Husky Coaches Head Coach In just six years, Lorenzo Romar has elevated runner-up for the third straight season. UW won two Seventh Season at Washington Washington to the elite level of college . The NCAA tournament games before an overtime setback charismatic coach plans to stay at the top after putting against top-seed Connecticut. together several highly regarded recruiting classes that He guided the Huskies to a 29-6 record in 2005, rated among the nation’s best tying the 1938 squad for the highest win total in school Romar begins his seventh season at Washington in history. UW finished second in the Pac-10 standings 2008-09 after directing the team to 119 wins since 2004, with a 14-4 mark. one of the best six-year records in school history. The After receiving their first ever No. 1 seed, the Huskies are one of the winningest teams in the Pac-10 Huskies posted two NCAA Tournament victories and during that span. advanced to the Sweet 16. Romar, who led UW to its He coached UW to back-to-back Sweet 16 berths first conference tournament championship, was named (2005 & 2006) for the first time in school history. UW the 2005 Pac-10 Coach of the Year and Black Coaches participated in three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, Association National Coach of the Year. from 2004-06, for just the second time. Romar fashioned a spectacular turnaround during Romar already ranks fourth among his second season when UW posted a 19-12 record in all-time UW coaches. He posted his 2004 and participated in the NCAA Tournament for the 100th UW win on Feb. 12, 2007 first time since 1999. against Stanford. In 2004, Romar guided the Huskies to their first Romar was honored at the second-place regular-season finish since 1986 and their 2006 Final Four as the winner first Pac-10 Tournament championship game appearance of the “Keys since 1987. to Life” Award following a After opening the conference campaign with an 0-5 season in which he directed record, UW reeled off 12 wins in its final 13 Pac-10 out- the Huskies to a 26-7 record. ings. Capping the run was a 75-62 triumph over No. 1 UW was 13-5 in Pac-10 play, and previously undefeated Stanford in the final regular- Coach Romar looks to bring this year’s class of finishing as the conference season game. His Huskies won all three meetings with Huskies back to the NCAA Tournament . highly ranked Arizona, sweeping the season series for the first time since 1984. The remarkable 2004 season was ended by a in 1999. During his first season at SLU, the Billikens upset No. 1 102-100 loss to UAB in the first round of the NCAA Cincinnati in the second round of the Conference USA tournament Tournament. and went on to win the championship and the league’s automatic Romar is in his 13th year as an NCAA head coach berth into the NCAAs. after compiling a 212-160 record in his previous 12 During each of his final two seasons at Saint Louis, his teams seasons. His six-year record at UW entering the 2007- defeated Washington. The Billikens beat UW 69-61 on Dec. 5, 08 season is 118-72. 2000 in Seattle and 71-70 on Dec. 29, 2001 in St. Louis. He was named to head up the program at his alma Seattle was the site of one of Romar’s great coaching mater on April 3, 2002. A point guard for the moments. As an assistant coach, he helped UCLA to an 89-78 Huskies’ 1978-79 and 1979-80 teams, triumph over Arkansas in the Kingdome to win the 1995 NCAA Romar is the 18th head coach in Championship. , an assistant coach on Romar’s Washington’s 103-year history. Saint Louis and Washington staffs, was one of the stars for the He is the first African-American Bruins during that national title contest. coach to lead the Washington Romar built a reputation at UCLA (1992-96) as one of the na- basketball program. tion’s top recruiters and was credited with recruiting much of the His inaugural Washing- talent that formed the core of the Bruins’ title team. ton campaign concluded In three years at Saint Louis, Romar compiled a 51-44 (.537) with a 10-17 record. UW record, including wins over nine different conference champions. placed ninth in the Pac-10 His 51 wins rank No. 7 among all-time SLU coaches and is the with a 5-13 mark. The young fourth-best three-year total in the school’s history. Husky roster included only one Romar was named head basketball coach at Saint Louis on senior and six freshmen. March 26, 1999. In his inaugural season at the school, Romar Romar is well respected guided the Billikens to a 19-14 record that marked the third best among his peers as his selection as debut season-record in Saint Louis annals. the head coach for the U.S. under-18 na- In directing the Billikens to the Conference USA Tournament tional team can attest. He led the U.S. juniors, title and an automatic invitation to the NCAA Tournament, Romar including Husky Spencer Hawes, to a gold medal at became the first Saint Louis coach to accomplish either feat in his the 2006 FIBA Americas championship. debut season. The 1999-2000 season marked many other notable He served as an assistant to head coach firsts as well. on the 2003 USA Basketball Pan American Games Romar became the first coach in history to lead SLU into the staff. NCAA Tournament in his debut season after winning the school’s Washington is Romar’s third stint as a head col- first conference tournament title. Saint Louis upset a No. 1 team, lege coach. During three-year tenures at Pepperdine Cincinnati, for the first time since the 1952. (1997-1999) and Saint Louis (2000-2002), he gained The 2000-01 SLU squad posted a 17-14 record and became a reputation as a hard-working coach admired for the first team in Conference USA history to defeat perennial pow- integrity and dedication. er Cincinnati in back-to-back games. The Billikens finished with a At both Pepperdine and Saint Louis, Romar 15-16 record in 2001-02 against a difficult schedule that included helped to revive programs to a competitive level. He 14 games against teams that qualified for the postseason. led the Waves to a pair of second-place finishes in Prior to coaching at Saint Louis, Romar amassed a three-year the and an NIT invitation record of 42-44 (.488) at Pepperdine, including 36 wins in his final

