David_Ragland
David Ragland (born April 28, 1981) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Evansville Aces men's basketball team.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Evansville |
| Conference | Missouri Valley |
| Record | 22–45 (.328) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1981-04-28) April 28, 1981 (age 43) Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2001 | Missouri Southern |
| 2001–2003 | Southern Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Frank Phillips (assistant) |
| 2005–2008 | Vincennes (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Vincennes |
| 2010–2014 | Indiana State (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Bowling Green (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Northern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Valparaiso (assistant) |
| 2018–2021 | Utah State (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Butler (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Evansville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 66–64 (.508) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (CBI) |
Ragland attended his first two years of college at Missouri Southern State, competing on the men's basketball team before transferring home to play for Southern Indiana.[2]
Ragland began his coaching career in the junior college ranks, starting at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas as an assistant coach for one season before moving on to Vincennes, where he'd serve as an assistant for three seasons before being elevated to head coach for two seasons, going 44–19.[1][3][4] In 2010, Ragland would move to the Division I ranks, joining Greg Lansing's staff at Indiana State.[5] He'd then join Bowling Green and Northern Kentucky as an assistant coach for back-to-back seasons, before landing on the coaching staff at Valparaiso.[6] He'd then head west as an assistant coach under Craig Smith at Utah State where he was on staff for three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, two Mountain West Conference tournament titles and Mountain West regular season title.[7] Ragland would return to the state of Indiana, joining LaVall Jordan's staff at Butler for a single season.[8]
On May 24, 2022, Ragland was announced as the new head men's basketball coach at Evansville, replacing Todd Lickliter.[9]
NCAA D1
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville Purple Aces (Missouri Valley Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Evansville | 5–27 | 1–19 | 12th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Evansville | 17–18 | 6–14 | 10th | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
| Evansville: | 22–45 (.328) | 7–33 (.175) | |||||||
| Total: | 22–45 (.328) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NJCAA
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincennes (Mid-West Athletic Conference) (2008–2010) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Vincennes | 22–9 | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Vincennes | 22–10 | |||||||
| Vincennes: | 44–19 (.698) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 44–19 (.698) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "David Ragland - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Evansville Athletics.
- Lindskog, Chad. "This is what you need to know about Evansville men's basketball head coach David Ragland". Courier & Press.
- "Vincennes - Season Statistics". www.athstats.vinu.edu.
- "Vincennes University - Season Statistics". www.athstats.vinu.edu.
- "David Ragland - Basketball Coach". Indiana State University Athletics.
- "David Ragland - Men's Basketball Coaches - Official Website of Valpo Athletics". www.valpoathletics.com.
- "David Ragland - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Utah State University Athletics.
- "David Ragland - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Butler University Athletics.
- "David Ragland named head men's basketball coach at UE". mvc-sports.com.