THE STAFF HEAD COACH NEIL DOUGHERTY

About Neil Dougherty NEIL DOUGHERTY Full Name: Cornelius Aaron Dougherty

Head Coach • 4th Year at TCU Date of Birth: Division I Coach • 21st Year Overall April 14, 1961 Fresh off a 20-win season and TCU’s first post- Hometown: season tournament appearance since 1999, Neil Leavenworth, Kan. Dougherty embarks on his fourth season at the helm of the Horned Frogs’ men’s basketball team in 2005- Wife: Patti 06. upended 2005 NIT Final Four Children: Last season, the Frogs made a late-March run all team Memphis Megan, Neil Patrick, Ryan the way to the NIT quarterfinals despite playing all on the road. three games on the road. TCU battled to wins at TCU’s march in Education: Miami (Ohio) and Western Michigan before falling in the National Cameron University (B.A., 1984) a hard-fought game at Maryland 85-73. When it was Invitation Tournament marked only the third time that University of Oklahoma (M.S., 1987) all over, the Frogs came out with a 21-14 record—the the Frogs reached the tournament quarterfinals in 11th 20-win season in school history and the most school history. wins for the program since 1998-99. Playing Experience: U.S. Military Academy (1980-81) The success in 2004-05 was built off of the Cameron (1983-84) Dougherty, who was hired on March 25, 2002, achievements of the 2003-04 squad, which went 7-9 as TCU’s 18th head coach, owns an overall record of in Conference USA, one of just four leagues in the Assistant Coaching Experience: 42-50 over three seasons. After a 9-19 season in his nation to receive six bids to the 2004 NCAA Cameron (1984-88) first year, Dougherty and the Frogs have bounced Tournament. In addition, TCU more than doubled its Drake (1988-89) back to go 33-31 over the last two campaigns. As a league win total from the previous season, recorded Vanderbilt (1989-93) member of Conference USA, a league that saw 17 the program’s first victory over a top-10 team since South Carolina (1993-95) teams gain postseason berths in those two years, TCU 1990, and grabbed its first conference tournament win Kansas (1995-2002) was able to muster a 15-17 conference record. since 2000 when the team bounced Marquette from the C-USA Tournament. That final Frog victory was Head Coaching Experience: In 2004-05, the Frogs reached the second round also the 1,000th win in school history and was the TCU (2002-Present) of the Conference USA Tournament for the second second in a four-game winning streak over the tradi- straight year after accumulating an 8-8 conference tion-rich Golden Eagles. record – the best since TCU joined C-USA. NCAA Tournament Experience: Vanderbilt (1991, 1993) Dougherty and the Frogs edged out Marquette in the In his first season with the Frogs, Dougherty Kansas (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) opening round before falling to NCAA final four par- instilled a new system that stressed teamwork, ticipant Louisville. During the regular season, TCU accountability and toughness. He showed the Frog National Invitation Tournament Experience: recorded key victories over 2005 NCAA Tournament faithful what kind of playing style and effort to expect Vanderbilt (1990, 1992) participants Texas Tech and UAB, picked up two from a TCU team. wins over an NIT-bound Marquette squad and also TCU (2005) Dougherty’s plan for success, determination and style of play have re-energized the Horned Frogs’ fan base. Under his watch, TCU set an all-time arena attendance record when 7,267 fans crammed into Daniel-Meyer Coliseum to watch the Horned Frogs play the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks on Dec. 1, 2003. In the first-ever visit to DMC by a No. 1 team, the Horned Frogs trailed at halftime by just one point, 39-38, to a team that ultimately advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.

There is no debating that TCU’s strength of schedule has drastically improved since his arrival in Fort Worth. In fact, of Dougherty’s 92 games at the helm of the program, 14 have been against top-25 teams. To compare, the Horned Frogs played just seven nationally ranked teams from the 1998-99 sea- son through the 2001-02 campaign, a span of 124 games, and played just 19 ranked teams during the entire decade of the 1990s, which included 303 con- tests.

TCU’s 2004-05 schedule featured eight games against teams that reached the NCAA Tournament and 11 against NIT teams, meaning that the squad played 19 of its 35 games versus opponents that reached the 2005 postseason.