66 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL FAST FACTS two seasons with the Waves. He took control of the Waves’ program in February 1996 Birthdate: .November 13, 1958 and quickly established himself as a top recruiter, bringing in talent that would guide the Waves to a postseason appearance in 1999. Birthplace: .South Gate, Calif. In his second year, Romar staged a significant 11-game improvement over the previous season to finish with a 17-10 record and earn a second-place finish in the West Coast Conference, just one game behind champion Gonzaga. Pepperdine was the Colleges: .Washington, 1978-80 second-most improved NCAA Division I team in in 1997-98, trailing only Connecticut. .Cerritos (Calif.) CC; 1976-78 In his final season at the school, Romar guided Pepperdine to a 19-13 record and a .Cincinnati, 1992 (criminal justice) bid to the NIT, the Waves’ first postseason appearance in five years. The season after his departure, Pepperdine earned an NCAA Tournament berth High School: .Pius X HS (Compton, with the majority of players Romar recruited. One of those players was Brandon Calif.) Armstrong who was the 23rd selection overall in the 2001 NBA Draft. Prior to his stint at Pepperdine, Romar was the top assistant under at UCLA from 1992-1996. He recruited such talent as , Cameron Dollar, J.R. Family: Wife, Leona; Daughters Henderson, Kris Johnson, Jelani McCoy and Charles O’Bannon. Terra, Tavia & Taylor That recruiting bonanza helped lead the Bruins to back-to-back Pac-10 champion- As A Collegiate Head Coach ships in 1995 and 1996. UCLA registered a 31-2 record in 1995 and won the NCAA crown. Years School Record Pct. UCLA’s record during Romar’s four-year assistant coaching tenure was a stunning 1997-99 Pepperdine 42–44 .488 97-28 (.776). 2000-02 Saint Louis 51–44 .537 A native of Compton, Calif., Romar graduated from Pius X High School. He earned 2003-present Washington 119-72 .623 his associate degree from Cerritos (Calif.) Community College in 1978 before studying Totals (12 years) 212–160 .570 at UW from 1978-80. He completed his coursework at Cincinnati, receiving his bach- elor’s degree in criminal justice in 1992. • Directed the Huskies to three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths for During his sophomore year at Cerritos, Romar led the Falcons to a 23-8 record, only the second time. averaged 14.1 points per game, set the school record for single-season assists and • Guided Washington to the school’s first back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances, earned first-team all-league honors. Romar was inducted into the California Commu- in 2005 and 2006. nity College Hall of Fame in 1992. He transferred to Washington in 1978 and played two seasons for legendary Husky • Won two conference tournaments, 2001 Conference USA with Saint Louis head coach . Romar was a two-year starter for the Huskies on the and 2005 Pac-10 with UW. 1978-79 and 1979-80 teams. Romar played all 27 games, starting seven times for the 1978-79 UW squad that • Drew No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed at UW in 2005. finished with an 11-16 record and a 6-12 mark in Pac-10 play. He averaged 6.0 points • Participated in eight NCAA Tournaments, four as an assistant coach at and 1.4 rebounds during his junior season while posting team-leading totals of 80 UCLA between 1993-96 and four as a head coach, at Washington (2004, assists and 35 steals. He shot 51 percent from the field and 72 percent from the free 2005, 2006), Saint Louis (2000). throw line. As a senior in 1979-80, Romar played all 28 games for the Huskies who posted an • Took five teams into postseason play during his 10 years as a head coach, 18-10 record, including a 9-9 conference mark. Washington participated in the National including an NIT bid with Pepperdine in 1999. Invitation Tournament. He led all UW playmakers with 99 assists while averaging 9.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. As A Collegiate Assistant Coach Romar served as team captain his senior year. He was the recipient of the Most Years School Record Pct. Inspirational Award both years, an honor voted on by his teammates. 1993-96 UCLA 97–28 .776 The Golden State Warriors selected Romar in the seventh round of the 1980 NBA Totals (4 years) 97–28 .776 Draft with the 141st pick overall. He totaled 1,731 points (5.9 average) and distributed • Spent four seasons as an assistant coach under Jim Harrick at UCLA, 1,022 assists (3.5 average) during 291 career regular-season NBA games. His five-year during which time the Bruins went to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, NBA career included stints with Golden State (1981-84), Milwaukee (1984) and Detroit advanced to the 1993 Elite 8 and won the NCAA title in 1995. (1984-85). After the 1984-85 season, Romar joined Athletes in Action (AIA), the athletic divi- As A Collegiate Player sion of Campus Crusade for Christ, a non-denominational ministry that began in 1951 Years School Record Pct. at UCLA. 1977 Cerritos CC 18–11 .621 Romar started 224 of 233 games during his seven years as a player for AIA. 1978 Cerritos CC 23–8 .742 In 1991-92, he averaged 24.4 points, 5.9 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 54.5 1979 Washington 11–16 .407 percent from the field, including 49.5 percent from beyond the 3-point arc and 83.7 percent from the free throw line. 1980 Washington (NIT) 18–10 .642 Romar set single-game records while an AIA player for most points (54) and Totals (4 years) 70–45 .609 assists (21). He remains the team’s all-time assists leader (1,689) and ranks No. 2 in • Selected by Golden State in the seventh round of the 1980 NBA Draft, the all-time scoring (4,244). In 1992, the then 34-year-old Romar scored 45 points against 141st player selected overall. Michigan’s “Fab Five” freshmen, who went on to reach the NCAA championship game. In 1989, Romar took on co-head coaching duties for AIA, in addition to his • Played five years in the NBA, including three-plus seasons with Golden continued responsibilities as a player. The year prior to Romar’s assuming the coaching State (1981-84), one with Milwaukee (1984-85) and part of one (1985) with position, AIA went 12-25, the worst record in franchise history. Just three years later, Detroit. Romar directed the 1991-92 AIA team to 21 wins, including a victory over NCAA Final Four participant Florida. • Totalled 1,731 points (5.9 average) and 1,022 assists (3.5 average) in 291 Romar served during the summer of 1997 as an assistant under Rick Majerus for career regular-season NBA games. the United States’ 22 & Under Team that competed at the World Championships in • Played for Athletes in Action from 1985-92, serving as player-coach Melbourne, Australia. between 1989-92. At Washington, he replaced who resigned on Mar. 13, 2002. Romar is the second former Husky player to return as the head coach. He joins Lynn Nance, who • Started 224 of 233 games for AIA, amassing 4,244 points (18.2 ppg) and played at UW from 1964-65 and was the Huskies’ head coach for four seasons from 1,689 assists (7.2 apg). 1989-93. Romar and his wife, Leona, have three daughters — Terra, Tavia and Taylor.

67 what others say about coach romar “Years from now, we’ll look at Romar as the man who saved major in Seattle. Not since Marv Harshman walked the sidelines has the populace been so gaga over the program.” — John Sleeper, Everett Herald

“The guy’s got such high character and he’s got a way of being persistent without coming across as pushy. He’s a humble guy who’s done a great job. He and his staff have done an excellent job of showing kids that they don’t have to go away from home to receive a great college experience.” — Paul Hewitt, Georgia Tech head coach

“He has the type of moral character that we need in basketball today. He always puts people at ease. He is an outstanding coach. I see nothing but a bright future for Lorenzo.” — John Wooden, former UCLA head Coach Romar with, daughters Tevia, Taylor, Terra ,and wife Leona. coach and Hall of Famer

“He’s a natural communicator. In the coaching profes- sion, he is one of the most gifted individuals I know in ROMAR year-by-Year the way he communicates and connects with people, whether they are fans, alumni, boosters, coaches, As An Assistant Coach recruits, or the custodian at a high school gym.” Year Institution W-L Pct. Conferece (Place) Postseason — , ESPN commentator and 1993 UCLA 22–11 .667 11–7 (3rd, tied) NCAA Elite 8 former UCLA coach 1994 UCLA 21–7 .750 13–5 (2nd, tied) NCAA 1st Round 1995 UCLA 31–2 .939 16–2 (1st) NCAA Champion “Lorenzo Romar’s class on the court as a coach is — The Bruins won the NCAA championship with an 89-78 win over Arkansas at Seattle’s Kingdome exceeded only by his class off the court as a person. — Won the Pacific-10 Conference championship Lorenzo cares foremost about the student-athletes’ 1996 UCLA 23–8 .742 16–2 (1st) NCAA 1st Round education. He’s a man of great passion and is a terrific — UCLA won its second straight Pac-10 title and participated in the NCAA Tournament teacher of the game of basketball. He has an excellent 4–year UCLA Totals 97–28 .776 56-16 in Pacific-10 Conference work ethic.” — Rick Majerus, former University of Utah As A Head Coach head coach Year Institution W-L Pct. Conference (Place) Postseason 1997 Pepperdine 6–21 .222 4–10 (6th, tied) WCC 1st Round “Lorenzo Romar is more than just an outstanding basketball coach. His is someone who genuinely cares — Tied for sixth place in the West Coast Conference about his players on and off the court. He is a tireless 1998 Pepperdine 17–10 .630 9–5 (2nd) WCC 1st Round worker.” — Roy Williams, University of — The second-most improved team in the NCAA, won 11 more games than the previous year Kansas head coach 1999 Pepperdine 19–13 .594 9–5 (2nd, tied) NIT 1st Round — Competed in the National Invitation Tournament, the Waves’ first postseason berth in five years “Lorenzo if the best fit I’ve seen at any college for Pepperdine Totals 42–44 .488 22–20 in West Coast Conference a long, long time. They’re getting a great guy, a straight arrow. He knows the recruiting area down south and he has a lot of good UW contacts up here.” Year Institution W-L Pct. Conferece (Place) Postseason — Marv Harshman, former UW head coach 2000 Saint Louis 19–14 .576 7–9 (7th, tied) NCAA 1st Round and Hall of Famer — Participated in the NCAA Tournament (lost to 48-45 to Utah in first round) — First coach in Saint Louis history to lead team to NCAA berth in his first season “The Huskies have themselves a fine young coach, — Won the Conference USA Tournament, the first in Saint Louis University history an outstanding recruiter, and a man of character. This — Led SLU to an upset over a No. 1 team (Cincinnati) for the first time since 1951-52 could be the start of a beautiful relationship.” 2001 Saint Louis 17–14 .548 8–8 (8th) C-USA Quarterfinal — Larry Henry, Everett Herald — Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament — SLU became the first team in Conference USA history to defeat Cincinnati in back-to-back games “Lorenzo is one of the bright young guys in our profes- — The Billikens swept the season series from Louisville for the first time in 35 years, since 1964-65 sion. There’s no doubt that he’s one of the rising stars in basketball. He’s got undying enthusiasm and great 2002 Saint Louis 15–16 .484 9–7 (5th) C-USA 1st Round passion for the game of basketball. I hire people who Saint Louis Totals 51–44 .537 24–24 in Conference USA can communicate their thoughts and ideas to others, and he is one of the best in the world.” — Jim Harrick, former UCLA head coach

