Ronnie Arrow
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| Ronnie Arrow | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas | |
| Career Highlights | ||
| Awards | ||
| 1989 Sunbelt Coach of the Year 1991 Sunbelt Coach of the Year |
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| School as a player | ||
| 1966-1969 | Southwest Texas State | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1998-present 1988-1995 1977-1987 1972-1973 1969-1971 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi South Alabama San Jacinto Pasadena High Sam Houston |
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Ronnie Arrow (born in Houston, Texas) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. [1]
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[edit] Playing Career
Arrow was a two-year All-Lone Star Conference honoree and a three-year letterman at Southwest Texas State (presently named Texas State). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education in 1969.[1]
[edit] Coaching Career
[edit] San Jacinto
Arrow served as head coach at San Jacinto College from 1977 to 1987 where he tallied a record of 302-43 and guided the Ravens to 10 Texas Junior College Athletic Conference titles as well as NJCAA championships in 1983, 1984 and 1986. He was named the NJCAA Region XIV Coach-of-the-Year in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 and the national Coach-of-the-Year in 1983 and 1986. His 1985-86 squad led the nation in scoring, averaging 101 points per game.[1]
[edit] South Alabama
Arrow was named head coach of the Jaguars in July 1, 1988 and in his seven seasons as the Jaguars coach, Arrow compiled a record of 114-93. [2]
Arrow was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year in 1989 after guiding the Jaguars to both the regular and post-season tournament SunBelt titles.[3]
South Alabama finished with a 23-9 mark, a first round NCAA Tournament victory over cross-state rival Alabama before falling 91-82 to the eventual national champion Michigan in the second round. The Jags finished the season ranked 24th in the country.
Following the the 1990-1991 season, Arrow was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach-of-the-Year for the second time after engineering the most dramatic turnaround in league history. That year, his Jaguars became the first SunBelt squad ever to leap from last to first place in a single season. Projected to finish fifth in the conference, South Alabama went on to capture the league crown with an 11-3 mark.
The Jags finished the season with a 22-9 record, swept through the Sun Belt Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament before falling to Utah in the first-round.
Over the years, Arrow developed a reputation in the collegiate basketball circles for up-tempo, high-scoring teams. His squads led the Sun Belt Conference in scoring four of his seven seasons at South Alabama. [1]
His 1988-89 squad set a school and league record 91 points per game average and five of his seven teams tallied at least 80 points per game. [1]
[edit] Junior World Cup Team
In 1990, Arrow coached the United States Junior World Cup Team to a perfect 7-0 record and the gold medal at the Pan-Amnerican Basketball Confederatio (COPABA) Junior World Championship in Uruguay. [4]
Among his players were future NBA stars Grant Hill, Calbert Cheaney and Allan Houston. [1]
[edit] Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Arrow is the first basketball coach at TAMCC and started the program as a Division I school after it had gone 25 years without a basketball program.[5] He got the job thanks to a recommendation from Tim Floyd.[5]
Arrow began the Islanders program in July of 1998. In his seven seasons as the head coach of the Islander men's basketball program, Arrow has compiled 108-84 record, three Independent Coach of the Year honors and posted the best record among independents the past two seasons. [1]
Arrow guided A&M-Corpus Christi to an impressive 13-13 mark in year one of the project. The Islanders, winners of five-consecutive games to close the season, turned some heads early with their 76-74 upset of 2000 NCAA-Tournament qualifier, Samford in the first round of the Holiday Tribune Classic. A&M-Corpus Christi even took its' cracks at "Goliath" as well. In the finals of the Holiday Tribune Classic, the Islanders were tied 34-34 with Iowa State, the eventual champion of the Big 12 Conference and a team that advanced to the Elite Eight. [1]
Arrow put Texas A&M - Corpus Christi on the national map in 2003 when they were ranked in the top-25 Mid-Major Poll nearly the entire season last year and even received votes in the ESPN/USA Today Top-25 Coaches Poll during the 2004-2005 season. [1]
His Islanders got immediate attention when they took down Florida State, 70-67 on the Seminoles home court on Nov. 22, 2004, then followed that up with an upset win over Old Dominion, handing the Monarchs one of their five losses in the regular season. [1]
During his tenure, Arrow has led the Islanders to wins over such programs as Texas Tech and Texas A&M, as well as 2004 NCAA Tournament-qualifier Murray State. [1]
During the 2000-2001 campaign, Arrow's Islanders notched a 14-14 record, which included an 86-80 victory over Texas Tech in Lubbock. Under his direction, the Islanders eclipsed the 100-point barrier six times en route to an 85.5-point per game average, which would have ranked third in the country if not for TAMUCC's "provisional" status. Michael Hicks finished off his brilliant two-year career by posting 26.7 points per contest, which would have ranked second among all NCAA Division I scorers. He gained all-region honors following the season. [1]
In 2007 Arrow and the Islanders earned their first birth in the NCAA Tournament at Midwest Regional as the #15 seed.[6] They lost 76-63 to #2 seed Wisconsin in the first round.[7]
[edit] Awards
- 1983 NJCAA National Coach of the Year [1]
- 1983 NJCAA Region XIV Coach of the Year [1]
- 1984 NJCAA Region XIV Coach of the Year [1]
- 1986 NJCAA National Coach of the Year [1]
- 1986 NJCAA Region XIV Coach of the Year [1]
- 1987 NJCAA Region XIV Coach of the Year [1]
- 1989 Sunbelt Conference Coach of the Year [3]
- 1991 Sunbelt Conference Coach of the Year [3]
[edit] Trivia
- Arrow and his wife, Nelda, have one daughter, Ailey.[1]
- In junior college, Arrow coached several players who went onto enjoy careers in the NBA: Walter Berry, Alton Lister, Ladell Eackles and Larry Spriggs.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Ronnie Arrow. GoIslanders.com. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
- ^ Jaguars open 2006-07 season at Fresno Tournament Friday. USAJaguars.com (2006-11-09). Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
- ^ a b c Ronnie Arrow, Sheryl Estes preparing Islander basketball teams for fall 1999. IslanderSports. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
- ^ USA Basketball All-Time Men's Head Coaches. USABasketball.com. Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
- ^ a b McDill, Kent (2007-03-16). These coaches will lead their teams at United Center. DailyHerald.com. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
- ^ "Arrow Bows Up", Press-Register, 2007-03-14. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
- ^ Men's NCAA Tournament. CNNSI.com. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
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