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Another tangible sign of Dougherty’s impact on All-Time Game-By-Game 2003-04 Season TCU basketball is the $6 million Ed & Rae (12-17 Overall, 7-9 C-USA) Schollmaier Basketball Complex, the newest Horned 2002-03 Season Date Opponent Result Score Frog athletics facility. The 22,000-square-foot com- (9-19 Overall, 3-13 C-USA) Nov. 22 Texas-Arlington W 87-58 plex, which sits southeast of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Date Opponent Result Score Nov. 29 Tulsa L 64-76 features office space for the men’s basketball staff, Nov. 22 Sam Houston W 91-81 Dec. 1 #1/1 Kansas L 66-85 two NCAA regulation practice courts, a meeting Nov. 24 at SMU L (OT) 84-87 Dec. 3 Murray State L 67-73 room, a weight room, a lobby and a courtyard. It was Nov. 30 Washington State W 86-83 Dec. 6 at Washington State L 52-73 Dec. 3 Texas Tech L 66-84 Dec. 8 Stephen F. Austin W 84-62 completed in March of 2004, and stands as a model of Dec. 7 at Baylor W 72-64 the university’s strong commitment to basketball and Dec. 10 at Texas Tech L 60-67 Dec. 10 at North Texas W 87-80 Dec. 13 North Texas W 62-58 Coach Dougherty. Dec. 14 Louisiana-Monroe L 79-90 Dec. 22 Arkansas State L 58-64 Dec. 21 at Virginia Commonwealth L 78-91 Dec. 29 Grambling State W 99-71 TCU has also made its presence known on Dec. 23 at #20 Tulsa L 65-78 Jan. 3 #22/24 Vanderbilt L 60-95 national television during the Dougherty era. The Dec. 30 Grambling State W 103-84 Jan. 7 Saint Louis* L 50-60 Frogs’ statement game came in February of 2004 in Jan. 4 Centenary W 102-89 Jan. 10 Tulane* W 70-65 Jan. 8 at Southern Miss* L 64-72 Jan. 13 at Houston* W 55-54 front of an ESPN2 audience as part of “Super Jan. 11 Cincinnati* L 72-83 Tuesday” action, as TCU recorded a monumental 71- Jan. 17 at #10/7 Cincinnati* L 57-85 Jan. 14 at DePaul* L 65-71 Jan. 20 DePaul* L 54-61 46 victory over 10th-ranked Louisville. It was just the Jan. 18 at #15 Louisville* L 74-87 Jan. 28 Southern Miss* W 79-67 fifth win over a top-10 team ever enjoyed by the TCU Jan. 22 Tulane* W 93-84 Jan. 31 Memphis* L 69-75 program. In the contest, TCU held the Cardinals to Jan. 26 at #10 Creighton L 79-89 Feb. 3 at Marquette* W 85-79 just 46 points, the lowest output by a Rick Pitino- Jan. 29 at UAB* L (OT) 82-84 Feb. 9 at USF* W 54-51 coached team since his Boston University squad was Feb. 1 Houston* L 56-61 Feb. 14 at Tulane* L 66-67 Feb. 4 at USF* L 67-71 Feb. 17 #10/11 Louisville* W 71-46 defeated 48-46 by Canisius in 1982. Since Dougherty Feb. 8 Memphis* L 69-84 took the reins, the Frogs have made 18 appearances Feb. 21 at East Carolina* L 70-75 Feb. 12 Southern Miss* W 85-78 Feb. 25 Charlotte* L (OT) 86-94 on the ESPN network family, including eight in 2004- Feb. 15 at Tulane* L 78-84 Feb. 28 Houston* W 71-65 05, and have made numerous appearances locally. Feb. 18 UAB* L (OT) 85-88 Mar. 3 at #20/23 Memphis* L 56-83 Feb. 22 #11 Marquette* L 68-79 Mar. 6 at UAB* L 62-87 As the TCU head coach, Dougherty has accom- Feb. 26 at #24 Memphis* L 64-88 Mar. 10 vs. Marquette% W 64-62 plished much on the recruiting trail as well, blazing a Mar. 1 at Houston* L 57-75 Mar. 11 vs. DePaul% L 65-89 Mar. 8 USF* W 75-63 path through Texas high schools and junior colleges * Conference USA Game * Conference USA Game % Conference USA Tournament All-Time Record By Opponent 2004-05 Season Opponent Record Last Mtg. Date (21-14 Overall, 8-8 C-USA) Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-0 W, 76-55 12-22-04 Date Opponent Result Score Arkansas State 0-1 L, 58-64 12-22-03 Nov. 19 Texas-Arlington W 90-61 Baylor 1-0 W, 72-64 12-7-02 Nov. 21 Shawnee State# W 74-60 Centenary 1-0 W, 102-89 1-4-03 Nov. 23 Texas Tech W 83-68 Charlotte 0-2 L, 87-94 2-25-04 Nov. 25 Old Dominion# L 62-67 Nov. 27 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi# L 79-85 Cincinnati 0-3 L, 74-89 2-26-05 Nov. 28 vs. Florida State# W 71-70 Creighton 0-1 L, 79-89 1-26-03 Dec. 4 at North Texas W 88-78 DePaul 0-4 L, 62-64 2-1-05 Dec. 9 at #2/2 Kansas L 74-93 East Carolina 1-1 W, 71-59 2-5-05 Dec. 12 SMU W 65-51 Florida State 1-0 W, 71-70 11-28-04 Dec. 18 at Vanderbilt L 55-78 Grambling State 3-0 W, 98-83 12-28-04 Dec. 21 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 93-53 Houston 3-3 L, 57-69 2-19-05 Dec. 22 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 76-55 Kansas 0-2 L, 74-93 12-9-04 Dec. 28 Grambling State W 98-83 Louisiana-Monroe 0-1 L, 79-90 12-14-02 Jan. 3 Texas State W 64-52 Louisville 1-3 L, 61-85 3-10-05 Jan. 8 at #17/16 Louisville* L 61-86 Marquette 4-1 W, 60-57 (OT) 3-9-05 Jan. 12 Tulane* W 73-62 Maryland 0-1 L, 73-85 3-26-05 Jan. 15 at Memphis* W 61-59 Maryland-Eastern Shore 1-0 W, 93-53 12-21-04 Jan. 19 Houston* W 58-51 Memphis 1-5 L, 57-72 1-29-05 Jan. 22 at Saint Louis* L 48-56 Miami (Ohio) 1-0 W, 60-58 3-16-05 Jan. 26 at Charlotte* L 87-94 Murray State 0-1 L, 67-73 12-3-03 Jan. 29 Memphis* L 57-72 Feb. 1 at DePaul* L 62-64 North Texas 3-0 W, 88-78 12-4-04 Feb. 5 East Carolina* W 71-59 Old Dominion 0-1 L, 62-67 11-25-04 Feb. 9 Marquette* W 63-62 Saint Louis 0-2 L, 48-56 1-22-05 Feb. 12 UAB* W 76-65 Sam Houston 1-0 W, 91-81 11-22-02 Feb. 19 at Houston* L 57-69 Shawnee State 1-0 W, 74-60 11-21-04 Feb. 23 at Tulane* W 77-63 SMU 1-1 W, 65-51 12-12-04 Feb. 26 #24/22 Cincinnati* L 74-89 Southern Miss 2-2 L, 64-66 3-5-05 Mar. 2 USF* W 70-53 Stephen F. Austin 1-0 W, 84-62 12-8-03 Mar. 5 at Southern Miss* L 64-66 Texas A&M-C.C. 0-1 L, 79-85 11-27-04 Mar. 9 vs. Marquette% W (OT) 60-57 Texas-Arlington 2-0 W, 90-61 11-19-04 Mar. 10 vs. #6/6 Louisville% L 61-85 Texas State 1-0 W, 64-52 1-3-05 Mar. 16 at Miami (OH)^ W 60-58 Texas Tech 1-2 W, 83-68 11-23-04 Mar. 21 at Western Michigan^ W (OT) 78-76 Tulane 4-2 W, 77-63 2-23-05 Mar. 26 at Maryland^ L 73-85 Tulsa 0-2 L, 64-76 11-29-03 UAB 1-3 W, 76-65 2-12-05 # Corpus Christi Challenge USF 3-1 W, 70-53 3-2-05 * Conference USA Game % Conference USA Tournament Vanderbilt 0-2 L, 55-78 12-18-04 ^ National Invitation Tournament Virginia Commonwealth 0-1 L, 78-91 12-21-02 Washington State 1-1 L, 52-73 12-6-03 Western Michigan 1-0 W, 78-76 (OT) 3-21-05

