Larry Shyatt

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Larry Shyatt
Shyatt in 2016 at the Event Center Arena at San Jose State University.
Dallas Mavericks
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1951-04-08) April 8, 1951 (age 73)
Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolCleveland Heights
(Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
CollegeWooster (1970–1972)
Coaching career1973–present
Career history
As coach:
1973–1975Akron (assistant)
1975–1976Utah (assistant)
1976–1982Cleveland State (assistant)
1982–1988New Mexico (assistant)
1988–1994Providence (assistant)
1994–1997Clemson (assistant)
1997–1998Wyoming
1998–2003Clemson
2004–2011Florida (assistant)
2011–2016Wyoming
2016–presentDallas Mavericks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Lawrence Allen 'Larry' Shyatt (born April 8, 1951) is an American basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously head coach at the University of Wyoming in the 1997–98 season, the head coach at Clemson University from 1998 to 2003 and again head coach of Wyoming from 2011 to 2016.[1][2] He also previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Florida.

Early life and education

Shyatt graduated from the College of Wooster in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and the University of Akron in 1975 with a master's in secondary education.[3] At Wooster, Shyatt played on the varsity basketball team from 1970 to 1972.[4][5]

College Career

From 1973 to 1997, Shyatt served as an assistant coach for multiple different programs. He was hired as the head coach of the Wyoming Cowboys in 1997, going 19–9 and making the NIT. The next season, he took the head coaching job for the Clemson Tigers, and was the coach from 1998–2003, amassing a record of 70–84, and making the NIT championship once. In 2004, Shyatt took an assistant coaching job at the University of Florida, winning two national championships. In 2011, he returned to Wyoming, and he reached his first NCAA Tournament as a head coach in the 2014-2015 season. On March 21, 2016, Shyatt resigned as head coach of the Cowboys after six seasons at the helm.[6]

NBA

On July 1, 2016, the Dallas Mavericks announced Shyatt would join their coaching staff as an assistant, with a primary focus of working with the big men on the roster. [7]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wyoming Cowboys (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–1998)
1997–98 Wyoming 19–9 9–5 5th NIT First Round
Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1998–2003)
1998–99 Clemson 20–15 5–11 7th NIT Runner-up
1999–00 Clemson 10–20 4–12 9th
2000–01 Clemson 12–19 2–14 9th
2001–02 Clemson 13–17 4–12 9th
2002–03 Clemson 15–13 5–11 8th
Clemson: 70–84 (.455) 20–60 (.250)
Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain West Conference) (2011–2016)
2011–12 Wyoming 21–12 6–8 6th CBI Quarterfinals
2012–13 Wyoming 20–14 4–12 8th CBI Quarterfinals
2013–14 Wyoming 18–15 9–9 6th CBI First Round
2014–15 Wyoming 25–10 11–7 T–4th NCAA Second Round
2015–16 Wyoming 14–18 7–11 T–8th
Wyoming: 117–78 (.600) 46–52 (.469)
Total: 187–162 (.536)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Shyatt welcomed at Clemson". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 21 April 1998. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ Schmoldt, Eric (March 31, 2011). "Wyoming lands Shyatt as next men's basketball coach". Casper Star-Tribune.
  3. ^ "Larry Shyatt". GoWyo.com. University of Wyoming. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016.
  4. ^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1971_807_College%20of%20Wooster.pdf
  5. ^ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1972_807_College%20of%20Wooster.pdf
  6. ^ Holmgren, Ryan (March 21, 2016). "Larry Shyatt resigns after six season at Wyoming". Casper Star-Tribune.
  7. ^ Karalla, Bobby (1 July 2016). "Mavs add Larry Shyatt to coaching staff". mavs.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

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