Bobby Lutz
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Bobby Lutz (born April 4, 1958 near Hickory, North Carolina) is an American college basketball coach. Since 1998 he has been the head men's coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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[edit] Early career
Lutz graduated from Bandys High School in 1976 and from Charlotte in 1980 with a B.A. in Psychology and Economics. He taught social studies and coached basketball at several high schools in North Carolina. In 1984 he received a job as a graduate assistant coach for the men's basketball team at Clemson University. Prior to the 1986-1987 season he was named head coach at Pfeiffer College in Misenheimer, North Carolina. He led the Falcons to a 181-91 record in his nine years as their coach, including one berth in the NAIA championship game.
[edit] Charlotte
In 1995 Lutz was named the head coach at Gardner-Webb University, but resigned two weeks after accepting the job in order to become an assistant coach at his alma mater under head coach Jeff Mullins. He served as an assistant under Mullins (1995-96) and his successor, Melvin Watkins (1996-98). When Watkins accepted the head coaching job at Texas A&M University, Lutz was promoted and became the eighth head coach of the Charlotte 49ers on April 9, 1998.
The 49ers have enjoyed consistent success during Lutz's tenure, reaching the NCAA Tournament five times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005), plus two appearances in the NIT (2000 and 2006). In 2005 Lutz was a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award.
The team's level of success has caused Lutz's name to surface for coaching vacancies at other schools. In the spring of 2005 Lutz was on the short list to replace Buzz Peterson as head coach at the University of Tennessee, but the job eventually went to UW-Milwaukee's Bruce Pearl.
Lutz, his wife, and his two daughters reside in Harrisburg, North Carolina.
[edit] Coaching Tree
- Benny Moss, head coach at UNC Wilmington, 2006-present
[edit] Results at Charlotte
- 1998-99 - 23-11 (C-USA Tournament Champs, NCAA 2nd Round)
- 1999-00 - 17-16 (NIT)
- 2000-01 - 22-11 (C-USA Tournament Champs, NCAA 2nd Round)
- 2001-02 - 18-12 (NCAA Tournament)
- 2002-03 - 13-16
- 2003-04 - 21-9 (C-USA Regular Season Co-Champs, NCAA Tournament)
- 2004-05 - 21-8 (NCAA Tournament)
- 2005-06 - 19-13 (NIT)
[edit] External links
| Preceded by: Melvin Watkins |
UNC Charlotte Basketball Coaches 1998–present |
Succeeded by: Current coach |