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and building relationships with coaches and student- through Drake’s competition with Fogler’s Wichita athletes. His current roster boasts 12 players from the State team in the Missouri Valley Conference. Dougherty’s Career Record Lone Star State, an area flourishing with top-notch Year School W L Pct basketball talent. Of the 15 players that the Horned Prior to his year at Drake, Dougherty coached 2002-03 TCU 9 19 .321 Frogs have signed since Dougherty’s arrival, 12 hail four seasons at his alma mater, Cameron University 2003-04 TCU 12 17 .414 from Texas. (1984-88). The Aggies posted a 44-20 record in his 2004-05 TCU 21 14 .600 final two years in Lawton, Okla. TCU/Career Totals 42 50 .457 After finding ways to compete with nationally- recognized teams, increase fan interest, upgrade the Dougherty was born in Leavenworth, Kan., on All-Time Results vs. Ranked Te a m s schedule, build a basketball facility, gain national April 14, 1961, and was a standout athlete at Date Opponent Result Score exposure and recruit in-state players, Dougherty now Leavenworth High School. He was an all-state guard Dec. 23, 2002 at #20 Tulsa L 65-78 has another challenge: leading the Horned Frogs into as a high school senior and also earned honorable Jan. 18, 2003 at #15 Louisville L 74-87 its first season in the Mountain West Conference, an mention All-America status. The Leavenworth High Jan. 26, 2003 at #10 Creighton L 79-89 established league known for its size and all-around basketball team enjoyed tremendous success during Feb. 22, 2003 #11 Marquette* L 68-79 talent. Dougherty’s years, including a state championship Feb. 26, 2003 at #24 Memphis* L 64-88 appearance his junior season in the spring of 1978. In Dec. 1, 2003 #1 Kansas L 66-85 A longtime assistant coach, Dougherty had been that tournament, Leavenworth lost to Selina South, but Jan. 3, 2004 #22 Vanderbilt L 60-95 Jan. 17, 2004 at #10 Cincinnati* L 57-85 looking for the right head coaching position for sever- Dougherty hit 16 field goals, a Class 4A record that Feb. 17, 2004 #10 Louisville* W 71-46 al years prior to 2002. When the TCU job came open still stands today. Mar. 3, 2004 at #20 Memphis* L 56-83 following the 2001-02 season, the young coach knew Dec. 9, 2004 at #2 Kansas L 74-93 he had discovered the right fit. And in March of 2002, Following graduation, Dougherty attended the Jan. 8, 2005 at #17 Louisville* L 61-86 TCU announced that it, too, had found the perfect United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Feb. 26, 2005 #24 Cincinnati* L 74-89 match. At Army, he was recruited by and played one year for Mar. 10, 2005 vs. #6 Louisville% L 61-85 Mike Krzyzewski, now the legendary head coach at Prior to coming to TCU, Dougherty, now 44, Duke. Dougherty played several games as a freshman Current NBA Players Coached spent the previous seven seasons at the University of and was a part-time starter as a sophomore under Player Current Team Years Pro Kansas working as an assistant coach under coaching coach Pete Gaudet. Nick Collison Seattle SuperSonics 3rd legend Roy Williams. A recruiting guru, Dougherty Drew Gooden Cleveland Cavaliers 4th helped KU sign eight McDonald’s All-Americans dur- Dougherty transferred to Cameron University Kirk Hinrich Chicago Bulls 3rd ing his tenure. He was also responsible for scouting for his final two collegiate seasons. He started at point Raef LaFrentz Boston Celtics 8th Keith Langford Houston Rockets 1st coordination and assisting with supervision of the aca- guard as a junior and senior, helping the team to a Aaron Miles Golden State Warriors 1st demic progress of the Jayhawk players. combined 34 wins in two seasons. Dougherty graduat- Paul Pierce Boston Celtics 8th ed with a bachelor’s degree in education from Scot Pollard Indiana Pacers 9th During Dougherty’s seven years on the Kansas Cameron in 1984 and earned his master’s degree in Wayne Simien Miami Heat 1st staff, KU averaged nearly 30 victories per season and education at the University of Oklahoma in 1987. Jacque Vaughn Atlanta Hawks 9th won four Big 12 Conference championships. The 2001-02 Jayhawks captured the NCAA M i d w e s t Dougherty and his wife, Patti, have three chil- F i r s t - Team All-Americans Coached Regional title and advanced to the Final Four, where dren: a daughter, Megan, and sons, Neil Patrick and Player College Years they were defeated by the eventual champion Ryan. Neil Patrick is a junior guard on the TCU bas- Raef LaFrentz Kansas 1997, 1998 Maryland Terrapins. Kansas reached the NCAA ketball team. Paul Pierce Kansas 1998 Tournament every season during his time in Drew Gooden Kansas 2002 Lawrence. The 1996-97 squad spent much of the cam- paign rated No. 1 in the nation and finished the season with a 35-2 overall mark.

