Stu Starner
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1943 Hoffman, Minnesota |
| Playing career | |
| 1962–1965 | Minnesota–Morris |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1979 | Minnesota (GA) |
| 1979–1981 | Montana State (assistant) |
| 1981–1983 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 1983–1990 | Montana State |
| 1990–1995 | UTSA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 194–153 (.559) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big Sky regular season (1987) 2 Southland regular season (1991, 1992) Big Sky Tournament (1986) | |
| Awards | |
| Big Sky Coach of the Year (1986) | |
Stu Starner (born April 8, 1943) is an American former college basketball coach. He was an NCAA Division I head men's coach for eleven seasons for Montana State University and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
Starner, a native of Hoffman, Minnesota, played basketball and football at the University of Minnesota Morris, graduating in 1965. After a successful high school coaching career in Wabasso and Richfield, Minnesota, Starner moved to the college ranks in 1978 as a graduate assistant at Minnesota. After assistant roles at Montana State and a second stint at Minnesota, Starner was hired as the head coach for Montana State in Bozeman, Montana in 1983.[1] In 1986, Starner's Bobcats won the 1986 Big Sky Conference Tournament as the 6 seed, gaining the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the only team in the field with a losing overall record.[2] The following season, the Bobcats won the Big Sky Conference regular season title behind Conference Player of the Year Tom Domako.
In 1990, Starner took the unusual step of requesting a one-year sabbatical from his head coaching position at Montana State. His request was granted and assistant Mick Durham was named interim head coach.[3] However, Starner surprised the school two months later by accepting the head coaching position at UTSA.[4] Starner spent five seasons coaching the Roadrunners, Starner resigned in 1995 with an 84–58 record at the school. His teams won conference regular season championships in 1991 and 1992.[5]
References
- ^ "Montana State names Stu Starner basketball coach". Missoulian. April 5, 1983. p. 7. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bozemen are big contrast to Redmen". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1986. p. 27. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana St. allows Starner to take 1-year sabbatical". Billings Gazette. March 6, 1990. p. 15. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas school hires Starner". Missoulian. April 10, 1990. p. 21. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTSA basketball coach resigns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 16, 1995. p. 65. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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