Bruce Weber (basketball)
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Team | Washington Generals | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | October 19, 1956||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | ||||||||||||||
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1979–1980 | Western Kentucky (GA) | ||||||||||||||
1980–1998 | Purdue (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | Southern Illinois | ||||||||||||||
2003–2012 | Illinois | ||||||||||||||
2012–2022 | Kansas State | ||||||||||||||
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Overall | 497–302 (.622) | ||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 15–13 ( | ||||||||||||||
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Adolph Rupp Cup (2005) AP Coach of the Year (2005) Henry Iba Award (2005) NABC Coach of the Year (2005) Naismith College Coach of the Year (2005) MVC Coach of the Year (2003) Big Ten Coach of the Year (2005) Victor Awards National Coach of the Year (2005) USBWA District VI Coach of the Year (2013, 2019) District 8 Coach of the Year (2013)NABC Saluki Hall of Fame Class (2018) USA Basketball National co-Coach of the Year (2019) | |||||||||||||||
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Bruce Brett Weber (born October 19, 1956) is a former men's basketball head coach at
Weber won conference championships and conference coach of the year awards at each of the three schools where he served as head coach. He guided his teams to a combined total of 13
Coaching
Early career
Weber began his coaching career with a brief stint as a graduate assistant coach at Western Kentucky University during the 1979–80 season under head coach Gene Keady. In 1980, Weber moved to Purdue University along with Keady. He remained an assistant coach at Purdue for 18 seasons before becoming the head coach at Southern Illinois University in 1998.
Southern Illinois
In his five seasons at Southern Illinois, Weber led the Salukis to consecutive
.University of Illinois
On April 30, 2003, Weber was hired by Illinois to replace Bill Self, who had departed from Illinois to take the head coaching job at Kansas.
2003–04 season
The Illini played a tough early season game against
2004–05 season
The 2005 season opened with high expectations and the return of all the team's starters. On December, 1 the Illini defeated the number-one ranked team,
In the
Weber coached the team to the best record in school history, finishing 37–2, and tying the NCAA record for most wins in a season. Weber won many coaching awards after the season, including the Naismith Award and the Henry Iba Award.
2005–2012
Despite losing three starters to the NBA, the Illini finished the 2005–06 season with a 26–7 record and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The 2006–07 season had a disappointing start, including the first three-game losing streak in Weber's tenure. However, the Illini rebounded to finish 23–11 and again qualify for the NCAA tournament.
The 2007–08 season marked the first time during Weber's tenure that the Illini did not qualify for a postseason tournament, finishing the season with an overall record of 16–19, 5–13 in the Big Ten.[4]
The team improved markedly the following year, however, finishing 24–10, 11–7 in the Big Ten and returning to NCAA tournament.
After a 10–0 start to the 2011–12 season, Weber's Illini went 7–15, finishing the season with a 17–15 record.
On March 9, 2012, one day after the Illini lost its
Kansas State University
On March 31, 2012, Weber was hired as head coach at Kansas State University, replacing Frank Martin, who had departed to become head coach at South Carolina.[1]
In his
Shortly after the end of Weber's first season, starting point guard Ángel Rodríguez and two other players announced their intentions to transfer.[7][8] Kansas State's roster was further thinned when incoming freshman Neville Fincher was declared ineligible for the 2013–14 season, and incoming point guard Jevon Thomas was declared ineligible for the fall semester.[9][10]
Weber started his second season at Kansas State 0–1, but finished the non-conference schedule with an 8-game winning streak and a 10–3 record. In its first conference game, Kansas State upset #6
Weber's third season at Kansas State ended with a 15–17 record (8–10 in Big 12 play), and the school did not advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009. The losing record was only the second for Weber in his first 17 seasons as a head coach. Following the season, Weber's squad saw the transfer and departure of six scholarship players, including Marcus Foster, Jevon Thomas, Nigel Johnson, Tre Harris and Malek Harris.[11] The following season, Weber's Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 17–15, 5–13 in Big 12 play.
In 2016–17, the Wildcats returned to the NCAA tournament and finished with a 21–14 (8–10) record. In 2017–18, the team improved to 25–12 (10–8) and advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA tournament, including a 61–58 win over Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen. The team received a #19 national ranking at season's end in the Coaches Poll.