Ten of Dougherty’s former Jayhawk players are currently in the NBA: Nick Collison (Seattle), Drew Gooden (Cleveland), Kirk Hinrich (Chicago), Raef LaFrentz (Boston), Keith Langford (Houston), Aaron Miles (Golden State), Paul Pierce (Boston), Scot Pollard (Indiana), Wayne Simien (Miami) and Jacque Vaughn (Atlanta).

Dougherty arrived in his home state of Kansas after serving two stints under Eddie Fogler at Vanderbilt and South Carolina. He worked four years as an assistant with the Commodores (1989-93) before spending two seasons in a similar capacity with the Gamecocks (1993-95).

Vanderbilt advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice during his time in Nashville (1991 and 1993). The 1993 Southeastern Conference champions ulti- mately reached the Sweet Sixteen. The 1990 and 1992 Commodore squads reached the NIT, and the 1990 team took home the tournament championship.

Before his four-year stay at Va n d e r b i l t , Dougherty worked as an assistant coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, during the 1988-89 campaign. There, he became acquainted with Fogler

38 ASSISTANT COACH RICK CALLAHAN

About Rick Callahan Full Name: RICK CALLAHAN Richard J. Callahan, II

Assistant Coach • 4th Year at TCU Date of Birth: Division I Coach • 26th Year Overall July 16, 1958 Hometown: The veteran member of the TCU basketball staff Syracuse, N.Y. is assistant coach Rick Callahan. The 2005-06 cam- paign marks Callahan's fourth season on the TCU Children: basketball staff and his 26th year overall as an assis- Shayla and Zachary tant at the collegiate level. ent areas and knows what it Education: In all, Callahan has been part of 17 postseason takes to get Salem College (B.S., 1980) teams, nine which received NCAA To u r n a m e n t where we want Syracuse (M.S., 1986) berths and eight which played in National Invitational to go.” Tournament (NIT). Last year, Callahan, who joined Assistant Coaching Experience: the Horned Frog program in May of 2002, helped Callahan came to Fort Worth to work alongside Syracuse (1980-86) TCU advance to the NIT quarterfinals in the team’s Dougherty after spending the 2001-02 season on Wichita State (1986-89) first postseason appearance since 1999. Jerry Dunn’s staff at Penn State. Prior to coaching Vanderbilt (1989-93) with the Nittany Lions, Callahan spent the previous South Carolina (1993-2001) Callahan’s association with TCU head coach eight seasons (1993-2001) as a member of Fogler’s Penn State (2001-02) Neil Dougherty dates back to 1988, when the two staff at South Carolina. TCU (2002-Present) were assistant coaches in the Missouri Va l l e y Conference, Callahan with Wichita State and Callahan began his coaching career at Syracuse NCAA Tournament Experience: Dougherty with Drake. The two then became even under long-time mentor and Hall of Famer Jim Syracuse (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986) closer as they were assistant coaches under head Boeheim, whose Orange won the 2003 NCAA Wichita State (1987) coach Eddie Fogler for six years, four at Vanderbilt Championship. Callahan started as a graduate assis- Vanderbilt (1991, 1993) and two at South Carolina. tant in 1980 and was named an assistant coach in South Carolina (1997, 1998) 1981. At Syracuse, he helped guide the Orange to four “Rick brings a large amount of intensity and straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. National Invitation Tournament Experience: knowledge of how an entire program should be run – Syracuse (1981, 1982) from academically to socially to athletically, ” After his six-year stint at Syracuse, Callahan Wichita State (1989) Dougherty said. “He’s had his hands in a lot of differ- moved on to Wichita State, where he teamed up with Vanderbilt (1990, 1992) Fogler, the man with whom he would be associated South Carolina (1996, 2001) for the next 15 years. Callahan joined Fogler at TCU (2005) Wichita State in 1986 and moved on to Vanderbilt with Fogler in 1989.

