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Kurt Kanaskie
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Biographical details
Born (1958-04-14) April 14, 1958 (age 66)
Enola, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1976–1980La Salle
Position(s)
UNC Wilmington
(asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall269–243
Tournaments7–4 (NCAA D-II)

Kurt Michael Kanaskie (born April 14, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the associate head coach for men's basketball at

UNC Wilmington.[1] Previously, Kanaskie was head coach positions at Lock Haven, IUP, and Drake
.

Early life and education

Born in

1980 NCAA tournament.[3] Kanaskie graduated from La Salle in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration.[4][5]

Coaching career

In the

Lock Haven University from 1985 to 1988. Inheriting a program that won only 18 games in the past four seasons, Kanaskie led Lock Haven to 15 wins in his first season and ended with a 55–32 overall record.[7][8] The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) named Kanaskie its Coach of the Year for the West Division in 1987 and 1988 and co-Coach of the Year in the conference in 1987.[9]

In 1988, Kanaskie became head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), another PSAC school. In eight seasons at IUP, Kanaskie had a 152–75 record after inheriting a program with four straight losing seasons.[7][8] Kanaskie led IUP to its first-ever NCAA tournament in 1994 and earned two more West Division PSAC Coach of the Year honors in 1994 and 1995.[7][9]

Kanaskie moved up to the Division I level as head coach at Drake University, a position he held from 1996 to 2003. When he began the job, Drake was under NCAA probation and had few returning scholarship players.[10] Drake won only five games in Kanaskie's first two seasons but improved to 12–16 (8–10 Missouri Valley Conference) in 2000–01.[11] Kanaskie received a five-year contract extension after that season but still did not deliver a winning season. Days after the 2002–03 season, both Kanaskie's lawyer and the Drake athletic director indicated that Kanaskie would keep his job.[12] However, Kanaskie resigned on April 11, 2003, ending his tenure at Drake with an overall 62–136 record.[13][14]

Kanaskie returned to being an assistant coach in 2003 at Penn State under Ed DeChellis. In 2009, DeChellis promoted Kanaskie to associate head coach. When DeChellis became head coach at Navy in 2011, Kanaskie followed and also became associate head coach.[10]

After one year at Navy, Kanaskie became assistant coach at Virginia Tech under James Johnson in 2012. Johnson was fired after two seasons. Kanaskie moved to Air Force as assistant coach under Dave Pilipovich in 2014.[7]

On April 6, 2020, Kanaskie was hired as an assistant coach under Takayo Siddle at UNCW.[1]

Head coaching record

Sources:[15][11][16]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lock Haven Bald Eagles (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1985–1988)
1985–86 Lock Haven 15–12 5–5 T–3rd (West)
1986–87 Lock Haven 20–7 8–2 T–1st (West) NCAA D-II Regional Third Place
1987–88 Lock Haven 18–11 10–2 2nd (West)
Lock Haven: 55–32 23–9
IUP Crimson Hawks (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1988–1996)
1988–89 IUP 10–17 1–11 7th (West)
1989–90 IUP 14–13 4–8 5th (West)
1990–91 IUP 15–12 3–9 6th (West)
1991–92 IUP 15–12 6–6 3rd (West)
1992–93 IUP 18–9 8–4 2nd (West)
1993–94 IUP 27–3 11–1 1st (West) NCAA D-II Quarterfinals
1994–95 IUP 29–2 11–1 1st (West) NCAA D-II Semifinals
1995–96 IUP 24–7 9–3 2nd (West) NCAA D-II Regional Finals
IUP: 152–75 53–43
Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (1996–2003)
1996–97 Drake 2–26 0–18 10th
1997–98 Drake 3–24 0–18 10th
1998–99 Drake 10–17 5–13 10th
1999–2000 Drake 11–18 4–14 10th
2000–01 Drake 12–16 8–10 T–7th
2001–02 Drake 14–15 9–9 T–5th
2002–03 Drake 10–20 5–13 T–8th
Drake: 62–136 31–95
Total: 269–243

      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. ^ a b "Siddle Begins Assembling New Staff". 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Kurt Michael Kanaskie". La Salle College Basketball Handbook 1979-1980. La Salle College. 1979. p. 13.
  3. ^ "1979-80 la Salle Explorers Roster and Stats".
  4. ^ "Kurt Kanaskie". Virginia Tech. 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Bachelor of Science in Business Administration". The One Hundred and Seventeenth Commencement 1980. La Salle College. 1980.
  6. ^ "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Kurt Kanaskie". Air Force Falcons. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Search Kurt Kanaskie in NCAA Coaching Statistics
  9. ^ a b http://static.psacsports.org/custompages/mbball/MBB%20All-PSAC%20History.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  10. ^ a b "Kurt Kanaskie". Navy Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Kurt Kanaskie Coaching Record".
  12. ^ Witosky, Tom (March 10, 2003). "Drake will keep Kanaskie, lawyer says". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 23, 2003. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  13. ^ Witosky, Tom (April 11, 2003). "Kanaskie expected to resign today". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 23, 2003. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  14. ^ "Kanaskie resigns as Drake basketball coach". Drake University. Archived from the original on August 21, 2003. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  15. ^ Year-‐by-‐Year Men’s Basketball PSAC Champions
  16. ^ http://static.psacsports.org/custompages/mbball/MBB%20PSAC%20NCAA%20Playoff%20History.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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