Derrick Clark (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Metro State |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 3, 1971 Muncie, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1995 | Cal Lutheran |
| 1995–1997 | Shepparton Gators |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2005 | Metro State (asst.) |
| 2005–2007 | Air Force (asst.) |
| 2007–2010 | Colorado (asst.) |
| 2010–present | Metro State |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× RMAC Coach of the Year (2013, 2014) | |
Derrick Clark (born March 3, 1971)[1] is an American college basketball coach, currently head coach at Metro State University in Denver, Colorado.
Clark played for coach Mike Dunlap at California Lutheran University. After a short professional career in Australia, he joined Dunlap's coaching staff at Metro State and was on the bench for the Roadrunners' two Division II national championships in 1999 and 2002. In 2005, Clark left Metro State to join Jeff Bzdelik's staff at Division I Air Force, later following Bzdelik to Colorado.[2]
In 2010, Clark was named head coach at Metro State, following Brannon Hays.[2] Clark had immediate success at Metro State, leading the Roadrunners to back to back NCAA tournament appearances. In 2013, he led the team to the Division II national championship game, where the Roadrunners fell to Drury University 74–73.[3] The next season, MSU went 32–2, undefeated in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and again went to the Division II Final Four. There they were upset by eventual champion Central Missouri.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro State[5] (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2010–present) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Metro State | 22–8 | 17–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Metro State | 25–7 | 17–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| 2012–13 | Metro State | 32–3 | 20–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Runner-up | ||||
| 2013–14 | Metro State | 32–2 | 22–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Final Four | ||||
| 2014–15 | Metro State | 26–6 | 19–3 | T-1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| Metro State: | 137–26 (.840) | 95–15 (.864) | |||||||
| Total: | 137–26 (.840) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Derrick Clark Colorado profile". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- 1 2 "Metro State hires former Bzdelik assistant Derrick Clark". Denver Post. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Drury wins Division II championship". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Metro State’s Derrick Clark Still Feeling Sting Of Final Four Loss". Denver.CBSLocal.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Coaching History". GoMetroState.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.