Vanderbilt qualified for postseason play in each of their four seasons and grabbed the 1993 Southeastern Conference title with a school-best 28-6 record. The 1991 and 1993 squads played in the NCAA Tournament, and the '93 team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. In addition, the 1990 Commodores won the NIT.

From Nashville, Callahan made the jump to South Carolina with Fogler, where they led the Gamecocks to two N C A A appearances (1997, 1998) and the 1997 SEC Championship.

Callahan earned a bache- lor of science degree in physi- cal education from Salem College in West Vi rginia in 1980. He later earned a mas- ter's degree in exercise physiol- ogy from Syracuse in 1986. Callahan has two children: Shayla and Zachary.

39 ASSISTANT COACH KEVIN LEWIS

About Kevin Lewis KEVIN LEWIS Full Name: Kevin N. Lewis

Assistant Coach • 4th Year at TCU Date of Birth: Division I Coach • 8th Year Overall November 6, 1964 Hometown: Beginning his fourth season with the Horned Cornwall, N.Y. Frogs, and his eighth year as an assistant coach in the collegiate ranks, is Kevin Lewis. Lewis was hired by Wife: TCU head coach Neil Dougherty in April of 2002. Veronica Several of Overall, Lewis possesses more than a decade of L e w i s ’ p l a y e r s Children: coaching experience at the high school and Division I at Episcopal Kelvin, Kalvin and Kaillyn level. Prior to coming to TCU, he spent one season at went on to play New Mexico and three at Baylor. at the Division Education: I level, including Ben Echols, who played center at SMU (B.S., 1986) “Kevin Lewis is well respected throughout the Baylor from 1997-2000. state of Texas both as a coach and as a recruiter,” Playing Experience: Dougherty said. “When Kevin arrrived at TCU, he A former all-Southwest Conference player at SMU (1983-86) gave us instant credibility with coaches and potential SMU, Lewis was a four-year letterman (1982-86). student-athletes throughout the state. He also brought The Mustangs posted an 85-40 record during Lewis' Assistant Coaching Experience: a different view of coaching basketball because he career, earned two trips to the NCAA Tournament New Mexico (1998-99) came from another successful staff. I have had an (1984, 1985) and made one appearance in the NIT Baylor (1999-2002) opportunity to learn from him, and he has had the (1986). Lewis earned first team all-SWC honors his TCU (2002-Present) chance to learn from me.” senior year, when he led the Mustangs in scoring with an average of 18.6 points per game. He scored 1,026 NCAA Tournament Experience: Before his stint at New Mexico, the 40-year-old career points and totaled 413 rebounds in 111 games SMU (1984, 1985) - Player Lewis spent the previous eight years as a high school and 67 starts at SMU. Lewis graduated from SMU in coach in Houston. In his final two years in Houston, 1986 with a degree in psychology. National Invitation Tournament Experience: he coached at the Homeschool Christian Yo u t h SMU (1986) - Player Association (HCYA), a program for students who are Following his collegiate career, Lewis was Baylor (2001) homeschooled. drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the sixth round of TCU (2005) the 1986 NBA Draft. He spent the 1986-87 season In the six years prior to HCYA, Lewis was head playing professionally in Australia for Hobart and Lewis, a life-long New York Knicks and New coach at Episcopal High School, also in Houston. Melbourne. After returning from Australia, Lewis York Yankees fan, was born in Cornwall, N.Y., on Episcopal won back-to-back Southwest Preparatory spent time with the Dallas Mavericks before a five- Nov. 6, 1964. He attended O'Neill High School in Conference titles under Lewis in 1995 and 1996. month stint traveling with the Harlem Magicians. Highland Falls, N.Y. Lewis and his wife, Veronica, are the parents of three: Kelvin, Kalvin and Kaillyn.