68 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL what others say about coach romar

“Romar wanted the Huskies job from the moment (Barbara) Hedges announced it was open. He wanted it despite misgivings about departing a fine school located in one of the great sports cities in America. he wanted it more than anything he’s ever wanted, which is saying something about a former junior-college role player who scratched and clawed his way through a five-year NBA career on sheer desire.” — John McGrath, Tacoma News Tribune

“Coach Romar is a genuine person. He really cares about the players both on and off the court. He taught me about college basketball and academics. Coach Romar tries to get the maximum out of his players, and he helped me realize my potential. If Coach Romar had told me to run through a brick wall because it would Lorenzo Romar lettered two seasons at Wash- Lorenzo Romar was an assistant coach when UCLA have made me a better player, I would have done it.” ington, in 1978-79 and 1979-80. won the 1995 NCAA Championship in Seattle. — Jelani McCoy, former UCLA player (1995- 98)

“Lorenzo played for me in Milwaukee and was one of the most forthright and hard-working players I ever Year Institution W-L Pct. Conferece (Place) Postseason coached. He was totally dedicated to the game. I love to 2003 Washington 10–17 .370 5–13 (9th) see guys that are dedicated like him go into coaching.” — Second former Husky player to return to Washington as head coach — Don Nelson, Dallas Mavericks GM and 2004 Washington 19–12 .613 12–6 (2nd) NCAA Tournament head coach — Washington competed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999 — Dealt No. 1 Stanford its first loss after 29 straight wins. UW won 12 of its last 13 Pac-10 games “Having a member of the alumni in place is a posi- 2005 Washington 29–6 .829 14–4 (2nd) No. 1 seed, NCAA Sweet 16 tive; he learned a lot about the Pac-10 as a UCLA assistant, and now he returns to the conference. — UW won its first Pac-10 Tournament championship Romar can communicate; he has a great way with — Received the first NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed in school history and advanced to the Sweet 16 people, and I look for him to do a solid job with his 2006 Washington 26–7 .788 13–5 (2nd) NCAA Sweet 16 alma mater. His pride and love for the university, as — UW competed in third straight NCAA Tournament for second time in school history well as the city of Seattle, will show up big-time in — Huskies advanced to consecutive Sweet 16 appearances for the second time in school history the recruiting process. Romar should be a popular — Tutored Brandon Roy, a first-team All-American, Pac-10 Player of the Year and the No. 6 NBA Draft pick coach in Seattle for years to come.” — Dick 2007 Washington 19–13 .594 8–10 (7th) Vitale, ESPN — Coached Spencer Hawes, the Huskies’ third straight first-round NBA Draft pick 2008 Washington 16-17 .485 7-11 (8th) 5–year Washington Totals 119–72 .623 59–52 in Pacific-10 Conference

ROMAR’s career player statistics Lorenzo Romar’s Washington Statistics Year GP/GS FG–A PCT 3PT-A FT–A PCT REB AVG PTS AVG A AVG TO BLK STL MIN 1978-79 27 / 7 66–130 .508 n/a 31–43 .721 38 1.4 163 6.0 80 3.0 43 3 35 535 1979-80 28 / 20 107–219 .489 n/a 45–59 .763 52 1.9 297 11.0 99 3.5 41 2 27 753 Totals 55 / 27 173–349 .496 n/a 76-102 .745 90 1.6 460 8.4 179 3.3 84 5 62 1288 Lorenzo Romar’s NBA Statistics Year GP/GS FG–A PCT 3PT–A PCT FT–A PCT REB–AVG PTS–AVG A BLK STL MIN 1981, Golden State 53 / – 87–211 .412 2–6 .333 43–63 .683 56 – 1.1 219 – 4.1 136 3 27 726 1982, Golden State 79 / 11 203–403 .504 3–15 .200 79–96 .823 98 – 1.2 488 – 6.2 226 13 60 1259 1983, Golden State 82 / 64 266–572 .465 10–33 .303 78–105 743 138 – 1.7 620 – 7.6 455 5 98 2130 1984, GS-Milwaukee 68 / 9 161–351 .459 4–33 .121 67–94 .713 93 – 1.4 393 – 5.8 193 8 55 1022 1985, Milw.-Detroit 9 / 0 3–16 .188 0–3 .000 5–5 1.000 0 – 0.0 11 – 1.2 12 0 4 51 Totals 291 / 84 720–1553 .464 19–90 .211 272–363 .749 385 – 1.3 1731 – 5.9 1022 29 244 5188 Playoff Totals 13 / 0 9–20 .450 0–3 .000 7–11 .636 3 – 0.2 25 – 1.9 15 0 0 67