In
After winning two conference titles and making five NCAA tournament appearances in his first seven seasons at KSU, Weber's final three teams posted losing records: 11–21 in
Weber's tenure with Kansas State concluded with two conference co-championships and five NCAA Tournament appearances, including an appearance in the 2018 Elite Eight. At the time of his resignation, he ranked third on K-State's all-time total wins list, behind only Jack Hartman and Tex Winter, and 11th in overall winning percentage.[12]
National team
In the summer of 2019, Weber coached the United States national under-19 team at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. His team won the tournament championship with a 7–0 record.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Southern Illinois Salukis (Missouri Valley Conference) (1998–2003) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Southern Illinois | 15–12 | 10–8 | T–5th | |||||
1999–00 | Southern Illinois | 20–13 | 12–6 | 3rd | NIT Second Round | ||||
2000–01 | Southern Illinois | 16–14 | 10–8 | T–4th | |||||
2001–02 | Southern Illinois | 28–8 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
2002–03 | Southern Illinois | 24–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
Southern Illinois: | 103–54 (.656) | 62–28 (.689) |
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Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (2003–2012) | |||||||||
2003–04 | Illinois | 26–7 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
2004–05 | Illinois | 37–2 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Runner-up | ||||
2005–06 | Illinois | 26–7 | 11–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2006–07 | Illinois | 23–12 | 9–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2007–08 | Illinois | 16–19 | 5–13 | T–9th | |||||
2008–09 | Illinois | 24–10 | 11–7 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2009–10 | Illinois | 21–15 | 10–8 | 5th | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
2010–11 | Illinois | 20–14 | 9–9 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2011–12 | Illinois | 17–15 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
Illinois: | 210–101 (.675) | 89–65 (.578) |
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Kansas State Wildcats (Big 12 Conference) (2012–2022) | |||||||||
2012–13 | Kansas State | 27–8 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2013–14 | Kansas State | 20–13 | 10–8 | 5th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2014–15 | Kansas State | 15–17 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
2015–16 | Kansas State | 17–16 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
2016–17 | Kansas State | 21–14 | 8–10 | 6th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2017–18 | Kansas State | 25–12 | 10–8 | 4th | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
2018–19 | Kansas State | 25–9 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2019–20 | Kansas State | 11–21 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
2020–21 | Kansas State | 9–20 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
2021–22 | Kansas State | 14–17 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
Kansas State: | 184–147 (.556) | 82–98 (.456) | |||||||
Total: | 497–302 (.622) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Post-Coaching Career
Weber joined Big Ten Network as a studio analyst in 2022 and occasionally serves as a color commentator.
Personal
Weber was born in Milwaukee to Louis and Dawn Weber, growing up with two sisters and two brothers. Weber attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and played college baseball for the Milwaukee Panthers. He graduated from UWM in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in education. Weber added a master's degree in education administration and physical education from Western Kentucky University in 1981.[1] He is married to Megan Weber, and has three daughters – Christy, Emily, and Hannah.[1]
See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
References
- ^ a b c d "KSU Weber biography". Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Illinois Weber biography". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
- ^ "Arizona vs. Illinois – Game Recap – March 26, 2005 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ [1] Chicago Sun-Times. Archived May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Illinois fires Bruce Weber". Sports Network. March 27, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ Kellis Robinett. "K-State upset 63–61 by La Salle". The Kansas City Star, March 22, 2013.
- ^ Kellis Robinett. "Adrian Diaz leaves Kansas State basketball Archived 2013-07-04 at the Wayback Machine". The Wichita Eagle, April 8, 2013.
- ^ Sports Illustrated, April 22, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Ken Corbitt. "K-State recruit Fincher fails to qualify". The Topeka Capital-Journal, June 6, 2013.
- ^ Kellis Robinett. "New York point guard Jevon Thomas to join Kansas State basketball next season Archived 2013-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". The Wichita Eagle, February 27, 2013.
- ^ "Kansas State's Marcus Foster will transfer to Creighton, Wildcats add recruit". kansascity. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Weber Resigns as Men's Basketball Head Coach". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-10.