40 ASSISTANT COACH JEFF LUSTER

About Jeff Luster JEFF LUSTER Full Name: Jeffrey Todd Luster

Assistant Coach • 4th Year at TCU Date of Birth: Division I Coach • 6th Year Overall June 2, 1971 Hometown: After serving three seasons as TCU’s director of Littleton, Colo. basketball operations, 34-year-old Jeff Luster was promoted to assistant coach in April of 2005. Luster Wife: came to TCU from the University of Colorado, where Shay he served as the director of basketball operations for Luster spent head coach Ricardo Patton during the 2001-02 sea- the 1998-99 Children: son. campaign serv- Taylor, Payton and Cooper ing as both an “Jeff has done a great job with our administra- assistant bas- Education: tive work, and now we're giving him the opportunity ketball coach and head golf coach at Lamar Tabor College (B.A., 1996) to work on the other side of our program,” Dougherty Community College in Lamar, Colo. said. “He is very organized and energetic and is a tire- Playing Experience: less worker. Jeff has had, and will continue to have, a Luster started his coaching career as a student Seattle University (1990-91) positive impact on the TCU basketball program.” assistant at Tabor College in the 1995-96 season. He Tabor College (1993-95) then moved on to Central (Kan.) College and Before his stint at Colorado, Luster served as McPherson (Kan.) College, where he spent one sea- Assistant Coaching/Operations Experience: associate head coach at Tabor College in Hillsboro, son on each staff. U.S. Air Force Academy (1999-2000) Kan. In his lone season at Ta b o r, the program Colorado (2001-02) advanced to the Sweet 16 in the 2001 NAIA He graduated from Tabor College in 1996 with TCU (2002-Present) Tournament. While at Tabor, Luster’s primary duties a bachelor’s degree in physical education. As a play- included on-floor coaching, recruiting, scouting and er, he lettered in basketball and earned second team National Invitation Tournament Experience: film exchange. He worked in a similar capacity at the all-conference honors at guard. TCU (2005) United States Air Force Academy in the 1999-2000 season. Born June 2, 1971, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Luster graduated from Littleton High School in 1990. Prior to his one year in Colorado Springs, He and his wife, Shay, have three children: Taylor, Payton and Cooper.

41 DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS CHRIS CRUTCHFIELD

About Chris Crutchfield Full Name: CHRIS CRUTCHFIELD Christopher D. Crutchfield Director of Operations • 1st Year at TCU Date of Birth: December 20, 1968 Division I Coach • 6th Year Overall Hometown: The newest member of the TCU basketball staff Hopkinsville, Ky. is veteran coach Chris Crutchfield, who was hired as the program’s director of operations in June. Wife: Crutchfield spent the previous four seasons as an Jodi assistant coach at New Mexico State. at Tyler (Texas) Children: Junior College, Derrick, Jalen and Joshua “We’re excited to have Chris join our staff,” he took over as Dougherty said. “He is a very hard worker who brings the school’s Education: a lot to our program. Chris is very familiar with Texas head coach for Nebraska-Omaha (B.S., 1992) and will also set a good example in everything he the 1999-00 and 2000-01 campaigns. As head coach, Nebraska-Omaha (M.S., 1996) does. He will be someone whom the kids can look up his teams posted an overall record of 35-28 (.556). In to and emulate.” addition, his Apache squads had a graduation rate of Assistant Coaching/Operations Experience: 91 percent. Crutchfield served the past four years on former Nebraska-Omaha (1995-96) Texas-San Antonio (1996-97) New Mexico State coach Lou Henson’s staff. He was Prior to taking the position at Tyler in June of Tyler Junior College (1997-1999) part of 20-win seasons during both the 2001-02 and 1997, he spent the 1996-97 season as an assistant New Mexico State (2001-2005) 2002-03 seasons. In addition, the Aggies claimed the coach at Texas-San Antonio. He began his coaching TCU (2005-Present) 2002 Sun Belt Conference championship. career at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska- Omaha, in the 1995-96 campaign. Crutchfield is a Head Coaching Experience: “I had the honor to work for a coaching legend member of the National Association of Basketball Tyler Junior College (1999-2001) in Lou Henson and now I am getting to work along- Coaches (NABC), Black Coaches Association (BCA) side Coach Dougherty, who I feel is one of the hottest and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches in 1996. He and his wife Jodi have been married for up-and-coming coaches in the business,” Crutchfield (TABC). said. “I will be a sponge just trying to soak up infor- 12 years. The couple has three sons: Derrick (18), Jalen (5) and Joshua (4). Derrick is a freshman point mation from this staff every day. Someone told me a Crutchfield graduated from the University of guard at Panola Junior College in Carthage, Texas. long time ago to put myself around good people. I’m Nebraska-Omaha with a bachelor’s degree in criminal in very good company here.” justice in 1992. He received his master’s degree from UNO in health, physical education and administration Crutchfield has experience at a pair of Texas colleges. Following two seasons as an assistant coach