69 ROMAR’s career record vs. opponents

Last Current PEP SLU UW Total Last Current PEP SLU UW Total Opponent Met Streak W–L W–L W–L W–L Opponent Met Streak W–L W–L W–L W–L Air Force 2006 Won 2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 Oregon 2008 Lost 3 0-0 0-0 7-6 7-6 Alabama 2005 Won 2 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 Oregon State 2008 Won 2 0-0 0-0 8-4 8-4 American University 2006 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Pacific 2005 Won 1 0-2 0-0 1-0 1-2 Arizona 2008 Won 1 0-0 0-0 7-7 7-7 Pepperdine 2007 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Arizona State 2008 Lost 1 0-0 0-0 11-3 11-3 Pittsburgh 2007 Lost 2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2 Arkansas-Little Rock 2002 Lost 1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Portland 2008 Won 1 3-3 0-0 1-0 4-3 Auburn 1998 Won 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Portland State 2008 Won 3 0-0 0-0 3-0 3-0 Austin Peay 1997 Lost 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Rhode Island 1999 Won 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Boise State 1998 Won 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 Sacred Heart 2005 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Brigham Young 1998 Lost 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 St. Bonaventure 2001 Won 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 Brigham Young-Hawai’i 1999 Won 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 St. Mary’s 1999 Won 2 3-4 0-0 0-0 3-4 California 2008 Lost 1 0-0 1-1 6-7 7-8 Sacramento State 2007 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Cal State Fullerton 1999 Lost 1 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 San Diego 1999 Won 2 4-3 0-0 0-0 4-3 Cal State Hayward 1997 Won 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 San Diego State 2005 Won 2 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 Cal State Northridge 2008 Won 2 0-2 0-0 2-0 2-2 San Francisco 1999 Won 1 4-3 0-0 0-0 4-3 UC Irvine 1999 Won 2 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 San Jose State 1999 Won 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 UC Riverside 2004 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Santa Clara 2003 Won 1 3-4 0-0 1-0 4-4 UC Santa Barbara 1999 Won 3 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 Seattle Pacific 2005 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Charlotte 2002 Won 1 0-0 4-2 0-0 4-2 Siena 1999 Lost 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Cincinnati 2002 Lost 3 0-0 2-5 0-0 2-5 South Florida 2001 Won 1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 Colorado 1999 Lost 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Southeast Missouri State 2002 Won 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 Columbia 2004 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Southern California College 1999 Won 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Connecticut 2006 Lost 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 Southern Illinois-Carbondale 2002 Lost 2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 Cornell 2006 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Southern Mississippi 2002 Lost 3 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-4 Dayton 2002 Lost 2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 Southern Utah 2007 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Denver 2002 Won 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 Southwest Missouri State 2002 Lost 1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 DePaul 2002 Won 2 0-0 4-3 0-0 4-3 Southwest Texas State 2000 Won 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 East Carolina 2002 Lost 1 0-0 2-1 0-0 2-1 Stanford 2008 Lost 2 0-0 0-0 6-8 6-8 Eastern Washington 2007 Won 4 0-0 0-0 4-1 4-1 Syracuse 2008 Lost 2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 Florida International 2003 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Texas A&M 2008 Lost 1 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 Fresno State 1999 Won 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Texas Tech 1999 Lost 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Furman 2002 Won 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 Tulane 2002 Lost 1 0-0 3-2 0-0 3-2 Georgia Tech 2002 Lost 1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 UAB 2004 Lost 1 0-0 3-0 0-1 3-1 Gonzaga 2007 Lost 1 3-3 0-0 1-4 4-7 UCLA 2008 Won 1 0-0 0-0 6-7 6-7 Hartford 2002 Won 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 USC 2008 Lost 2 0-0 0-0 8-4 8-4 Hawai’i 2001 Lost 1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Utah 2008 Won 2 0-0 0-1 2-0 2-1 Houston 2005 Won 1 0-0 3-1 2-1 5-2 Utah State 2006 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Idaho 2007 Won 3 0-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 Washington 2002 Won 2 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 Idaho State 2008 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Washington State 2008 Lost 7 0-0 0-0 5-8 5-8 Iowa 2001 Lost 1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Weber State 2007 Won 1 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 Iowa State 2002 Lost 1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Wichita State 1999 Won 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Illinois 2006 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 Wisconsin 1999 Lost 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 Illinois-Chicago 2001 Won 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 Wisconsin-Green Bay 2006 Won 1 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 Kansas 2000 Lost 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-3 Wyoming 2004 Lost 1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 Kansas State 2000 Lost 1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Totals 42–44 51–44 119–72 212-160 Lehigh 2006 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 • Postseason Play • Long Beach State 2008 Won 2 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 College Basketball Invitational 2008 Lost 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 Louisiana Tech 2000 Lost 1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Conference USA Tournament 2002 Lost 2 0-0 5-2 0-0 5-2 Louisiana State 2008 Won 2 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 Pac-10 Tournament 2007 Lost 2 0-0 0-0 5-3 5-3 Louisville 2005 Lost 1 0-0 5-1 0-1 5-2 West Coast Conf. Tourney 1999 Lost 1 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 Loyola Marymount 2006 Won 3 3-3 0-0 2-0 5-3 National Invitation Tournament 1999 Lost 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Marist 1998 Won 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 NCAA Tournament 2006 Lost 1 0-0 0-1 4-3 4-4 Marquette 2002 Lost 4 0-0 1-5 0-0 1-5 Memphis 2001 Lost 1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 All-Time Washington Coaches Records Michigan State 1999 Lost 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Rank Coach Years W L Pct. Missouri 2002 Lost 2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 1. Clarence S. “Hec” Edmundson 1921–1947 488 195 .714 Missouri-Kansas City 2000 Won 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 2. Marv Harshman 1972–1985 246 146 .628 Montana 2005 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 3. Tippy Dye 1951–1959 156 91 .632 Montana State 2003 Lost 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 4. Lorenzo Romar 2003–present 119 72 .623 Morgan State 2006 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 5. Bob Bender 1994–2002 116 142 .450 Nevada-Las Vegas 2003 Lost 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 6. Andy Russo 1986–1989 61 62 .496 New Jersey Tech 2008 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 7. John Grayson 1960–1963 57 49 .538 New Mexico 2006 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 8t. Art McLarney 1948–1950 53 36 .596 Nicholls State 2007 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 8t. Mac Duckworth 1964–1968 53 74 .417 Norfolk State 1998 Won 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 10. Lynn Nance 1990–1993 50 62 .446 UNC Asheville 2000 Won 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 11. Tex Winter 1969–1971 45 35 .563 North Carolina State 2005 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 12. Anthony Savage 1914–1915 29 4 .879 Norhern Iowa 2007 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 13. Oscar Olson 1912–1913 26 10 .722 Oklahoma 2005 Won 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 14. David Hall 1909–1910 23 7 .767 Oklahoma State 2008 Lost 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 Old Dominion 1997 Lost 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 15. John Davidson 1916–1917 16 15 .516

70 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL cameron DOLLAR Assistant Coach Cameron Dollar three meetings with highly ranked Arizona and capped Seventh Season at Washington is in his seventh the regular season with a win over No. 1 and undefeated Birthdate ...... December 9, 1975 season as an Stanford. Birthplace ...... Atlanta, Ga. assistant coach Prior to his arrival at UW, Dollar served three years as an College ...... UCLA, 1997 at Washington. assistant coach on Romar’s Saint Louis University staff. Degree ...... B.A., History He was hired He helped the Billikens to a three-year record of 51-44 High School ...... Saint John’s at Prospect Hall, Md. onto Lorenzo (.537), including a 2000 Conference USA Tournament Family ...... Wife ...... Maureen Romar’s staff championship that secured the league’s automatic NCAA Son ...... Jalen on April 8, berth. Daughter...... Giselle 2002. Dollar began his coaching career as an assistant on the As An Assistant Coach Dollar helped staff of head coach Pat Douglass at UC Irvine in 1997. Year School Record Pct. direct the 1997-98 UC-Irvine 9–18 .333 Huskies to a He became the nation’s youngest head coach in 1998 1999 Georgia — — Pac-10 leading when, at age 22, he took the reins of the Southern 1999-00 Saint Louis (NCAA-64) 19–14 .576 119 wins since 2004, one of the best five-year spans in California College program in Costa Mesa, Calif. The Conference USA Tournament Champions UW history. Vanguards, who returned just six players from the previous 2000-01 Saint Louis 17–14 .548 season, posted an 11-22 record in Dollar’s only season, He played a major role in the spectacular 2005 and 2006 2001-02 Saint Louis 15–16 .484 but recorded wins over NAIA Top 25 teams Westmont and seasons that were among the finest in UW history. Dollar’s Saint Louis Totals (3 years) 51–44 .537 Azusa Pacific. contributions come both on the court, where he provides 2002-03 Washington 10–17 .370 2003-04 Washington (NCAA-64) 19–12 .613 a wealth of coaching knowledge and experience, and on After a three-month stay as a part-time assistant at the 2004-05 Washington (NCAA-16) 29–6 .829 the recruiting trail. He helped recruit back-to-back classes in 1999, Dollar left to join the Saint Pac-10 Tournament Champions that were ranked among the best in the nation. Louis coaching staff on a full-time basis. 2005-06 Washington (NCAA-16) 26–7 .788 In 2006, Dollar helped guide Washington to a 26-7 record. As a player, Dollar lettered four seasons at UCLA before 2006-07 Washington 19–13 .594 The Huskies made back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances graduating in 1997. He now returns to Seattle, the site 2007-08 Washington (CBI-16) 16-17 .485 for the first time ever. He was pivotal in the Huskies’ run of the Bruins’ 1995 NCAA Championship victory. UCLA Washington Totals (5 years) 119-72 .652 to their first Pac-10 Tournament championship in 2005 defeated Arkansas 89-78 at the Kingdome. Career Totals (9 years) 179–142 .558 and first ever No. 1 seed into the NCAA Tournament. UW Dollar played against the Huskies eight times between • Worked three months as a part-time assistant on Jim finished with a 29-6 record, tying the school record for 1994-97 and UCLA won all eight games. His most Harrick’s Georgia staff before taking a full-time assistant wins in a season. memorable moment against Washington was a half- position on Lorenzo Romar’s staff at Saint Louis. In 2004, the Huskies advanced to the championship game court shot from the left sideline at the overtime buzzer • His first assistant coaching job was at UC-Irvine in 1997-98 of the Pac-10 Tournament and competed in the NCAA that lifted the Bruins to a 91-88 victory on Mar. 7, 1996 at under Coach Pat Douglass. Tournament for the first time since 1999. UW swept all . That was Dollar’s only basket. As A Head Coach A four-year letterman at UCLA Year School Record Pct. from 1994-97, Dollar achieved 1998-99 So. California College 11–22 .333 national recognition in 1995 as a pivotal player in UCLA’s NCAA • Was the nation’s youngest head coach at age 22, directing championship season when he Southern California College in 1998-99. took over for injured starter Tyus As A Player Edney in the title game. In Dollar’s Year School Record Pct. final three collegiate seasons, the 1993-94 UCLA (NCAA-64) 21–7 .750 Bruins won the NCAA title and 1994-95 UCLA (NCAA-1) 32–1 .939 reached the Sweet 16 and Elite NCAA Champions, Pac-10 Champions Eight of the NCAA Tournament. 1995-96 UCLA (NCAA-64) 23–8 .742 Dollar averaged 5.0 points and 3.7 Pac-10 Champions assists per game during his four- 1996-97 UCLA (NCAA-8) 24–8 .750 year career. Pac-10 Champions Career Totals (4 years) 100–24 .806 He was recruited to UCLA by then- Bruins assistant Lorenzo Romar • Played point guard at UCLA from 1994 to 1997. Was coached and was reunited with his coach in his first three seasons by Jim Harrick and his senior season 2001 when Romar added Dollar to by Steve Lavin. his staff at Saint Louis University. • Started the 1995 NCAA championship game, directing UCLA Dollar is a native of Atlanta, where to the national title with an 89-78 victory over Arkansas at his father, Don, was the long-time Seattle’s Kingdome. coach at Clarkston High School • Helped lead the Bruins to three Pac-10 championships and is now coaching at Morehouse between 1995-97. College. • Drove the length of the court and scored on a layup with 1.9 Cameron and his wife, Maureen, seconds left to give UCLA a 74-73 overtime win over Iowa live in Seattle. They have a son, State in the 1997 NCAA Sweet 16. Jalen, born on April 26, 2005 and • Served two years (1996, 1997) as Bruins team captain. Assistant Coach Cameron Dollar with wife Maureen, son, Jalen a daughter, Giselle, who was born and daughter Giselle. Feb. 12, 2007.

