Kevin McGuff

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Kevin McGuff is the current head women's basketball coach at the Ohio State University after spending two seasons as head coach of the University of Washington. Prior to his time in Seattle, McGuff was the head coach at Xavier University until April 2011.[1]

McGuff was hired by Ohio State on April 16, 2013.[2] He was formally introduced at a press conference on April 17, 2013.[3] Ohio State will owe Washington $1.75 million as part of McGuff's buyout clause from his contract with UW.[4]

Prior to his tenure at UW, McGuff spent the previous nine seasons at Xavier, compiling an overall record of 213–73, giving him the most wins of any Xavier women's coach. The Musketeers made the postseason in each of McGuff's seasons as head coach, with the last five being in the NCAA tournament. During this stretch, Xavier's best run was in 2010, when the Musketeers suffered a heartbreaking loss[5] in the Elite Eight to Stanford.

He also served as an assistant coach at Notre Dame. During his six years as an Irish assistant coach under Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame went 160-39, including a national title in 2001. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Miami University where the Lady Hawks went 54-30 during his tenure in Oxford, Ohio.[6]

Personal

Kevin attended Saint Joseph's College in Indiana. McGuff and his wife, Letitia, have six children.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Associated Press (April 5, 2011). "Kevin McGuff tabbed to ignite Huskies". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011. 
  2. ↑ http://seattletimes.com/html/huskies/2020790864_huskywomen17.html
  3. ↑ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041613aaa.html
  4. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/basketball/ncaa/wires/04/16/2060.ap.bkw.ohio.st.mcguff.1st.ld.writethru.0722/index.html
  5. ↑ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Video-Two-blown-layups-cost-Xavier-women-a-Fina?urn=ncaab,230971
  6. ↑ http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ohio-state-hires-kevin-mcguff-213937680--ncaaw.html
  7. ↑ http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/mcguff_kevin00.html

External links

Current women's basketball head coaches of the Big Ten Conference
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