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Benjy Taylor
American college basketball coach (born 1967)
Otto Benjamin Taylor Jr. (born August 21, 1967) is an American college basketball coach, currently head coach for Tuskegee. He is a former head men's basketball coach at Chicago State University and former interim head coach at the University of Hawaii.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tuskegee |
| Conference | SIAC |
| Record | 71–53 (.573) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1967-08-21) August 21, 1967 (age 56) Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1989 | Richmond |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1991 | Richmond (GA) |
| 1991–1992 | Cornell (assistant) |
| 1992–1995 | The Citadel (assistant) |
| 1995–2000 | Northern Illinois (assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Pepperdine (assistant) |
| 2001–2004 | North Central |
| 2004–2005 | Indiana State (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 2007–2010 | Chicago State |
| 2012–2014 | Hawaii (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Hawaii (interim) |
| 2016 | Southeast Missouri State (assistant) |
| 2016–2019 | Cal State Bakersfield (assistant) |
| 2019–present | Tuskegee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 160–165 (.492) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SIAC West division (2023) | |
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Cardinals (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (2001–2004) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | North Central | 8–17 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2002–03 | North Central | 8–17 | 4–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2003–04 | North Central | 12–12 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| North Central: | 28–46 (.378) | 13–29 (.310) | |||||||
| Chicago State Cougars (NCAA Division I independent) (2007–2009) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Chicago State | 11–17 | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Chicago State | 19–13 | |||||||
| Chicago State Cougars (Great West Conference) (2009–2010) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Chicago State | 9–23 | 4–8 | T–5th | |||||
| Chicago State: | 39–53 (.424) | 4–8 (.333) | |||||||
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (Big West Conference) (2014–2015) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Hawaii | 22–13 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| Hawaii: | 22–13 (.629) | 8–8 (.500) | |||||||
| Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Tuskegee | 17–10 | 14–5 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2020–21 | Tuskegee | 6–7 | |||||||
| 2021–22 | Tuskegee | 15–13 | 11–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2022–23 | Tuskegee | 20–8 | 15–5 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| 2023–24 | Tuskegee | 13-15 | 12–8 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| Tuskegee: | 71–53 (.573) | 52–25 (.675) | |||||||
| Total: | 160–165 (.492) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "Gib Arnold removed as coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
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