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POSTSEASON HISTORY Coaching Staff 2000-01: Arizona, NCAA Championship Game 2001-02: Arizona, NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2002-03: Arizona, NCAA Elite Eight 2003-04: Arizona, NCAA First Round 2004-05: Arizona, NCAA Elite Eight 2005-06: Arizona, NCAA Second Round 2006-07: Arizona, NCAA First Round 2007-08: Arizona, NCAA First Round • Involved with the Child Advocacy , Wings Cancer • Teams won two Pac-10 Conference regular season titles 2008-09: Memphis, NCAA Sweet Sixteen Foundation Bet Against Breast Cancer and Make-A-Wish • Teams earned NCAA Tournament bids all six seasons and 2009-10: Memphis, NIT Second Round Foundation advanced to two Sweet Sixteens and two Elite Eights 2010-11: Memphis, NCAA Second Round • In 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14, was a part of the • Coached four All-Americans (Luke Walton, , Players 2011-12: Memphis, NCAA Second Round Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge, a contest that raises , ) 2012-13: Memphis, NCAA Third Round financial support for coaches-selected charities • Coached 12 All-Pac-10 Conference selections (total of 17 2013-14: Memphis, NCAA Third Round • Served as the 2012 Memphis Maccabi Games opening times) and seven Pac-10 All-Freshman Team picks ceremonies speaker • Coached eight players that were NBA Draft picks (Luke CONFERENCE TITLES • Served as the 2011 Mid-South Susan G. Komen Race for Walton, Andre Iguodala, Salim Stoudamire, Channing the Cure honorary chairperson Frye, Hassan Adams, Marcus Williams, Jerryd Bayless, 2001-02: Arizona, Pac-10 Conference (tournament) Memphis Assistant Coach (2008-09) ) 2002-03: Arizona, Pac-10 Conference (regular season) • Joined the Tigers program after six seasons as an assistant In The Tucson Community

2004-05: Arizona, Pac-10 Conference (regular season) coach at Arizona • Involved in a wealth of charitable organizations, includ- 2014-15 Review 2008-09: Memphis, C-USA (regular season/tournament) • Overall record: 33-4 (.892 winning percentage); 30-win ing the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson, Boy Scouts of 2010-11: Memphis, C-USA (tournament) season was program’s fourth straight America, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Naval Special 2011-12: Memphis, C-USA (regular season/tournament) • Helped lead Memphis to a sweep of the Conference USA Warfare Foundation, Special Olympics and various local 2012-13: Memphis, C-USA (regular season/tournament) regular season and tournament titles law enforcement support groups • The Tigers posted a perfect 16-0 record in C-USA play for • Named to the 2007 Tucson Business Edge’s “40 Under a third-consecutive year 40,” which recognizes local business leaders under 40 PLAYING HISTORY • Memphis finished regular season ranked No. 3 in the final years of age; annual list not only recognizes recipients for 1996-2000: Arizona, Four-year letterwinner Associated Press Top-25 poll and No. 2 in the ESPN/USA professional success, but community involvement, public Today coaches poll service and participation in trade groups or professional POSTSEASON (PLAYER) • Memphis won a school season record 27-straight games organizations 1996-97: Arizona, NCAA Champion • The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Arizona Staff Member (2000-02) Sixteen for a fourth-straight season • Served on ’s staff as video coordinator/recruit-

