkner · Open

@DanWolken Is UAB leaps and bounds better than Ole Miss? Legit question - I have no idea of funding, etc.
Dan Wolken ‏ @DanWolken Close

@MHFaulkner UAB has its own issues, but Andy has one more year to win or he's gone.
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5m Dan Wolken ‏ @DanWolken · Open
Big gamble by Andy Kennedy staying at Ole Miss. If he doesn't make tourney next year, he won't be able to get a job as good as UAB

4m Andrew ‏ @aslangley · Open
@DanWolken who do you see Blazers going after now? TJ Cleveland from Arkansas is from Bham I've heard his name
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@aslangley Probably...not sure he's ready
Unless someone comes in from out of nowhere and blows them away I think it is looking like Cleveland. The statement Garrick McGee type of hire by Mackin and the salary keeps me going back to Cleveland.

That said this is the most "leak free" coaching search I have ever seen and there is no telling who is on Mackin's list we have not heard of.

One name that deserves a look and was pointed out to me this morning is Richard Pitino at Louisville. This guy will get a shot very soon and is worth an interview.











Richard Pitino

Associate men's basketball coach Richard Pitino returned to the University of Louisville men's basketball staff in April 2011 after serving as an assistant coach for two years at the University of Florida. The son of Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino was an assistant with the Cardinals from 2007-09.

"Richard has worked tirelessly since the time he was a college student," said Rick Pitino. "He fills a much needed void left by Steve Masiello, who handled chief scouting duties and game preparation for our team. Richard will have a lot on his plate as we indoctrinate a new staff into all aspects of Cardinal Basketball. We're excited to have him return to our staff, as he helped us reach two Elite Eights and two BIG EAST Championships."

"I'm excited about the opportunity to be back at the University of Louisville," said Richard Pitino. "The two years I had there working under Tom Jurich and my father were memorable. I'm excited about working with this current team and in the future development of Louisville Basketball. I am eager to get started."

Richard has developed into one of the top young assistants and recruiters in the nation with a reputation as a tireless worker and a comprehensive, detailed scout. He worked at Florida under head coach Billy Donovan, who played under Rick Pitino at Providence for two seasons, including the 1986-87 season when the Friars reached the NCAA Final Four. Donovan also served as an assistant coach at Kentucky under his father.

In his two seasons with the Gators, Florida was a combined 50-20 with back-to back NCAA Tournament appearances, including reaching the 2011 NCAA Southeast Regional finals before falling to NCAA runner-up Butler. The Gators won the 2011 Southeastern Conference championship and had a 29-7 overall record, ranking 10th in the final ESPN/USA Today poll and 15th by AP.

Richard has continued to be an integral part of successful programs. In his two years with the Cardinals, UofL produced a combined 58-15 record, reached the NCAA Elite Eight both seasons, and his efforts helped the Cards land top 15 recruiting classes each year. Louisville won the 2009 BIG EAST Conference regular season and tournament championships, finished with a 31-6 record and was the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Richard worked as an assistant coach under Ron Everhart at Duquesne for one year prior to joining the UofL staff. He helped the Dukes more than triple its victories from a year prior to their arrival, posting a 10-18 record in 2006-07 after inheriting a team that had won just three of its 27 games. Richard also worked with Everhart one year at Northeastern (2005-06) when the Huskies built a 19-11 record and 12-6 mark in the Colonial Athletic Association. Richard served as an administrative assistant under Tom Herrion at the College of Charleston during the Cougars' 18-10 season in 2004-05.

Richard, who earned his bachelor's degree in history at Providence College in 2005, spent two seasons as a manager for the Friar's men's basketball team. In his junior year, Providence reached the school's highest national ranking of No. 12 (AP) and earned an NCAA Tournament appearance.

While at Providence, Richard also served as an assistant coach at Saint Andrew's School in Barrington, R.I. for two years. In his first season, the team finished the year ranked 25th in the nation by USA Today and won the New England Prep School Championship.

He is married to the former Jill Urbanus and they have one daughter, Ava Catherine, born in April.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Toole

Andrew Toole is the HC at Robert Morris. took them to the CIT this year, I think he's the youngest head coach in college basketball.
Danny Manning
He is a good coach. They had a very good team. I listed several coaches w while back like the SDSU (South Dakota) and NDSU coaches but I think we are hiring an assistant. I could be wrong and often am..... lol
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