Eddie Fogler

Eddie Fogler
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born June 12, 1948 (1948-06-12) (age 63)
Place of birth Queens, New York, USA
Playing career
1966–1970 North Carolina
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–1971
1971–1986
1986–1989
1989–1993
1993–2001
 DeMatha HS (asst.)
North Carolina (asst.)
Wichita State
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall 265–195 (.736)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NIT (1990)
SEC Regular Season Championship (1993, 1997)
Awards
Henry Iba Award (1993)
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year (1993)
NABC Coach of the Year (1993)
UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year (1993)
MVC Coach of the Year (1987)
SEC Coach of the Year (1993, 1997)

Eddie Fogler (born June 12, 1948(1948-06-12) in Queens, New York) is a retired American college basketball player from the University of North Carolina from 1967 to 1970 where he played as a point guard on two NCAA Final Four teams. Fogler was an All-City guard from Flushing High School in Flushing, New York.

“I was a pretty good high school player growing up and did pretty well,” said Fogler. “North Carolina always had a tradition of looking in New York for players from Coach (Frank) McGuire who passed that down to Coach Smith. “I went to a summer camp in North Carolina before my senior year. I loved it and they felt I might be good enough to help their program. It worked out for me to become a student-athlete at Chapel Hill in 1966-1970. We played freshman ball and my freshman coach was Larry Brown.” As a junior, Fogler was a solid starter at guard and the Tar Heels reached the Final Four again as ACC Champions and ACC Tournament champions finishing with a 27–5 record. North Carolina lost in a semifinals game to Purdue (92–65) who was led by All-American Rick Mount.[1]

After graduating from North Carolina with a degree in Mathematics, Fogler spent the next year teaching and coaching at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, under prep legend Morgan Wooten. After one year in Hyattsville, Fogler would return to Chapel Hill as a graduate assistant for two seasons under Smith. He would spend 15 years as a Tar Heel assistant where the university won eight ACC Championships, five ACC Tournament Titles and made the Final Four four times with a national title in 1982 over Georgetown. Coaching for his mentor Smith was an experience of a lifetime for a young college coach.[2]

Fogler served as an assistant college basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and then served as the head basketball coach at Wichita State University, Vanderbilt University and University of South Carolina.

From 1986 to 1989, he served as head coach at Wichita State University where he compiled a 61–32 (.656) record which included two NCAA Tournament appearances and one NIT berth.

From 1989 to 1992, Fogler served as the basketball head coach at Vanderbilt where his teams compiled an 81–48 record. His 1989–90 team captured the NIT Championship with a 74–72 victory over St. Louis University. His 1992–93 team was ranked as high as #5 in the country and finished 28-6, including a 14–2 record in the SEC, a trip to the NCAA Tournament's "Sweet Sixteen", and he was named National Coach of the Year after winning the SEC championship. In the four years that he coached Vanderbilt, the Commodores achieved two NIT berths and two NCAA Tournament bids. Fogler's move from Vanderbilt to South Carolina, following the success of the team's 1992–93 season, left many Vanderbilt fans embittered toward the school's Athletic Director, Paul Hoolahan, and his handling of the matter.[3]

From 1994 to 2001, Fogler coached at South Carolina and led the Gamecocks to the SEC championship in 1997. He coached the Gamecocks to two NCAA Tournaments appearances. He compiled a 123–117 (.513) record at South Carolina. Commenting after his final game as a head coach, Fogler stated "It is very difficult with college athletics being the way it is today and the pressures. You are darned if you do, darned if you don't," Fogler said. "I'm leaving college basketball with my dignity, my integrity and my sanity."[4]

Fogler now serves as an analyst for Fox Sports Network, guest hosts a one-hour, weekly, NCAA Basketball show on WGFX "104.5 FM The Zone" (sports talk) in Nashville, Tennessee, serves as an advisor to schools seeking new basketball coaches[5], and resides in Elgin, South Carolina with his wife, Robin, daughter, Emma, and son, Ben.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wichita State (Missouri Valley Conference) (1986–1989)
1986–1987 Wichita State 22–11 9–5 3rd NCAA First Round
1987–1988 Wichita State 20–10 11–3 2nd NCAA First Round
1988–1989 Wichita State 19–11 10–4 2nd (T) NIT Second Round
Wichita State: 61–32 30–12
Vanderbilt University (Southeastern Conference) (1989–1993)
1989–1990 Vanderbilt 21–14 7–11 8th (T) NIT Champions
1990–1991 Vanderbilt 17–13 11–7 5th NCAA First Round
1991–1992 Vanderbilt 15–15 6–10 5th (East) NIT First Round
1992–1993 Vanderbilt 28–6 14–2 1st (East) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Vanderbilt: 81–48 38–30
University of South Carolina (Southeastern Conference) (1993–2001)
1993–1994 South Carolina 9–19 4–12 5th (East)
1994–1995 South Carolina 10–17 5–11 5th (East)
1995–1996 South Carolina 19–12 8–8 3rd (East) NIT Quarterfinals
1996–1997 South Carolina 24–8 15–1 1st (East) NCAA First Round
1997–1998 South Carolina 23–8 11–5 2nd (East) NCAA First Round
1998–1999 South Carolina 8–21 3–13 6th (East)
1999–2000 South Carolina 15–17 5–11 5th (East)
2000–2001 South Carolina 15–15 6–10 5th (East) NIT First Round
South Carolina: 123–117 57–71
Total: 265–197

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

References

  1. ^ Eddie Fogler recalls his career, Commodore History Corner Archive January 12, 2011
  2. ^ Eddie Fogler recalls his career, Commodore History Corner Archive January 12, 2011
  3. ^ The Enemy Within, The Nashville Scene, October 12, 1995
  4. ^ UConn Ends Fogler's S.C. Run, CBS Sports-AP Report March 14, 2001
  5. ^ Fogler’s history of helping find coaches, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 17, 2011

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