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the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament McGuff’s Coaching Record to advance to their seventh A-10 semifinal in Year School Position Record Postseason the last eight years. 2004-05 Xavier Head Coach 22-10 WNIT Quarterfinal However, Xavier lost its 2003-04 Xavier Head Coach 17-13 WNIT First Round semifinal matchup with 2002-03 Xavier Head Coach 20-10 NCAA First Round 16th-ranked and eventual champion 2001-02 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 20-10 NCAA Second Round Temple. 2000-01 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 34-2 NCAA National Champion 1999-00 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 27-5 NCAA Regional Semifinal Coach McGuff reached an 1998-99 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 26-5 NCAA Second Round individual milestone 1997-98 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 22-10 NCAA Regional Semifinal during the 2004-05 season. He recorded his 1996-97 Notre Dame Asst. Coach 31-7 NCAA Final Four 50th career win vs. 1995-96 Miami (Ohio) Asst. Coach 19-9 Dayton on January 27 1994-95 Miami (Ohio) Asst. Coach 19-10 and became the fastest 1993-94 Miami (Ohio) Asst. Coach 16-11 coach in Xavier history to 1992-93 Badin H.S. Asst. Coach 25-1 reach the 50-win plateau. McGuff Xavier women’s basketball program. registered his 50th career win in his 78th Arriving in June 2002, McGuff inherited a career game, outpacing the previous record Xavier team that was 12-19 the previous of 92 games established by Melanie Balcomb. season. McGuff’s career record stands at 59-33 (.641 KevinMcGuff winning percentage). The McGuff-led Musketeers quickly showed this was a new team with a gritty win on the Expectations are high for McGuff’s squad this road at Pepperdine to open the season. XU Head Coach Kevin McGuff Kevin Head Coach Head Coach season as the 2005-06 Musketeers return used good defense and strong rebounding to four starters and 79 percent of their scoring earn the win over the Waves, and the wave Fourth Season output from the 2004-05 season. of success for Xavier was just beginning. The good start to the McGuff tenure The 2003-04 Musketeers sprinted out to an 8- continued as Xavier won seven of its first St. Joseph’s (Ind.) ‘92 3 record and notched early season wins at eight games. Louisville and Kentucky. XU would lose four of Overall Record: 59-33 its next five games though before mounting a The success continued when the Atlantic 10 six-game winning streak; all against A-10 season began. Xavier went 11-5 in league opponents. play, placing second in the A-10 West before Kevin McGuff begins his fourth season at the advancing to the conference tournament helm of the Xavier women’s basketball After falling to Temple in the A-10 semifinals for the sixth year in a row. McGuff program after leading the Musketeers to a 22- quarterfinal, Xavier would end its season with 10 overall record while garnering a share of a 77-65 loss to Miami (Ohio) in WNIT first the Atlantic 10 West Division Title with a 13-3 round action. league mark during the 2004-05 season. XU advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT The 2003-04 season becomes after downing both Western Kentucky and even more impressive after Indiana State on the road. In fact, the realizing just how young that Musketeers were the only team in the WNIT squad was. McGuff started field to win two games on the road. one junior, two sophomores and two freshmen that The 2004-05 season saw Xavier start the season, and Xavier freshmen season with a 1-3 mark. The three losses and sophomores logged in a came at Florida State, vs. Auburn and a mind-boggling 72 percent of nationally-ranked Maryland squad at home. the team’s minutes. The Musketeers would recover though, winning 10 of their next 12 games and finished The Kevin McGuff era for the the regular season with three straight wins to Xavier women’s basketball take home the school’s second A-10 Regular team began with an Season Championship since XU joined the impressive turnaround. The league prior to the 1995-96 season. rookie campaign for the Musketeer head coach ended The Musketeers marched into postseason play with another 20-win season Kevin McGuff with his wife Letitia and their daughters Kilyn (2) with some momentum and defeated UMass in and NCAA Tournament for the and Keiryn born January 31, 2005. 