71 paul FORTIER Assistant Coach Paul Fortier, Fortier brings extensive playing and teaching experience Fourth Season at Washington an All-Pac-10 to his new UW post. forward with After a tremendous collegiate career at UW, Fortier was Birthdate ...... January 27, 1964 the Huskies in selected by the Washington Bullets in the fifth round of Birthplace ...... San Francisco, Calif. 1986, is in his the 1986 NBA Draft, the 104th pick overall. He was a College ...... Washington (2003) fourth season standout in the European professional ranks, including Degrees ...... Bachelor’s–Psychology as an assistant stints in the top leagues of Italy, France, Spain and High School ...... St. Ignatius HS, San Francisco coach on the Greece. Fortier participated in the French All-Star Game Family ...... Wife ...... Elizabeth Washington in both 1997 and 1998 and was a member of the French Daughters ...... Kassia, Marissa staff. Cup-winning Cholet squad in 1998 and 1999. In 2007, he In 17 years playing in Europe, Fortier averaged better As A College Assistant Coach tutored center than 15 points per game 13 times. His top statistical Year School Record Pct. Spencer season was 1995-96 with Le Mans (France) when he 2003-04 Cornell 11–16 .407 Hawes, the recorded averages of 21.5 points and 10.2 rebounds. 2004-05 Cornell 13–14 .481 10th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by Sacramento. Cornell Totals (2 years) 24–30 .444 Just as important as his work on the court was his Fortier helped the Huskies post a 26-7 record in 2006 and 2005-06 Washington (NCAA-16) 26–7 .788 leadership off the court. Fortier served as a mentor to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. 2006-07 Washingtn 19–13 .594 young American players overseas. He also worked at 2007-08 Washington 16-17 .485 He worked as a UW team manager during the 2003 various camps, sharing his professional experiences. Career Totals (4 years) 85–67 .559 season while completing his psychology degree. Fortier lettered four years at Washington, from 1983-86. • Helped lead Washington to a the 2006 Sweet 16. Fortier served the two years as an assistant at Cornell on He started his final three seasons, helping the Huskies Coach Steve Donahue’s staff. The Big Red improved their earn NCAA Tournament berths each time. Fortier served • Cornell improved its record both of his seasons. Big record in both of Fortier’s seasons. as team captain his final year during which he averaged Red second-place in 2005 was best Ivy finish in 17 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds. He still ranks 14th among years. Cornell posted an 11-16 record and a 6-8 Ivy League mark all-time Huskies with 1,326 career points. As A College Player during 2004 in Fortier’s first season. He tutored the post Year School Record Pct. players, helping Cornell lead the league in rebounding A product of St. Ignatius (Calif.) College Prep in San 1983 Washington 16–15 .516 and improve from a minus-3.0 to plus-2.3 margin. Francisco, Fortier averaged 20 points and 11.5 rebounds 1984 Washington 24–7 .774 in 1982 during his senior season of high school. He In 2004-05, the Big Red registered a 13-14 overall record. Pac-10 Co-Champions; NCAA Sweet 16 garnered All-Northern California honors as well as Cornell was 8-6 in conference play, earning its highest 1985 Washington 22–10 .687 honorable mention prep All-America acclaim. Ivy finish in 17 years with a second-place effort. The Big Pac-10 Co-Champions; NCAA Tournament Red swept Princeton for the first time in 20 years. Fortier and his wife, Elizabeth, have two daughters, Kassia 1986 Washington 19–12 .612 and Marissa. NCAA Tournament College Totals (4 years) 81–44 .648 Assistant Coach Paul Fortier with his wife Elizabeth and daughters • A 1986 All-Pac-10 selection as a forward at UW. Kassia and Marissa. • Selected by the Washington Bullets in the fifth round of the 1986 NBA Draft, the 104th pick overall. • Played professionally for 17 years in Europe.

Fortier’s Washington Statistics YEAR GP / GS FG – A PCT 3PT – A FT – A PCT REB – AVG PTS – AVG AST TO BLK ST MIN 1983 29 / 4 85–188 .452 n/a 37–62 .597 141 – 4.9 207 – 7.1 22 36 12 11 645 1984 31 / 31 118–232 .509 n/a 47–74 .635 140 – 4.5 283 – 9.1 59 62 17 29 819 1985 32 / 32 156–288 .542 n/a 110–163 .675 205 – 6.4 422 –13.2 82 51 11 35 1163 1986 28 / 28 151–306 .493 n/a 112–160 .700 201 – 7.2 414 –14.8 70 66 16 21 1009 Totals 120 / 95 510–1014 .503 n/a 306–459 .667 687 – 5.7 1326 –11.1 233 215 56 96 3636

