Kevin Keatts

Kevin Keatts

Keatts at the White House in 2013.
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team UNC Wilmington
Record 18–14
Biographical details
Born July 28, 1972
Lynchburg, Virginia
Alma mater Ferrum College
Marshall University (B.A., 2011)
Playing career
1991–1995 Ferrum
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997
1997–1999
1999–2001
2001–2003
2003–2011
2011–2014
2014–present		 Southwestern Michigan CC (asst.)
Hargrave Military Academy (asst.)
Hargrave Military Academy
Marshall (asst.)
Hargrave Military Academy
Louisville (asst.)
UNC Wilmington
Accomplishments and honors

Championships

CAA regular season (2015)

Awards

Kevin Andre Keatts (born July 28, 1972) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach at UNC Wilmington.[1]

Coaching career

Keatts began his coaching career as an assistant at Southwestern Michigan College for the 1996-97 season.[2] He then went to Hargrave Military Academy as an assistant coach for two seasons before being promoted to head coach in 1999. In 2001, Keatts moved to Marshall as an assistant coach to Greg White. He returned to Hargrave in 2003. During his two stints as the head coach at Hargrave, Keatts had a record of 262–17.[1] In 2011 he earned a degree from Marshall.[2] Keatts then joined the staff of Rick Pitino at Louisville. In 2013 the Cardinals won the NCAA Division I national championship.

On March 27, 2014 he was named the head coach of UNC Wilmington, succeeding Buzz Peterson.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UNC Wilmington Seahawks (Colonial Athletic Association) (2014–present)
2014–15 UNC Wilmington 18–14 12–6 T–1st CIT First Round
UNC Wilmington: 18–14 (.563) 12–6 (.667)
Total: 18–14 (.563)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeff Goodman (March 27, 2014). "Kevin Keatts accepts job with UNC-Wilmington Seahawks". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Louisville Athletic Department (2013). "Kevin Keatts Bio". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved March 27, 2014.