44 2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball and the Musketeers were rewarded for their scouting efforts, assisted with the internal and McGuff Kevin Head Coach season with a berth to the NCAA Tournament, external operations of the program and Xavier’s fourth NCAA appearance in the last served as director of the summer camp five years. basketball program. At the end of the year, McGuff had led Xavier In 1992-93, McGuff served as an assistant to a 20-10 record. The turnaround from XU’s girls basketball coach at his alma mater, 12-19 season the previous year was the Hamilton Badin High School, while the Rams largest among the 55 teams who had new went 25-1 and were district champions and coaches in 2002-03. the regional runner-up. McGuff was one of just three first-year head McGuff played basketball at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) coaches to lead a team to the 2003 NCAA College from 1988-92. As team captain his Tournament. In addition, only seven teams senior year, he led the Pumas to the Great advanced to the NCAA tournament with a Lakes Valley Conference championship and a coach who was in their first year at that berth in the NCAA Division II tournament. He school. earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration while majoring in marketing at McGuff Goes to a Pair of St. Joseph’s and earned a master’s of science Final Fours With the Irish in sports studies from Miami (Ohio). Success is something that has been a constant throughout McGuff’s coaching career. He’s The 35-year-old McGuff lives in Cincinnati with been working the sidelines in some capacity at his wife Letitia and two daughters Kilyn (2) some level for 13 years, and each one of and Keiryn, born January 31, 2005. those seasons has resulted in a winning “Since his days as an assistant at Notre Dame, I record. have always admired Kevin’s work ethic. He is so diligent and passionate about the game and all that McGuff came to Xavier after six years as an coaching encompasses from the recruiting efforts to What They’re Saying the day-to-day practices and workouts. It is fantastic assistant at Notre Dame. The Irish were 160- About Kevin McGuff to see him in a role where he is in charge and it is “When you talk about a new era of upcoming head 39 (.804 winning percentage) in his tenure. obvious all of his best qualities from Notre Dame coaches on the national scene, Kevin has to be In addition to winning the 2001 NCAA carried over to Xavier.” prominent in the discussion. His work as an assistant - Doris Burke Championship, Notre Dame advanced to at to Muffet McGraw at Notre Dame was outstanding ESPN least the second round of the NCAA and bore fruits when the Irish won the NCAA title in 2001. Taking over at Xavier, he has easily stepped Tournament in all six of his years there. The “Kevin McGuff is one of the top up-and-coming into the pattern of success the program developed Irish reached the Sweet 16 four times during coaches in the country. He is a an excellent teacher, prior to his arrival. He has quickly shown the ability has a great mind for the game and will keep Xavier his tenure and the Final Four twice. to attract talent to Cincinnati the same way he as one of the top teams in the A-10 for years to worked magic at South Bend. Kevin is very come.” personable, but firm, and has the great communica- - Coach Muffet McGraw tion skills that can take a coach a long way in today’s Three Years With the RedHawks Notre Dame Prior to joining the staff at Notre Dame, world. It is people like him that put to rest the old adage about where nice guys are supposed to finish. “Kevin is one of the bright young stars in the college McGuff spent three years at Miami University Xavier got themselves a winner when he came coaching community. His success at Notre Dame and in Oxford, Ohio. The RedHawks were 54-30 aboard.” his ability to get players to believe in him has allowed - Mel Greenberg during his tenure while he coordinated all the Xavier to be among the best programs in the country.” Philadelphia Inquirer - Coach Geno Auriemma Connecticut “Coach McGuff not only pushes you to reach your potential, but also really cares about you and your success, not only on the court, but in the classroom and in life. He has a great knowledge of the game and brings enthusiasm and energy to the court everyday.” - Amy Waugh Xavier Class of 2003 Assistant Coach Wake Forest “Coach McGuff is one of the best basketball minds I know. He knows what it takes to be successful, and is able to create an environment where the young women are reaching their potential on and off the court. The combination of his knowledge of the game, ability to develop talent and relationship skills with the players makes him one of the rising young coaches in women’s basketball.” - Ruth Riley Notre Dame Class of 2001 2003 WNBA Finals MVP World Champion Detroit Shock 2005-06 Xavier Women’s Basketball 45 has taken him to five different schools.