Dickey Nutt

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Dickey Nutt

Title Head coach
College Arkansas State
Sport Basketball
Team record 189-187 (.502)
Born June 13, 1959 (1959-06-13) (age 49)
Place of birth Flag of the United States Little Rock, Arkansas
Career highlights
Championships
Sun Belt Tournament Championship (1999)
Awards
Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1998)
Playing career
1977–1982 Oklahoma State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1985
1985–1987
1987–1995
1995–2008		 Stillwater HS (asst.)
Oklahoma State (asst.)
Arkansas State (asst.)
Arkansas State

Dickey Nutt (born June 13, 1959 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a men's basketball coach, most recently with Arkansas State University. Nutt became the head coach in 1995 and resigned on February 19, 2008, ending his thirteen years as head coach just 3 victories short of the all-time win record for the school.[1] In June 2007, Nutt had said that his future with the school was uncertain after receiving a one-year contract with the school.[2]

Nutt had been coaching at Arkansas State since 1987, when he started as an assistant at the university. Prior to that, he had spent two years as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. He led the Indians, now the Red Wolves, to the NCAA Tournament once, winning the Sun Belt Conference tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid in 1999. Arkansas State received a 15 seed, and was eliminated by Utah in the first round.

Nutt played collegiately at Oklahoma State from 1977 to 1982. After graduating, he began his coaching career in the high school ranks as an assistant coach at Stillwater High School in Oklahoma, where he washed clothes, mopped floors and made a mean omellete for players during road trips.

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[edit] Family Life

Nutt's brother, Houston Nutt, is the head football coach at the University of Mississippi. Another brother, Dennis Nutt, was previously head coach for Texas State University and a former professional basketball player.

[edit] Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Arkansas State (Sun Belt Conference) (1995 — present)
1995–1996 Arkansas State 9-18 7-11 T-6th
1996–1997 Arkansas State 15-12 8-10 8th
1997–1998 Arkansas State 20-9 14-4 T-1st
1998–1999 Arkansas State 18-12 9-5 2nd NCAA 1st Round
1999–2000 Arkansas State 10-18 7-9 6th
2000–2001 Arkansas State 17-13 10-6 T-2nd (East)
2001–2002 Arkansas State 15-16 5-9 4th (East)
2002–2003 Arkansas State 13-15 6-8 4th (East)
2003–2004 Arkansas State 17-11 7-7 4th (East)
2004–2005 Arkansas State 16-13 7-7 T-3rd (East)
2005–2006 Arkansas State 12-18 7-7 3rd (East)
2006–2007 Arkansas State 18-15 11-7 T-1st (West)
2007–2008­* Arkansas State 9-17 4-11 7th (West)
Arkansas State: 189-187 102-101
Total: 189-187

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion

* Nutt resigned on January 19, 2008 and did not finish the season.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Nutt steps down after 13 seasons as Arkansas State coach. ESPN.com (2008-02-19). Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
  2. ^ Dickey Nutt coaching with no assurances next season. ESPN.com (2007-04-07). Retrieved on 2008-02-20.

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