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Tony Stubblefield
American basketball coach (born 1970)
Oregon 2024- Anthony Gerard Stubblefield (born March 28, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who last served as the head men's basketball coach at DePaul University.[1] He was previously an assistant for University of Oregon, University of Cincinnati and New Mexico State University, where he also served as interim head coach during the 2004–2005 season due to Lou Henson's illness.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Team | Oregon Ducks |
| Conference | Big 10 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1970-03-28) March 28, 1970 (age 54) |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1991 | Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, Wyoming) |
| 1991–1993 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1995 | Nebraska–Omaha (asst.) |
| 1995–1996 | Texas–San Antonio (asst.) |
| 1996–2000 | Texas–Arlington (asst.) |
| 2000–2005 | New Mexico State (asst.) |
| 2005 | New Mexico State (Interim HC) |
| 2005–2006 | New Mexico State (asst.) |
| 2006–2010 | Cincinnati (asst.) |
| 2010–2021 | Oregon (asst.) |
| 2021–2024 | DePaul |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–66 (.313) |
Stubblefield starred at Broomfield (Colorado) High School and played two seasons at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming before transferring to Nebraska–Omaha for his final two years of eligibility.[3][4] He'd serve as team captain his senior season.[2]
Following graduation, Stubblefield has served as an assistant coach at Omaha, Texas–San Antonio, Texas–Arlington, and New Mexico State. He was an interim head coach during the 2004-2005 season for NMSU as Lou Henson battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma and compiled a 2–12 record.[5][6] He was then hired at Cincinnati under Mick Cronin where he spent four seasons before serving as an assistant coach for Oregon until 2021.[7]
DePaul
Stubblefield was hired on April 1, 2021 as the new head coach of the Blue Demons, replacing Dave Leitao.[8][9] On January 22, 2024, DePaul parted ways with Stubblefield, relieving him of his head coaching duties. [10]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State Aggies (Sun Belt) (2005) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | New Mexico State | 2–12 | 2–11 | 6th (West) | |||||
| New Mexico State: | 2–12 (.143) | 2–11 (.154) | |||||||
| DePaul Blue Demons (Big East) (2021–2024) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | DePaul | 15–16 | 6–14 | T–9th | |||||
| 2022–23 | DePaul | 10–23 | 3–17 | 10th | |||||
| 2023–24 | DePaul | 3–15 | 0–7 | ||||||
| DePaul: | 28–54 (.341) | 9–38 (.191) | |||||||
| Total: | 30–66 (.313) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "Tony Stubblefield Named DePaul Men's Basketball Head Coach". Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- "Tony Stubblefield". The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- "Tony Stubblefield Coaching Record - College Sports at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com.
- "Lou's Legacy - Panorama". New Mexico State University.
- "Tony Stubblefield Joins UC Staff". Bearcat Report.
- "Column: DePaul's hiring of Tony Stubblefield gives the Blue Demons an opportunity to restore past glory — and follow in Loyola's footsteps". Chicago Tribune. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- "DePaul reaches deal with Tony Stubblefield, an Oregon assistant, to be its new men's basketball coach". Chicago Tribune. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- "DePaul fires basketball coach Tony Stubblefield". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
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