72 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL jim SHAW Assistant Coach In his fifth NCAA Tournament. UW finished with a 29-6 record, tying Fifth Season at Washington year on the the school record for wins in a season. Birthdate ...... October 23, 1962 Washington Shaw served the previous five seasons at Oklahoma on Birthplace ...... Seattle, Wash. coaching staff is College ...... Western Oregon State ’85 ’s staff. He helped the Sooners to a 131- assistant coach Degrees ... Bachelor’s–physical education/remedial reading 37 record, three Big 12 Tournament titles, a Final Four Jim Shaw. He Master’s–athletic administration (Idaho State, 1986) appearance in 2002 and an Elite Eight berth in 2003. re-joined head High School ...... Chimacum HS, Port Townsend, Wash. coach Lorenzo “We are extremely fortunate to have Jim Shaw join Family ...... Wife ...... Lynnette Romar on May our staff. He is one of the hardest working coaches in Daughter ...... Brittany (Jan. 17, 1988) 10, 2004, after America and his track record reflects that,” Romar says. Son ...... Bradley (Oct. 13, 1990) they worked “He was part of a staff that recruited a Final Four team As An Assistant Coach together for at Oklahoma. He has been an NCAA participant at most Year School Record Pct. half a season in of his jobs. His history in the Northwest, growing up 1986-87 Idaho State (NCAA-64) 15–16 .484 1999 at Saint here and having success coaching at Portland and other 1987-88 Chemeketa (Ore.) CC 23–8 .781 Louis. schools, should help us continue to build our program.” 1988-89 Chemeketa (Ore.) CC 27–5 .848 NWAAC Conference Champions Shaw helped direct the Huskies to a Pac-10 leading 93 Shaw, 44, was an assistant at Saint Louis under head Chemeketa Totals (2 years) 53–12 .815 wins since 2004, the second-best four-year span in UW coach Lorenzo Romar for a half year. Prior to that brief 1989-90 Oregon State (NCAA-64) 22–7 .759 history. stint, he served as assistant coach at Portland for five Pac-10 Champions seasons, from 1994-95 through 1998-99. He helped the He played a major role in the spectacular 2005 and 1990-91 Oregon State 14–14 .500 Pilots to a pair of 20-win campaigns and a 1996 NCAA 2006 seasons that were among the finest in UW history. Oregon State Totals (2 years) 36–21 .632 Tournament berth, the school’s first since 1959. 1991-92 Southern Utah 20–8 .714 Shaw’s contributions come both on the court, where 1992-93 Montana State 9–18 .333 he provides a wealth of coaching knowledge and Prior to arriving at Portland, Shaw worked two years as 1993-94 Montana State 16–11 .593 an assistant at Montana State under head coach Mick experience, and on the recruiting trail. He helped sign Montana State Totals (2 years) 25–29 .463 UW recruiting classes that were ranked among the best Durham. He helped the 1993-94 Bobcats to a 16-11 1994-95 Portland 21–8 .724 in the nation. record and fourth-place Big Sky Conference finish, their 1995-96 Portland (NCAA-64) 19–11 .633 best in seven years. Three of Shaw’s recruits went on to Shaw has recently been a part of several successful 1996-97 Portland 9–18 .333 earn All-Big Sky accolades. coaching staffs, helping direct teams deep into the NCAA 1997-98 Portland 14–13 .519 Tournament five times during a recent six-year stretch. As an assistant at Southern Utah for a season (1991-92) 1998-99 Portland 9–18 .333 under head coach Neil Roberts, Shaw was instrumental Portland Totals (5 years) 72–68 .514 In 2007, Shaw helped guide Washington to a 26-7 in leading the team to a 20-8 record, the school’s best 1999 Saint Louis record. The Huskies made back-to-back Sweet 16 mark in its history as a Division I program. 1999-2000 Oklahoma (NCAA-32) 27–7 .794 appearances for the first time ever. He was pivotal 2000-01 Oklahoma (NCAA-64) 26–7 .788 in the Huskies’ run to their first Pac-10 Tournament Washington is not the first Pacific-10 Conference job for 2001-02 Oklahoma (NCAA-4) 31–5 .861 championship in 2005 and first ever No. 1 seed into the Shaw who coached at Oregon State during the 1990 and 2002-03 Oklahoma (NCAA 8) 27–7 .794 1991 seasons. The nationally-ranked 1990 Beaver team, 2003-04 Oklahoma (NIT) 20–11 645 featuring point guard Gary Payton, won Oklahoma Totals (5 years) 131–37 .780 the Pac-10 championship and advanced 2004-05 Washington (NCAA-16) 29–6 .829 to the NCAA Tournament. Pac-10 Tournament Champions 2005-06 Washington (NCAA-16) 26–7 .788 Shaw’s first assistant coaching 2006-07 Washington 19–13 .594 assignment came in 1986-87 at Idaho 2007-08 Washington 16-17 .485 State. He helped lead the Bengals to an Washington Totals (3 years) 90–43 .677 impressive run to the Big Sky Tournament Career Totals (21 years) 442–234 .654 championship and the league’s automatic • In 2005, helped lead Washington to its first No. 1 NCAA Tournament berth. That was ISU’s seed and Pac-10 Touranment championship. first NCAA appearance in 10 years. • Worked five seasons on Kelvin Sampson’s Oklahoma A 1985 graduate of Western Oregon State staff, including the 2002 Final Four squad. College, Shaw was an NAIA honorable • At Oregon State, tutored NBA all-star Gary Payton. mention All-American and district MVP runner-up as a senior. He earned his As A Collegiate Player master’s degree in athletic administration Years School Record Pct. from Idaho State in 1986. 1982 Western Oregon State 30–2 .938 District Champions, NAIA National Semfinals A native of Chimacum, Wash., Shaw 1983 Western Oregon State 26–6 .813 attended Chimacum High School where 1984 Western Oregon State 16–13 .552 he was an all-state performer in both 1985 Western Oregon State 20–12 .625 basketball and football. NAIA All-American, District MVP runner-up He has two children, daughter Brittany Career Totals (4 years) 92–33 .736 and son Bradley. • Earned All-America accolades as a senior in 1985 and was runner-up for the district MVP award.

73 lance LaVETTER Lance LaVetter is in his seventh season as Director of Basketball Operations Basketball Operations Director at the University of Washington. He previously served three years on Coach Seventh Season at Washington Lorenzo Romar’s staff at Saint Louis University. LaVetter is crucial to the day-to-day operations of the UW program and his experience in the coaching ranks is invaluable. His responsibilties include team travel, game operations, community outreach projects, youth programs and alumni relations for the Washington men’s basketball program. The Director of the Lorenzo Romar Basketball Camps, LaVetter is an expert ball-handler and his services as a basketball camp clinician are in high demand. He has extensive experience as a summer camp director and instructor, serving as a coach at the University of San Diego camp and as the camp director of the Fat Lever/Calvin Natt Basketball Camp from 1987-91. He also coached at the Eastern Arizona (1987-92) and (1993-94) basketball camps. LaVetter garnered a wealth of experience during seven years of work at both the men’s and women’s Division I level. LaVetter served as an assistant coach at New Mexico State from 1995-97, helping lead the Aggies to a championship in 1996. He was an assistant on the University of Portland’s women’s staff from 1997-99 and helped the Pilots to the 1999 WNIT. A 1992 graduate of Northern Arizona University, LaVetter received his bachelor’s degree in education, specializing in social sciences. He was a one-year letterman in basketball for the Lumberjacks. LaVetter was a multi-sport athlete at Rincon High School in Tucson, Ariz. and graduated in 1986 after earning all- state honors in baseball and all-metro honors in basketball. He also was an honorable mention all-state selection in Lance LaVetter with his wife Michelle and basketball and a letterman in football. daughter Delaney Morgan. He continued his basketball career at Pima Community College where he earned an Associate of Arts degree in education. Lance was born on May 18, 1968. He and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, Delaney Morgan.

