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EMPORIA STATE'S SHAUN VANDIVER TO RETURN TO WYOMING THE VANDIVER FILE April 5, 2018-Men's Shaun Vandiver will be leaving Emporia State after seven seasons Emporia State Head Coach 2017-18 ...... 9-19 to return to the University of Wyoming for the third time in his coaching career. Contract pending 2016-17 ...... 13-16 he will join Allen Edwards staff that has gone 43-28 over the last two seasons. He was a graduate 2015-16 ...... 13-16 assistant at Wyoming in 2002-03 and served as an assistant coach with the Cowboys for five years 2014-15 ...... 12-16 from 2005-11. 2013-14 ...... 18-13 2012-13 ...... 13-14 2011-12 ...... 9-18 "This decision has not been an easy one. To leave my staff, players, Emporia State and the won- Total ...... 87-112 derful community of Emporia is difficult," said Vandiver. "I've had several other offers in the past Assistant Coach but, at this time, I feel this opportunity is a challenge I want to embrace and that it also is the best 2010-11 Boise State University for my family." Assistant Coach 2005-10 Wyoming Assistant Coach The former first round NBA draft pick was 87-112 in his seven years at Emporia State. He has 2004-05 Northern Colorado coached 15 All-MIAA players with six over the last five years being players that came to the Hor- Assistant Coach nets our of high school. He has coached the first two players since 1993 to reach 1000 points 2003-04 Bowling Green State in their junior year in Terrence Moore and Brandon Hall. Twenty one of the 25 players that have Graduate Assistant Coach 2002-03 University of Wyoming competed in their senior season with the Hornets have graduated from Emporia State. Volunteer Assistant Coach 2001-02 University of Colorado “Coach Vandiver is known and respected throughout the coaching profession, and he has much to give to college athletics,” said ESU Director of Athletics Kent Weiser. “He has played the game at Professional Playing Career 1997-2001 Madrid, Spain the highest levels, and he has a unique advantage teaching young men how to reach their potential 1995-97 Las Palmas, Spain in academics, basketball, and in life, " 1994-95 Reggion Calabria, Italy 1993-94 Girona, Spain Vandier spent ten years as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I level, most recently at Boise 1992-93 Bilbao, Spain State University. Vandiver was a key part of one of the biggest turnarounds in Boise State history in 1991-92 Bologna, Italy 1991 1st Round Draft Pick of 2010-11. The Broncos were 22-13 and advanced to the semifinals of the CBI Tournament before Collegiate Playing Career falling to the Oregon Ducks 79-71 in Eugene, Ore. The 22 wins were a seven game improvement 1988-91 University of Colorado over the previous year. Two Time First Team All-Big Eight 1989 Big Eight Newcomer of the Year 1987-88 Hutchinson (Kan.) CC He began his coaching career in 2001-02 as volunteer assistant coach with Colorado while finish- 1988 NJCAA National Champions ing his degree in sociology. In 2002-03 he moved on to Wyoming as a graduate assistant where he helped guide the Cowboys to a 21-11 record and NIT berth. His first full-time coaching position was ESU COACHING HISTORY at Bowling Green State in 2003-04. He moved on to Northern Colorado for the 2004-05 season Coach W-L Pct. Years as the Bears were finishing their transition to NCAA Division I. He returned to Wyoming for the Ron Slaymaker 452-348 .565 1970-98 Gus Fish 323-279 .537 1946-70 2005-06 season and was with the Cowboys for five seasons. The Cowboys played in the Mountain 162-126 .563 2001-11 West Conference Tournament Championship game in 2006 and were in the CBI in 2009. Vic Trusler 103-69 .599 1923-25, 27-36 Shaun Vandiver 87-112 .437 2011-present "I want to thank President Garrett, Kent Weiser and ESU for everything you have afforded me," Paul Kutnick 64-60 .516 1936-43 Bill Hargiss 42-14 .750 1914-16, 17-23 said Vandiver. "Danielle, our family and I also want to express our gratitude to the community of Marc Comstock 33-49 .402 1998-2001 Emporia for embracing us with tremendous kindness since the first day we moved here. We will 27-10 .730 1909-12 always carry Emporia in our hearts and will love you forever." A.A. Schabinger 24-9 .727 1920-22 Lloyd McGahn 22-13 .629 1925-27 The Bolingbrook, Ill. native was a key component in Hutchinson CC’s tournament run to the 1988 Paul Sampson 20-8 .714 1907-09 14-17 .452 1912-14 NJCAA National Championship. He transferred to Colorado following his freshman year and was G. Babb 11-5 .688 1906-07 named Big Eight Newcomer of the Year in 1989. His senior season, he led the Buffs to the Na- H.D. McChesney 10-16 .385 1916-17 tional Invitation Tournament finals in New York City, where they finished third. He averaged a dou- Earl Carney 9-27 .250 1901-07 ble-double in his career for the Buffaloes and ended his career as the third leading scorer (1,876) 1403-1160 .547 1901-Present ESU did not play basketball in 1918-20 or 1943-46 and rebounder (962) in CU history. After earning First-Team All-Big Eight honors as a junior and due to WWI and WWII senior, he was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 25th pick of the 1991 NBA Draft.

"Shaun is a good man and a good friend. I'm happy for him, Danielle and their family as they begin this next step in their lives," said Weiser. "As we conduct a national search for the next Emporia State men's basketball head coach, assistant coach Dwayne Paul will oversee the daily operation of the program, and conduct our off-season workouts."

Vandiver is married to the former Danielle Dodgion, a native of Newton, Kan, They have five children - Aubrey - a former player for the Wyoming women's team, Amber - a former Lady Hornet basketball player, Garin-a member of this past year’s Hornet team, Alessandra and Gage.

Emporia State finished the season 9-19 with 13 of their losses coming by five points or less or in overtime, including their last three games by a total of seven points. They graduated three players last year and the returners are led by two-time All-MIAA performer Brandon Hall.