42 ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTORS

all phases of sports programs, from marketing and promotions, to fund rais- DAVIS BABB ing, personnel management and broadcasting. A native of Reelsville, Ind., Girton began her administrative career at Associate Athletics Director Western Carolina in 1996, supervising 11 sports and overseeing academic Davis Babb was named associate athletics director support services, the Life Skills program, and the Student-Athlete Council. In for development on August 1, 1999. Babb oversees all addition, Girton handled personnel management, budget preparation, event athletic fundraising activities for the University with a scheduling and operations, marketing and promotions, and fund raising, along primary emphasis on major gifts for athletics, new facil- with community and alumni outreach activities. ities and capital improvements. He also oversees the A 1981 graduate of Taylor (Ind.) University, Girton earned a master's operation of the TCU Frog Club. Babb joined the TCU degree from Ball State in 1982 and received a second master's from Indiana athletics staff as associate athletics director for external State in 1983. Girton enrolled in the doctoral program at Purdue in 1995. She operations on June 1, 1998. He was named the University Division 2001 Fund served as special events coordinator for the Purdue Alumni Association, while Raiser of the Year by the National Association of Athletic Development also providing analysis on the women's basketball radio broadcasts. Prior to Directors (NAADD). her stint at Purdue, Girton coached women's collegiate basketball for 10 years. Babb has over 20 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics, both as a She was named the TCU Athletics Department "Teammate of the Year" fol- coach and administrator. Prior to TCU, Babb spent 13 years at Virginia lowing the 2000-01 school year. Military Institute, including the final seven years as Athletics Director. Babb is a 1978 graduate of Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., where he majored in speech and communications. At Appalachian State, he JACK HESSELBROCK lettered four seasons in tennis, capturing both Southern Conference singles and doubles titles. Following graduation, Babb worked as an account execu- Associate Athletics Director tive with the Charlotte Observer and WBT Radio in Charlotte, N.C. In 1982, Jack Hesselbrock is in his 18th year with the athlet- Babb returned to college athletics as the head women’s tennis coach at ics department and his ninth year as an associate athlet- Furman University. In 1984, Babb left Furman to join the VMI athletic depart- ics director. Hesselbrock oversees the football, men's ment. Babb and his wife, Anne, are the parents of a son, Carter. basketball and volleyball programs, the athletics aca- demic support department and athletic business office He was promoted to associate athletics director/busi- ROSS BAILEY ness operations in June 1996, after serving eight years in the department coordinating academics. Hesselbrock joined the TCU ath- Associate Athletics Director letic department in 1988. He was later named associate athletics director/inter- Longtime TCU athletic trainer Ross Bailey begins nal affairs in 1999. his sixth year as the school's associate director of athlet- A 1982 graduate of TCU, Hesselbrock earned his B.S. in sociology, then ics for operations. In his role, Bailey supervises the received his master's in business administration from TCU in 1986. The sports medicine department, equipment room, video Cleburne, Texas, native worked four-plus years in juvenile services with the services and strength and development. He also directs Tarrant County Juvenile Department. and manages the game-day operations for football, He is married to the former Angie Ahten, also a TCU alum, and they are men's basketball and baseball. In addition, he oversees the parents of two daughters, Molly and Brooke, and a son, Alex. Molly lost new facility development and construction as well as the maintenance of cur- a courageous battle with cancer on Feb. 21, 2004. She will forever be our rent facilities. daughter and Brooke and Alex's big sister. She lives on in our family's heart. Prior to taking on his new responsibilities, Bailey spent the previous 22 years as head athletic trainer at TCU. A certified and licensed athletic trainer, he is a member of the NATA and serves as a member on the Board of Athletic SCOTT KULL Training for the Texas Department of Health. He also works as an associate on the Justin Boots sports medicine team. Associate Athletics Director Bailey was the 1985 recipient of the Eddie Wojecki Athletic Trainer of the Scott Kull joined the Horned Frog family in August Year Award and earned the Frank Medina Award for service to athletic train- of 2005 after spending the previous seven years at ing and mankind in 1999. He was inducted into the SWATA Hall of Fame in Florida State University. At TCU, Kull is responsible 2000. for overseeing the marketing, ticket office and media Bailey received his bachelor's degree from TCU in 1976 and his master's relations operations, as well as serving as the liaison to degree in education in 1978 from TCU. Bailey and his wife, the former Mary the ESPN Regional office. In addition, he is the admin- Hutton of San Antonio, are the parents of two daughters, Lauren, a junior at istrator for the sports of men's and women's golf, men's TCU, and Courtney. and women's swimming and men's and women's track & field. Prior to his arrival in Fort Worth, he held the position of assistant athletics director for marketing and general manager of Seminole athletics marketing MARCY GIRTON for one year. As the director of the Seminole athletics marketing office, Kull oversaw all aspects of advertising sales, promotions, tickets sales, corporate Associate Athletics Director/SWA sponsorships and coaches' endorsements for the university's 19 sports. Marcy Girton serves as associate director of athlet- Kull originally moved to Tallahassee in 1997 to become the director of ath- ics/senior woman administrator. She is responsible for letics marketing. In 1999, Kull was named the general manager of Host overseeing the athletics compliance program and Communications and director of sales for Seminole athletics marketing. departmental policies, as well as athletics financial aid, Prior to joining the FSU staff, Kull worked in the athletics marketing and the Student Athlete Advisory Council. She also departments for several other nationally recognized universities, including supervises the sports of women's basketball, soccer and Florida, Ohio State and Georgia Tech. He earned his bachelor's degree in busi- men's and women's tennis. ness and organizational communications from Otterbein College. The native Girton has a broad background in intercollegiate athletics as an athlete, of New London, N.H., earned his master's degree in sport management from coach and administrator. Since joining TCU in 1999, she has been involved in The Ohio State University.

