Kevin McGuff
| Sport(s) | Women's Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 67–37 (.644) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 3, 1969 Hamilton, Ohio |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1996 | Miami (OH) (Asst.) |
| 1996–2002 | Notre Dame (Asst.) |
| 2002–2011 | Xavier |
| 2011–2013 | Washington |
| 2013–present | Ohio State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 322–136 (.703) |
Kevin McGuff (born December 3, 1969)[1] is the current head women's basketball coach at the Ohio State University after spending two seasons as head coach of the University of Washington. Prior to his time in Seattle, McGuff was the head coach at Xavier University until April 2011.[2]
Coaching career
McGuff began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Miami University where the Lady Hawks went 54–30 during his tenure in Oxford, Ohio.[3]
He served as an assistant coach at Notre Dame. During his six years as an Irish assistant coach under Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame went 160–39, including a national title in 2001.
Xavier University
McGuff spent nine seasons at Xavier, compiling an overall record of 213–73, giving him the most wins of any Xavier women's coach. The Musketeers made the postseason in each of McGuff's seasons as head coach, with the last five being in the NCAA tournament. During this stretch, Xavier's best run was in 2010, when the Musketeers lost[4] in the Elite Eight to Stanford.
Ohio State University
McGuff was hired by Ohio State on April 16, 2013[5] to replace Jim Foster. He was formally introduced at a press conference on April 17, 2013.[6] Ohio State will owe Washington $1.75 million as part of McGuff's buyout clause from his contract with UW.[7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2002–2011) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Xavier | 20–10 | 11–5 | 3rd (2nd West) | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Xavier | 17–13 | 8–8 | T-6th (4th West) | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2004–05 | Xavier | 22–10 | 13–3 | T-2nd (1st West) | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2005–06 | Xavier | 21–9 | 11–5 | 4th | WNIT Round of 16 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Xavier | 26–8 | 11–3 | 3rd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Xavier | 24–9 | 11–3 | 3rd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Xavier | 25–7 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Xavier | 30–4 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2010–11 | Xavier | 29–3 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| Xavier: | 214–73 (.746) | 106–28 (.791) | |||||||
| Washington (Pac-12) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Washington | 20–14 | 8–10 | T-7th | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2012–13 | Washington | 21–12 | 11–7 | 5th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| Washington: | 41–26 (.612) | 19–15(.559) | |||||||
| Ohio State (Big Ten) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Ohio State | 17–18 | 5–11 | T-8th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Ohio State | 24–11 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Ohio State | 26–8 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| Ohio State: | 67–37 (.644) | 33–19 (.635) | |||||||
| Total: | 322–136 (.703) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal
Kevin attended Saint Joseph's College in Indiana. McGuff and his wife, Letitia, have six children.[8]
References
- ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 24 Sep 2015.
- ↑ Associated Press (April 5, 2011). "Kevin McGuff tabbed to ignite Huskies". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ↑ http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ohio-state-hires-kevin-mcguff-213937680--ncaaw.html
- ↑ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Video-Two-blown-layups-cost-Xavier-women-a-Fina?urn=ncaab,230971
- ↑ http://seattletimes.com/html/huskies/2020790864_huskywomen17.html
- ↑ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041613aaa.html
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/basketball/ncaa/wires/04/16/2060.ap.bkw.ohio.st.mcguff.1st.ld.writethru.0722/index.html
- ↑ http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mcguff_kevin00.html
External links
- Kevin McGuff at Ohio State