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Jamee Ashburn Eric Davis Matt Ludwig Men’s Basketball Academic Advisor Sports Performance Secretary Coach

The Washington men’s basketball staff is one of the most experienced and longest tenured groups in the Pac-10. Bart Fullmer Pat Jenkins Darren Talley Men’s Basketball Head Athletic Trainer Men’s Basketball Equipment Manager Video Technician

74 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL University Administration university president Mark A. Emmert President Phyllis M. Wise mark a. EMMERT Provost and Executive Vice President Weldon E. Ihrig Executive Vice President Emeritus Paul G. Ramsey Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs V’Ella Warren Senior Vice President for Finance and Facilities Doug Wadden Executive Vice Provost Ronald A. Johnson Vice President, UW Technology

Connie Kravas Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations Scott Woodward Vice President, External Affairs Mindy Kornberg Vice President, Human Resources Sheila Edwards Lange Provost and Executive Vice President, Diversity ark A. Emmert became the 30th president of the University of Washington, his alma mater, in June 2004. As the leader of the nation’s top public university in terms of research funding, Johnese Spisso M COO, UW Medicine he is committed to building on the UW standard of excellence to produce a transformative learning Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs experience for students and improve the lives of the citizens of the state of Washington and beyond. Bruce Ferguson Since taking office, Emmert has led an array of efforts ranging from revitalizing undergraduate education CFO, UW Medicine to improving workplace culture. He has championed accessibility and diversity, and has strengthened Vice President for Medical Affairs the University’s commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. He has developed and Cheryl A. Cameron overseen a comprehensive strategic plan to put the UW on a more competitive financial footing with its Vice Provost, Academic Personnel peers. David Szatmary Vice Provost, Educational Outreach Under Emmert’s leadership, the University has achieved a number of notable milestones, including Suzanne T. Ortega the creation and launch of the Husky Promise, a guarantee to Washington’s deserving low-income Vice Provost, Graduate School students that they will not have to pay for tuition and fees at the UW. Also during Emmert’s tenure, Sara Gomez (interim) the University has moved boldly to help position the state of Washington as an epicenter for global Vice Provost, Information Management health, establishing a new interdisciplinary Department of Global Health and creating the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The University recorded the largest private gift in its history—a Gary Quarfoth (interim) $105 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—to found the Institute. Further, the Vice Provost, Planning and Budgeting University’s private fundraising effort, Campaign UW: Creating Futures, raised its goal by $500 million Mary Lidstrom in January 2007 after reaching its original $2 billion goal 17 months ahead of schedule. Vice Provost, Research Gus K.J. Kravas Emmert is a seasoned academic leader. Prior to assuming the presidency at the University of Vice Provost, Special Programs Washington, he was chancellor at Louisiana State University. He also served as chancellor of the Eric Godfrey University of Connecticut and held administrative and academic positions at the University of Colorado Vice Provost, Student Life and Montana State University. He was a J. W. Fulbright Administrative Fellow in Germany and an Ed Taylor American Council on Education Fellow. Vice Provost, Undergrad . Academic Affairs Active in numerous professional and service organizations, Emmert serves as co-chair of the James A. Severson Prosperity Partnership and is a member of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board and Vice Provost, UW Tech Transfer a charter member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. He also is involved in the Association of American Universities, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, and the UW Board of Regents National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. In addition, he served on the Stanley H. Barer, Chair NCAA Presidential Task on the Future of Division I Intercollegiate Athletics and its fiscal responsibility Herb Simon, Vice Chair subcommittee and was a member of the Puget Sound Partnership and the Governor’s Global Kristianne Blake Competitiveness Council. Jeffrey H. Brotman Craig W. Cole A native of Fife, Emmert attended Green River Community College before he transferred to the William H. Gates University of Washington. He graduated from the UW in 1975 with a degree in political science. He Sally Jewell received his master’s degree in 1976 and his doctorate in 1983, both in public administration from the Frederick C. Kiga Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Erin Lennon* Constance L. Proctor Emmert and his wife, DeLaine, have been married for over 30 years. They have two children, Steve *Student Regent and Jennifer.

75 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE STAFF scott WOODWARD stephanie REMPE cont. Director of Athletics University of Washington President women’s basketball, as well as several Olympic sports, and has Mark A. Emmert announced on Sept. additional responsibilities in the day-to-day operation of the Husky 17, 2008 the appointment of Scott athletics department. Woodward as the school’s 16th director Formerly a senior member of the University of Oklahoma athletics of intercollegiate athletics. Woodward, staff, Rempe served OU in a number of capacities – most notably the UW’s Vice President for External serving as the sport administrator for men’s basketball, volleyball, Relations since 2004, served as interim men’s and women’s gymnastics, wrestling and softball. During her athletic director for the previous seven tenure, she also had oversight responsibilities for women’s basket- months. ball, soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor “The search committee and I looked all over the country for an track, the sports medicine program and the department’s strength athletic director,” said Emmert. “I concluded that we had the best and conditioning program. person for the job already in place. Scott is a talented administrator A 1993 graduate of the University of Arizona, where she was a who knows higher education and understands the place of intercol- four-year letterwinner on the Wildcat volleyball team, Rempe began legiate athletics at a university like this. He is student-oriented and her career in athletics at her alma mater while earning her master’s as his background in politics suggests, is highly competitive and puts degree in sports administration. She spent three years in the UA a premium on winning. I have great confidence in his abilities and athletic department’s Wildcat Club and coordinated the Arizona know he will provide excellent leadership for the department.” Alumni Letterwinner’s Association. Woodward worked with Emmert at Louisiana State University as di- In 1998, Rempe began a five-year stint as associate athletic director rector of external affairs in the Office of the Chancellor from 2000 to and senior woman administrator at the University of Texas at El 2004. In that position, he acted as the liaison between the university Paso. While with the Miner athletics program, she oversaw 13 and government and corporate officials and advised the chancellor on sports, football internal operations, the department’s lifeskills pro- the implications of potential policy changes external to the university. gram, sports medicine and the strength and conditioning program. He also served as the liaison from the Chancellor’s office to the LSU athletic department and helped Emmert oversee it. A native of Santa Barbara, Calif., Rempe is an avid runner who has twice competed in the Boston Marathon and completed an Ironman While Emmert and Woodward were at LSU, the institution’s intercol- Triathlon. She is a member of the Santa Barbara Athletic Round legiate athletic teams won 10 NCAA national championships, includ- Table Hall of Fame and the Santa Barbara High School Ye le Gang ing one in football in 2003. Woodward also experienced first-hand Hall of Fame. national championship caliber teams in baseball, basketball, and track and field. In addition, during that span the athletics program ranked among the top 11 in the nation three times in the annual NACDA Director’s Cup - a measurement of broad-based competitive paul athletics success - and claimed 11 CoSIDA Academic All-America KING selections. Senior Associate Director for Business & Finance “Scott has seen what it takes to compete at the highest levels and Paul King is in his 14th year overseeing to do it the right way,” said Emmert. “He knows the kind of support the business and financial affairs of the coaches need and has the right values to provide the kind of leader- athletic department. He is responsible ship our athletic program requires.” for the overall financial management of all athletic programs, involving policy Woodward holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from LSU. making, strategic planning, financial In Louisiana, he served as a political consultant, a legislative liaison management, staff and organizational in the office of the governor, a lobbyist, and for eight years as a development. He is the department’s principal in his own government and public relations firm. chief operating officer and chief finan- cial officer. stephanie REMPE King supervises the business office, personnel and payroll, travel, Senior Associate Athletic Director and computer systems, and handles all contract and insurance mat- ters for the department. Stephanie Rempe enters her first year in 2008-09 at UW as senior associate Beginning his 24th year overall at Washington, King previously director of athletics and senior woman worked as the department’s business manager. King originally joined administrator. the Husky staff as an accountant in the business office.

