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- | ====== Tom Crean ====== | ||
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- | Tom Crean is in his eighth season as the head men's basketball coach at Marquette University. | ||
- | In his seven seasons, Marquette has averaged 20 wins a year, won a conference championship and made six postseason appearances, | ||
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- | ===== Hiring ===== | ||
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- | On March 30, 1999, Crean was named head coach at Marquette University, beating out a number of candidates, including Duke University assistant coach Quin Snyder, Butler University head coach Barry Collier, and former University of Iowa coach Tom Davis. | ||
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- | Crean immediately made a number of changes at Marquette, creating a new team image by increasing the significance of the team's media day and instituting a " | ||
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- | ===== Accomplishments ===== | ||
- | ^ Year ^ Position ^ Overall Record ^ Conference Record ^ Accomplishments ^ | ||
- | | 2007-08 | Marquette, Head Coach | 25-10 | 11-7 | Beat UW, ND twice, 1 Win BET, 1 Win NCAA | | ||
- | | 2006-07 | Marquette, Head Coach | 24-10 | 10-6 | CBE (formerly Guardians Classic) Champion | | ||
- | | 2005-06 | Marquette, Head Coach | 20-11 | 10-6 | Great Alaska Shootout Champion; 4th place BIG EAST; NCAA Tournament | | ||
- | | 2004-05 | Marquette, Head Coach | 19-12 | 7-9 | NIT First Round | | ||
- | | 2003-04 | Marquette, Head Coach | 19-12 | 8-8 | NIT Quarterfinals | | ||
- | | 2002-03 | Marquette, Head Coach | 27-6 | 14-2 | C-USA Regular Season Champion; NCAA Tournament; Final Four | | ||
- | | 2001-02 | Marquette, Head Coach | 26-7 | 13-3 | Great Alaska Shootout Champion; 2nd place C-USA American Division; NCAA Tournament | | ||
- | | 2000-01 | Marquette, Head Coach | 15-14 | 9-7 | 3rd place C-USA American Division | | ||
- | | 1999-2000 | Marquette, Head Coach | 15-14 | 8-8 | 4th place C-USA American Division; NIT | | ||
- | | 1998-99 | Michigan State, Associate Head Coach | 33-5 | - | Big Ten Regular Season Champion; Big Ten Conference Champion; NCAA Tournament; Final Four | | ||
- | | 1997-98 | Michigan State, Associate Head Coach | 22-8 | - | Big Ten Regular Season Champion; NCAA Tournament; Sweet 16 | | ||
- | | 1996-97 | Michigan State, Assistant Coach | 17-12 | - | NIT | | ||
- | | 1995-96 | Michigan State, Assistant Coach | 16-16 | - | NIT | | ||
- | | 1994-95 | Pittsburgh, Assistant Coach | 10-18 | - | - | | ||
- | | 1993-94 | Western Kentucky, Assistant Coach | 20-11 | - | NCAA Tournament | | ||
- | | 1992-93 | Western Kentucky, Assistant Coach | 26-6 | - | Sun Belt Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament; Sweet 16 | | ||
- | | 1991-92 | Western Kentucky, Assistant Coach | 21-1 | - | NIT | | ||
- | | 1990-91 | Western Kentucky, Assistant Coach | 14-14 | - | - | | ||
- | | 1989-90 | Michigan State, Graduate Assistant | 28-6 | - | Big Ten Champion; NCAA Tournament; Sweet 16 | | ||
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- | === Through Seven Seasons Tom Crean Has Recruited === | ||
- | *Three All-Americans | ||
- | *Three Future NBA Players | ||
- | *Four 1,000 point career scorers | ||
- | *Two 500+ rebounders | ||
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- | ===== Tom Crean' | ||
- | ^ Year ^ Record | ||
- | | 2007-08 |2-2| Beat SHU, ND, Lost to Pitt | NCAA: #6 beat #11 UK | | ||
- | | 2006-07 |1-2| Beat SJU, Lost to Pitt | NCAA: Lost to #9 MSU in 1st round of NCAAs | | ||
- | | 2005-06 |0-2| First Round Bye. Lost to Georgetown in BET. | NCAA: Lost to #10 Alabama in 1st Round of NCAAs| | ||
- | | 2004-05 |0-2| Lost to TCU in 1st Round of CUSA | NIT: Lost to WMU in 1st round at the Bradley Center| | ||
- | | 2003-04 |2-2|Lost to TCU in 1st Round of CUSA | NIT: Beat Toledo, Boise State, lost @Iowa State| | ||
- | | 2002-03 |4-2|Lost to UAB in 1st Round of CUSA | NCAA: Beat Holy Cross, #24 Missouri, #4 Pitt, #1 Kentucky, Lost to #6 Kansas in Final Four | | ||
- | | 2001-02 |2-2|Beat UL and Houston, Lost to Cincy in CUSA Championship | NCAA: Lost to Tulsa in 1st round of NCAAs| | ||
- | | 2000-01 |1-1|Beat Tulane, Lost to Memphis in 2nd Round of CUSA | None| | ||
- | | 1999-2000 |0-2|Lost to Houston in 1st Round of CUSA | NIT: Lost to Xavier in 1st round of NIT| | ||
