Andy Russo
Biographical details | |
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Born | May 26, 1948 |
Playing career | |
1966–1970 | Lake Forest |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1976–1979 | Panola College |
1979–1985 | Louisiana Tech |
1985–1989 | Washington |
1989–1991 | Italian Basketball League |
1991–1999 | Florida Tech |
1999–2003 | Lynn |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 376–253 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2× Southland Tournament (1984, 1985) Southland regular season (1985) European Cup (1990) | |
Awards | |
Sunshine State Coach of the Year (1994) | |
Andy Russo (born May 26, 1948) was a college basketball coach at Louisiana Tech and at Washington. He compiled a 60–61 record through four seasons at Washington, and resigned at the end of the 1988-89 season after he led the Huskies to a pair of NCAA post season appearances and one NIT tournament during his tenure.[1] Russo enjoyed greater success at Louisiana Tech. In 1983, Russo's Bulldogs team ended Lamar University's home game winning streak, thus earning the university's first NCAA men's bid to the "Big Dance." During the 1984 season, Louisiana Tech went 29–3, and had the best season in school history. His overall record at Louisiana Tech was 122–55.
As a collegiate player, Russo co-captained the Lake Forest College basketball team in 1970 with Mike Maiman.[2]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Panola College (NJCAA Region XIV Athletic Conference) (1976–1979) | |||||||||
1976–1977 | Panola College | ||||||||
1977–1978 | Panola College | ||||||||
1978–1979 | Panola College | Region XIV Champions; NJCAA National Tournaments | |||||||
Panola College: | 47–18 | ||||||||
Louisiana Tech (Southland Conference) (1979–1985) | |||||||||
1979–1980 | Louisiana Tech | 17–10 | 10–5 | ||||||
1980–1981 | Louisiana Tech | 20–10 | 7–3 | ||||||
1981–1982 | Louisiana Tech | 11–16 | 2–8 | ||||||
1982–1983 | Louisiana Tech | 19–9 | 8–4 | ||||||
1983–1984 | Louisiana Tech | 26–7 | 8–4 | NCAA Tournament 2nd Round | |||||
1984–1985 | Louisiana Tech | 29–3 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 | ||||
Louisiana Tech: | 124–55 | 48–25 | |||||||
University of Washington (Pac-10 Conference) (1985–1989) | |||||||||
1985–1986 | Washington | 19–12 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Tournament 1st Round | ||||
1986–1987 | Washington | 20–15 | 10–8 | 3rd | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1987–1988 | Washington | 10–19 | 5–13 | T–8th | |||||
1988–1989 | Washington | 12–16 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
Washington: | 61–62 | 36–36 | |||||||
Florida Tech (Sunshine State Conference) (1991–1999) | |||||||||
1991–1992 | Florida Tech | 15–13 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
1992–1993 | Florida Tech | 10–16 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
1993–1994 | Florida Tech | 15–12 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
1994–1995 | Florida Tech | 17–10 | 10–4 | T–2nd | |||||
1995–1996 | Florida Tech | 12–14 | 4–10 | T–7th | |||||
1996–1997 | Florida Tech | 21–8 | 11–3 | 2nd | |||||
1997–1998 | Florida Tech | 19–10 | 7–5 | T–2nd | |||||
1998–1999 | Florida Tech | 16–11 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
Florida Tech: | 125–94 | 56–50 | |||||||
Lynn University (Sunshine State Conference) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
1999–2000 | Lynn University | 19–8 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
2000–2001 | Lynn University | 17–10 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
2001–2002 | Lynn University | 15–11 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
2002–2003 | Lynn University | 15–13 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
Lynn University: | 66–42 | 29–27 | |||||||
Total: | 376–253 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Washington coach Russo calls it quits". pqarchiver.com.
- ^ "Forester Athletic Hall of Fame". Retrieved July 24, 2012.
External links
- 1948 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball coaches
- Florida Tech Panthers men's basketball coaches
- Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States
- Lake Forest Foresters men's basketball players
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball coaches
- Lynn Fighting Knights men's basketball coaches
- Reyer Venezia coaches
- Washington Huskies men's basketball coaches