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JUDY GOLDEN KRISTIE LE Academic Advisor Associate Media Relations Director Judy Golden, who has worked at TCU since May of 1997, is Kristie Le is in her first season handling the media relations in her third year in the Horned Frog Athletics Department. She efforts for the Horned Frogs’ men's basketball, cross country has served as the academic advisor for the men’s basketball pro- and track & field programs. She also assists in day-to-day as gram for two years. She works with all members of the team to well as game-day operations of TCU’s 19 sports. ensure that they are progressing toward graduation through aca- Prior to coming to TCU, Le was the director of media rela- demic plans, tutorial support and course scheduling. tions at the Southland Conference for two and a half years. She Prior to working in athletics, Golden advised students in handled the publicity efforts for the league’s women’s sports, TCU’s M.J. Neeley School of Business for six years. Golden including soccer, volleyball, women’s basketball and softball. received her undergraduate degree from Texas Tech in 1977 and her M.L.A. degree from In addition, she was responsible for women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis while TCU in 2001. also assisting with football and outdoor track & field. Golden and her husband, Mark, will celebrate their 33rd anniversary in December. Le has worked several NCAA postseason tournaments as a media relations assistant. They are the parents of two children, Ben (28) and Rachel (26), also a TCU alum. Most recently, she was the media distribution coordinator at the first and second rounds of the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in Oklahoma City and served as a media relations assistant at the 2004 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in San Antonio. She also has been a media relations volunteer at the Cotton Bowl the past three years. CHRIS HALL Le, a Dallas native, worked in the Texas Tech athletics media relations office for two years as a student assistant, where she served as the primary contact for the men’s and Director of Sports Medicine women’s golf teams. She also interned with the American Junior Golf Association in the Chris Hall is now in his 21st year as an athletic trainer at summer of 2002. Le holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations with a minor in politi- TCU and his third as director of sports medicine, a promotion cal science from Texas Tech. that took place in March of 2003. Hall became just the second director of sports medicine in school history. He is responsible for athletic injury recognition and care, treatment and rehabilitation for the men’s basketball team, and JOAN OWENS also coordinates all athletic training support services for the ath- letics department. He was named the TCU A t h l e t i c s Administrative Assistant Department Teammate of the Year in 1999. Including his time as a student trainer for the One of the most important people in the TCU basketball Horned Frogs, Hall has spent 23 seasons on the TCU basketball sidelines. office is administrative assistant Joan Owens. Owens has been Hall joined the TCU athletics staff in 1984 after serving a year with the training staff a member of the TCU athletics family since 1997. at the University of Arkansas. Prior to joining the Razorbacks, Hall was a student train- Among Owens’ duties are the handling of all correspon- er with the Dallas Cowboys. dence, communications and special projects for Neil Dougherty, A 1983 graduate of TCU, Hall obtained his B.S. in secondary education. Then in as well as for the entire coaching staff. 1989, he earned a Master of Arts degree in liberal arts, also from TCU. A native of Joan and her husband, Warren, the vice-president of an air Atlanta, Ga., Hall is married to the former Rebecca Brill of Simi Valley, Calif. They are freight company at D/FW Airport, are the parents of four chil- the parents of a daughter, Katie Elizabeth, and two sons, Christopher Ryan and Jared dren: Dr. Andrew Owens, M.D., a resident at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.; Lindsay, Michael. who graduated from TCU in May 2001 with a degree in advertising/public relations; Steven, who received a B.A. in business administration from TCU in May 2004; and KELLY IMIG Mitch, a freshman at TCU. Assistant Director of Marketing JOE WALKER Kelly Imig has served as assistant director of marketing since July of 2004. Her primary focus is on the marketing of men's A s s t. Strength and Conditioning Coach basketball. In her role, she organizes the selling of men’s basket- Joe Walker is a recent addition to the Horned Frogs’ strength ball season, group and individual game tickets, is in charge of and conditioning staff, as he joined the department in June of in-game promotions, designs promotional material and oversees 2005. He is responsible for the strength and conditioning of the community relations efforts. men's basketball team as well as the women’s soccer squad. Imig is a 2001 graduate of TCU with a degree in psychology. Walker most recently served as a graduate assistant for P r e v i o u s l y, she worked as the Director of the T C U Auburn from 2003-05, where he received his Master’s Degree Phonathon/Annual Fund Officer where she was responsible for raising $630,000 per year in education. He previously gained collegiate strength and con- over the past three years. ditioning experience through internships at Kansas State in She also is involved in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Tarrant Country program and 2002 and at Pittsburgh in 2000. was the 2001 Big Sister of the Year in Fort Worth and the Big Sister of the Year in Texas Walker earned an undergraduate degree in recreation fitness management from Lock in 2005. In August of 2005, she was honored as the Athletics Department’s Teammate of Haven University of Pennsylvania in 2002. He is married to wife Lauren. the Month. BASKETBALL STUDENT STAFF

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