Rempe (pronounced REMP) is a key King’s prior business experience is in the airfreight and woodstove senior member of the athletic depart- industries. A 55-year old native of Minneapolis, Minn., King received ment’s management team and serves his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Min- as the department’s liaison to the nesota. He and his wife, Deborah, have four adult children. Pacific-10 Conference and NCAA committees related to women’s athletics. She oversees the day-to-day operations for men’s and

76 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE STAFF john MORRIS jennifer COHEN Senior Associate Director for Compliance Senior Associate Director for Development John Morris enters his fourth year as Jennifer Cohen was promoted in May, Washington’s Senior Associate Athletic 2008 to oversee the department’s devel- Director for Compliance. opment efforts as the senior associate athletic director for development. As senior associate director, Morris is responsible for the athletic depart- Cohen, who previously served as the ment’s compliance with all applicable department’s associate athletic director University, State, Pac-10 and NCAA for major gifts since Dec., 2005, oversses rules, regulations and policies. He the department’s fundraising efforts for provides clarification and interpretations various initiatives such as capital projects, planning giving and of NCAA and Pac-10 rules to staff, student-athletes and representa- scholarships. She also oversees the athletic department’s annual tives of athletic interests, and has oversight of procedures that deal fundraising efforts through the Tyee Club, the Big ‘W” Club and with recruiting, eligibility and financial aid. Morris also oversees the special events. academic support unit at UW. A native of Tacoma, Cohen has served the UW development efforts Prior to coming to UW, Morris worked for two-and-a-half years as the for the past 10 years. She joined the athletic department staff in Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and Student Services at 1998 before moving to the university’s central development office to Sacramento State, managing all aspects of the Hornets’ compli- focus on fundraising efforts on behalf of the office of undergraduate ance program. Morris joined the Sacramento State staff after three education. years at the NCAA, including two years as the Associate Director of Membership Services/Coordinator of Interpretations. Recently, she has been a driving force behind a major effort to maximize the university’s “Students First” matching scholarship pro- Morris began his career in intercollegiate athletics at Vanderbilt. gram, which has earned more than $15 million for the department’s Prior to that, Morris was an attorney for the firm of Lowndes, Dros- endowment for athletics scholarships. dick, Doster, Kantor & Reed in Orlando. A 1991 graduate of San Diego State University, Cohen earned her Morris earned his bachelor’s degrees in French and political science master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports from Vanderbilt in 1990, and his law degree from Vanderbilt in 1993. administration, from Pacific Lutheran University in 1994. She and her A native of St. Louis, Mo., Morris and wife, Taylor, have a son, Oliver. husband, Bill, are the parents of two sons, Tyson and Dylan.

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SENIOR STAFF

KAREN BAEBLER SCOTT BAEBLER DR. J PATRICK DOBEL KIM DURAND DAVID GRAVENKEMPER Assistant Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director Faculty Athletic Associate Athletic Director Director of Ticket Sales for Sports Operations for Event & Facility Operations Representative for Student Development and Customer Service

RICHARD KILWIEN CHIP LYDUM LIZ McFARLAND ROY SHICK LESLIE WURZBERGER Associate Athletic Director Associate Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director Associate Athletic Director, Associate Athletic Director for Communications for Operations & Capital Projects for Internal Communications Tyee Director for Marketing & Promotions 77 WASHINGTON’S HEAD COACHES Baseball Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Ken Knutson Lorenzo Romar Tia Jackson Winningest baseball coach Led his alma mater to NCAA Introduced as head coach in UW history . . coached tournaments in 2004, 2005 on April 6, 2007…served as 2006 Golden Spikes Award and 2006 . . No . 1 seed in an assistant at Duke, UCLA, winner Tim Lincecum . . 2005 tourney . . 2005 Pac-10 Stanford and Virginia Com- three-time Pac-10 North Coach of the Year . . Led monwealth…played at Iowa Coach of the Year . . has UW to Pac-10 Tournament where she led her squad sent 71 players into profes- title in 2005 . . Lettered for to the 1994 NCAA Final sional baseball . . All-Pac-10 UW 1979-80 . . played in the Four…played for Phoenix pitcher at UW in 1981 . NBA . Mercury in the WNBA .

Men’s Crew WOMen’s Crew FOOTBALL Michael Callahan Bob Ernst Tyrone Willingham Named UW men’s head Director of UW rowing pro- Named the Husky head coach in 2007 . . led three grams . . returned to post of coach in Dec ., 2004 . . while UW boats to national titles women’s coach in 2007 . . at Stanford, was a two-time in first season and varsity second place at 2008 NCAA Pac-10 Coach of the Year eight won silver medal . . championships . . men’s in 1997 and 1999 . . National 2008 Pac-10 Coach of the head coach from 1987-2007 Coach of the Year and Sport- Year . . 2004 U .S . Olympic . . led men to 2007 and 1997 ing News Sportsman of the Team member . . Rowed at national titles . . 11-time Year in 2002 . UW . . team captain in 1996 . Pac-10 Coach of the Year .

Women’s Golf Men’s Golf Gymnastics Mary Lou Mulflur Matt Thurmond Joanne Bowers Pac-10 Coach of the Year in Led Huskies to 7th place at Named UW head coach in 1988 and 1999 . . Played in 2008 NCAAs, 6th place at June of 2006 and honored as the U .S . Open in both 1979 2004 NCAAs and 3rd in 2005 2007 Pac-10 Co-Coach of the and 1980 . . NCAA Tourna- . . Won Pac-10 Coach of the Year and West Region Coach ments in 1995 and 1997-2006 Year in 2005 . . won 2005 of the Year . . while an assis- including sixth place NCAA Pac-10 title and coached tant at Michigan coached 13 finish in 2006 and 2004 . . has NCAA individual champ All-Americans . . a four-time coached 23 All-Scholar-Ath- in ‘05 . . Coached UW to letterwinner as a gymnast at lete team members . regional title in 2002 . James Madison .

Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer SoFTBALL Dean Wurzberger Lesle Gallimore Heather Tarr Winningest coach in pro- National Coach of the Year Former UW player took over gram history . . head Coach in 2000 . . 1994 West Region the program in 2004 . . led for U S. . Under-16 National Coach of the Year . . entered UW to a third-place finish at Team in 1999 . . 1999 MPSF University of California the 2007 Women’s College and 2004 Pac-10 Coach of Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995 World Series and Super Re- the Year . . led UW to 12 . . NCAA appearances in gional appearances in 2004, NCAAs in 16 years including 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005 and 2007 . . coached NCAA Sweet 16 appearance 2001, 2003 & 2004 . . NCAA six All-Americans and 18 in 2003 . Elite Eight in 2004 . All-Pac-10 selections .

SWIMMING Men’s Tennis woMen’s Tennis Whitney Hite Matt Anger Jill Hultquist Named UW head coach in Led UW to “Sweet 16” Former UW assistant named September of 2006 . . led UW appearances in 2001-03, head coach in 2005 . . led women to 12th place at 2008 2005 and 2006 . . led UW to UW to NCAAs in 2008 . . 2001 NCAAs, highest in school NCAAs in each of the last national assistant coach of history . . assistant with Cal 14 years . . highest national the year . . played on WTA women, helping them to ranking No . 6 in 2001 . . won pro tour from 1987-97, rank- three top-8 national finishes 2005 Pac-10 team title . . 3- ing as high as No . 6 in the . . won three NCAA titles as time All-American in college world in doubles . . four-time assistant with Georgia . and ranked No . 23 as a pro . All-American .

Track & Field/XC Volleyball Greg Metcalf Jim McLaughlin The 2006 and 2007 MPSF Coached volleyball to its Coach of the Year . . led UW first NCAA title in 2005 . . men to 16th at 2008 NCAA 2004 National Coach of the outdoors . . led the men’s in- Year . . three-time Pac-10 door track team to 7th place Coach of the Year . . led UW at 2007 NCAAs . . coached to Pac-10 titles in 2004 and six NCAA Champions and 68 2005 and three straight Final All-Americans in six years Four appearances in 2004, as head coach . 2005, 2006 .

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