1997-98: Arizona, NCAA Elite Eight Records • Coached the consensus National Freshman of the Year ing coordinator (2001-02) and undergraduate assistant 1998-99: Arizona, NCAA First Round () (2000-01) 1999-2000: Arizona, NCAA Second Round • Coached two 2009 NBA Draft selections (Tyreke Evans, • Overall record: 49-16 (.754 winning percentage); posted Robert Dozier) back-to-back 20-win seasons CONFERENCE TITLES (PLAYER) Arizona Assistant Coach (2002-08) • Pac-10 Conference record: 27-9 (.750 winning 1997-98: Arizona, Pac-10 Conference (regular season) • Served as an assistant for six seasons under Hall of Fame percentage) 1999-2000: Arizona, Pac-10 Conference (regular season) head coach Lute Olson (2002-07) and Kevin O’Neill • Team won one Pac-10 Conference Tournament title (2007-08) (2002) • Overall record: 137-60 (.695 winning percentage); aver- • Team earned consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and • 2012-13 team swept the Conference USA regular season aged nearly 23 wins per season advanced to two Sweet Sixteens, one Elite Eight, one and tournament titles; posted 16-0 regular-season record • Pac-10 Conference record: 73-35 (.676 winning Final Four and one championship game • 2011-12 conference title sweep (regular season and percentage) • 2000-01 team finished season as NCAA runner-up History tournament) made Memphis the only program from a • Teams had five 20-win seasons, including a 30-win cam- Arizona Player (1996-2000) top-10 rated conference in the nation to win the regu- paign in 2004-05 • Four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats lar-season crown outright and also claim the tournament • Teams posted double-digit win seasons in Pac-10 • Named Academic All-Pac-10 second team as a senior in championship Conference play five of the six seasons 2000 • Directed the youngest squad in Memphis history (7th youngest in NCAA Division I that year) to the 2011 Year-By-Year With Josh Pastner Conference USA Tournament title, the program’s first Year School Record Pct. Conf. Record Conf. Finish Postseason league tournament championship won outside the Bluff 2009-10 Memphis 24-10 .706 13-3 (C-USA) 2nd/12 NIT Second Round City since 1987 In The Memphis/Mid-South Communities 2010-11 Memphis 25-10 .714 10-6 (C-USA) 4th/12 NCAA Second Round • Gives talks to civic clubs, youth organizations and -ele 2011-12 Memphis 26-9 .743 13-3 (C-USA) 1st/12 NCAA Second Round mentary schools throughout the Mid-South region 2012-13 Memphis 31-5 .861 16-0 (C-USA) 1st/12 NCAA Third Round • Has been and continues to be active in his support of 2013-14 Memphis 24-10 .706 12-6 (The American) T3rd/10 NCAA Third Round both children’s hospitals in Memphis, Le Bonheur and St. 2014-15 Memphis 18-14 .563 10-8 (The American) T5th/11 American First Round Jude, as well as the Ronald McDonald House of Memphis 15 Career Record 148-58 .719 74-26

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2000-01: Mississippi State, NIT Quarterfinals Players American Athletic Conference mark in its first season in • Served two different stints as an assistant at Mississippi 2001-02: Mississippi State, NCAA Second Round the new league State • The Tigers earned an NCAA Tournament at-large berth • Helped the Bulldogs to an overall record of 317-192 (.623 2002-03: Mississippi State, NCAA First Round and advanced to the third round winning percentage) in his two tenures 2003-04: Mississippi State, NCAA Second Round • Memphis was ranked in all 18 Associated Press reg- • Member of staff that guided Mississippi State to seven 2004-05: Mississippi State, NCAA Second Round ular-season polls, the first time that occurred since NCAA Tournaments, 5 NIT, two SEC regular-season cham- 2006-07: Mississippi State, NIT Final Four 2007-08 pionships, two SEC Tournaments titles and five SEC West 2007-08: Mississippi State, NCAA Second Round • The 20-win season was the Tigers’ 14-straight, the Division crowns 2008-09: Mississippi State, NCAA First Round sixth-longest streak of its kind at the NCAA Division I level • In second time with the Bulldogs from 1998-2010, was a