- | |Season Totals: | ||
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- | ===== Awards ===== | ||
- | ==== 2002 ==== | ||
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- | * Ray Meyer Conference USA Coach of the Year | ||
- | * United States Basketball Writers Association District V Coach of the Year | ||
- | * National Association of Basketball Coaches District 11 Coach of the Year | ||
- | * Basketball Times Mideast Coach of the Year | ||
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- | ==== 2003 ==== | ||
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- | * 2003- Ray Meyer Conference USA Coach of the Year | ||
- | * United States Basketball Writers Association District V Coach of the Year | ||
- | * National Association of Basketball Coaches District 11 Coach of the Year | ||
- | * Coach Clair Bee Award Recipient | ||
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- | ===== Coaching Positions ===== | ||
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- | |1989–1990|Michigan State (asst.)| | ||
- | |1990–1994|Western Kentucky (asst.)| | ||
- | |1994–1995|Pittsburgh (asst.)| | ||
- | |1995–1999|Michigan State (asst.)| | ||
- | |1999–present|Marquette| | ||
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- | ==== Michigan State ==== | ||
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- | Crean was hired by then head coach Jud Heathcote as a graduate assistant coach at Michigan State University during the 1989-1990 season, at the behest of then assistant coach Tom Izzo, whom Crean had befriended on the summer camp circuit.[5] He was also a scout for two years, earning the trust of recruiting guru Bob Gibbons. That season the Spartans won the Big Ten title and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. | ||
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- | ==== Western Kentucky ==== | ||
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- | Crean spent the next four seasons as an assistant coach under Ralph Willard at Western Kentucky University. In 1993, Western Kentucky beat Penny Hardaway and Memphis and then upset second-seeded Seton Hall to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16. Western Kentucky then lost to Florida State in overtime. When Willard left to become head coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 1994, Crean was considered for the position of Willard' | ||
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- | ==== Pittsburgh ==== | ||
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- | Crean followed Willard to Pittsburgh, serving as associate head coach for one year. While at Pittsburgh, Crean interviewed for the head coaching position at Murray State University, a job that went to UCLA assistant coach Mark Gottfried. | ||
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- | ==== Michigan State ==== | ||
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- | In 1995 Crean rejoined Izzo, who had been named head coach at Michigan State. The two became such good friends that Crean lived in Izzo's house and Izzo was an usher in Crean' | ||
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- | ===== Coaching tree ===== | ||
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- | A number of Crean' | ||
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- | * [[Tim Buckley]] - Ball State University | ||
- | * [[Tod Kowalczyk]] - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | ||
- | * [[Darrin Horn]] - Western Kentucky University | ||
- | * [[Kyle Green]] - Lewis University | ||
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- | ===== Personal ===== | ||
- | Crean grew up in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, where he played basketball for four years. According to Crean, "I didn't play a lot, but I knew I wanted to coach." | ||
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- | Crean is married to Joani Harbaugh, who he met through a mutual friend at a gym where she was working as an aerobics instructor. Harbaugh is the daughter of former Western Michigan University head football coach Jack Harbaugh and sister of former University of Michigan and NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh. Crean' | ||
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- | Sources: Many parts of this article came from Crean' |