| Larry Eustachy | |
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Southern Mississippi |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 1, 1955 |
| Place of birth | Alameda, California, USA |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1976 | Citrus CC |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1981 1981–1986 1986–1987 1987–1989 1989–1990 1990–1993 1993–1998 1998–2003 2004–present |
Citrus CC (asst.) Mississippi State (asst.) Idaho (asst.) Utah (asst.) Ball State (asst.) Idaho Utah State Iowa State Southern Mississippi |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 377-249 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big 12 Regular Season Championship (2000, 2001) Big 12 Tournament Championship (2000) Big West Regular Season Championship (1995, 1997, 1998) Big West Tournament Championship (1998) Big Sky Regular Season Championship (1993) |
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| Awards | |
| AP National Coach of the Year (2000) Henry Iba Award (2000) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2000, 2001) WAC Coach of the Year (1995, 1996) |
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Larry Eustachy (born December 1, 1955 in Alameda, California) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of The University of Southern Mississippi's men's basketball team. He was hired as head coach on March 25, 2004. He had previously been head coach of the men's basketball teams at Idaho (1990–1993), Utah State (1993–1998) and Iowa State (1998–2003). Eustachy won the AP National Coach of the Year after leading Iowa State to the Elite Eight in the 2000 NCAA Tournament.
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Eustachy was named head coach at Iowa State in 1998 after Tim Floyd resigned to become head coach of the Chicago Bulls. Following a lackluster first season, Eustachy led the Cyclones to the best season in school history in 1999-2000. The Cyclones won a school record 32 games and came within one game of the Final Four. After leading the Cyclones to a second straight Big 12 Conference title in 2001, Eustachy signed a contract extension that, with incentives, made him the highest-paid state employee in Iowa.
On April 28, 2003; The Des Moines Register carried a picture of Eustachy kissing several young women and holding a beer at a party near the University of Missouri's campus just hours after the Tigers defeated Eustachy's Cyclones on January 22. The Register also reported that Eustachy had been seen at a fraternity party at Kansas State hours after his team lost to the Wildcats. On April 30, athletic director Bruce Van De Velde suspended Eustachy with pay and recommended that he be fired for violating a morals clause in his contract. Eustachy held a press conference in which he apologized for his behavior and admitted he'd recently begun rehab treatment for alcoholism.[1][2]
Eustachy initially indicated he would contest the suspension. Instead, on May 6, he announced his resignation.[3]
After a year out of coaching, Eustachy was hired at Southern Miss.
On January 9, 2008 he took a leave of absence to be with his ailing mother. Following the 2008-09 season, he returned his $25,000 bonus from the university, saying that after a disappointing season, he did not feel as though he had earned it.[4] In 2011 his Southern Mississippi team turned down invites to the CBI and CIT [5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Idaho (Big Sky Conference) (1990–1993) | |||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Idaho | 19–11 | 11–5 | None | |||||
| 1991–1992 | Idaho | 18–14 | 10–6 | None | |||||
| 1992–1993 | Idaho | 24–8 | 11–3 | 1st | None | ||||
| Idaho: | 61–33 | 32–14 | |||||||
| Utah State (Big West Conference) (1993–1998) | |||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Utah State | 14–13 | 11–7 | T–2nd | None | ||||
| 1994–1995 | Utah State | 21–8 | 14–4 | 1st | NIT 1st round | ||||
| 1995–1996 | Utah State | 18–15 | 10–8 | 4th | None | ||||
| 1996–1997 | Utah State | 20–9 | 12–4 | 1st | None | ||||
| 1997–1998 | Utah State | 25–8 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA 1st round | ||||
| Utah State: | 98–53 | 60–26 | |||||||
| Iowa State (Big 12 Conference) (1998–2003) | |||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Iowa State | 15–15 | 6–10 | 9th | None | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Iowa State | 32–5 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2000–2001 | Iowa State | 25–6 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA 1st round | ||||
| 2001–2002 | Iowa State | 12–19 | 4–12 | T–10th | None | ||||
| 2002–2003 | Iowa State | 17–14 | 5–11 | T–9th | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
| Iowa State: | 101–59 | 42–38 | |||||||
| Southern Mississippi (Conference USA) (2004–present) | |||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Southern Mississippi | 11–17 | 2–14 | 14th | None | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Southern Mississippi | 10–21 | 3–11 | 11th | None | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Southern Mississippi | 20–11 | 9–7 | T–4th | None | ||||
| 2007–2008 | Southern Mississippi | 19–14 | 9–7 | T–4th | None | ||||
| 2008–2009 | Southern Mississippi | 15–17 | 4–12 | T–10th | None | ||||
| 2009–2010 | Southern Mississippi | 20–14 | 8–8 | 6th | CIT, First Round | ||||
| 2010–2011 | Southern Mississippi | 22–10 | 9–7 | T-5th | Declined[6] | ||||
| 2011–2012 | Southern Mississippi | 12–2 | 0–0 | T-1st | |||||
| Southern Mississippi: | 129–106 | 44–66 | |||||||
| Total: | 389–251 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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