2009-10: Mississippi State, NIT Second Round 2014-15 Review (current) member of Rick Stansbury’s staff that compiled a 255-140 • The NCAA Tournament bid was the program’s 14th-con- record (.646 winning percentage) and posted nine 20-win 2010-11: Georgetown, NCAA First Round secutive postseason appearance (10 NCAA, 4 NIT) seasons 2011-12: Georgetown, NCAA Second Round • The double-digit league wins (12) marked the ninth-con- • The 2001-02 Bulldogs squad won a school-record 27 2013-14: Memphis, NCAA Third Round secutive season the Tigers won 10 or more games in con- games (27-8 record) and the 2003-04 team won a ference play school-record 14 SEC games (14-2 SEC mark) CONFERENCE TITLES • Memphis home attendance was ranked 10th in the • From 1998-2010, Mississippi State played in six NCAA 1985-86: UALR, Trans America Athletic Conference nation in 2013-14 Tournaments and four NIT and won one SEC regular-sea- (regular season/tournament • Coached two All-American Athletic Conference selec- son championship, two SEC Tournament titles and five 1986-87: UALR, Trans America Athletic Conference tions (Shaq Goodwin, ) and The American SEC West Division crowns (regular season) Newcomer of the Year (Austin Nichols) and The American • In his second stint with the Bulldogs, coached five All- Sixth Man of the Year (Michael Dixon Jr.) Americans (seven times), 11 All-SEC performers (20 1990-91: Mississippi State, SEC (regular season) LSU Assistant Coach (2012-13) times), one SEC Player of the Year, one SEC Newcomer 2001-02: Mississippi State, SEC (tournament) Records • Helped the Tigers to a 19-12 overall record and a 9-9 SEC of the Year, one SEC Defensive Player of the Year (three 2002-03: Mississippi State, SEC (Western Division) mark under first-year head coach Johnny Jones times), four SEC All-Freshman Team picks and one SEC All- 2003-04: Mississippi State, SEC (regular season/Western • The 19 victories were the second-most by a first-year staff Defensive Team selection (three times) Division) at LSU in the last 60 seasons • Helped recruit five-straight, top-25 recruiting classes 2006-07: Mississippi State, SEC (Western Division) • Coached one All-SEC first team selection and one SEC from 2004-09 2007-08: Mississippi State, SEC (Western Division) All-Defensive Team pick, both firsts for the LSU program • Had 22 of 25 seniors earn their diplomas 2008-09: Mississippi State, SEC (tournament) since 2009 • In his first stint in Starkville from 1989-93, coached on • Helped LSU sign a consensus top-10 recruiting class for Richard Williams staff and helped lead the Bulldogs to a 2009-10: Mississippi State, SEC (Western Division) 2013-14; rated No. 5 by 247sports, No. 6 by Rivals.com combined 64-52 record (.552 winning percentage) most since 1992-93 and the 10 league wins were the and No. 7 by ESPN.com • From 1989-93, Mississippi State played in one NCAA most since 1991-92 Georgetown Assistant Coach (2010-12) Tournament and one NIT and won one SEC regular-sea-

• Coached four all-conference performers (six times; four History • Helped Hoyas to a combined two-year 45-20 record (.692 son championship, the program’s first in 28 seasons All-Southwest Conference, two All-C-USA) and two con- winning percentage) and consecutive 20-win campaigns • Coached two All-Americans, four All-SEC performers ference all-defensive team picks (both in the SWC) • Member of staff that guided Georgetown to consecutive (eight times) and one SEC All-Defensive Team selection • Helped recruit a consensus top-10 nationally-ranked class NCAA Tournament appearances in 2011 (first round) and • Helped recruit Erick Dampier and Darryl Wilson in the in 1994 2012 (third round) 1993 signing class; the two signees were the corner- UALR Assistant Coach (1985-88) • Had back-to-back, double-digit winning BIG EAST stones of the 1995-96 Bulldogs team that advanced to • Served three seasons as an assistant on head coach Mike Conference regular seasons (10-8 in 2010-11; 12-6 in the NCAA Final Four Newell’s staff 2011-12) Houston Assistant Coach (1993-98) • Trojans posted a three-year 73-29 overall mark (.717 • Helped recruit consecutive top-15 nationally-ranked • Served five seasons as an assistant on head coach Alvin winning percentage) and a 43-7 conference record (.860 classes Brooks’ staff winning percentage) • Helped recruit several Hoyas on the 2012-13 squad that • On the Cougars staff as the program transitioned from • UALR had three-straight, 20-win seasons and won a won a share of the BIG EAST regular-season title the Southwest Conference (SWC) to Conference USA school-record 26 games in 1986-87 • Otto Porter Jr., a member of Kirby’s first class, was named after the 1995-96 season • Trojans made three-consecutive postseason appearanc- the 2012-13 National Player of the Year by CBSSports. • Cougars posted a 54-84 record (.391 winning percentage) es, earning one NCAA Tournament bid (1986) and two com and Basketball Times and also earned the BIG EAST in those five seasons NIT berths (1987, 1988) Player of the Year honor • The 1995-96 Houston squad went 17-10 overall and 10-3 17 in the Southwest Conference; the 17 victories were the

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