Paul Weir (basketball)
 Weir in 2018 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic Director |
| Team | Eastern New Mexico |
| Conference | LSC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 12, 1979 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–1999 | York |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2003 | Don Bosco Catholic |
| 2004–2005 | Northwestern State (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 2007–2016 | New Mexico State (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | New Mexico State |
| 2017–2021 | New Mexico |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2021–present | Eastern New Mexico |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 86–69 (.555) (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| WAC tournament (2017) | |
Paul Michael Weir (born June 12, 1979)Costa Rica national basketball team in 2015.
Weir grew up in Toronto, Canada and graduated from
York University in Toronto in 2004. He earned a master's degree in health and human performance from Northwestern State in 2005, added a second master's degree in sports psychology from Iowa in 2010, and a third master's degree in business administration from New Mexico State in 2012. He is currently enrolled in the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at NMSU.[4]
Weir is one of four Canadian-born NCAA Division I men's basketball head coaches all-time, joining James Naismith, Pete Newell, and Maurice Joseph.[citation needed]
He is the head coach of Canada U-19 team replacing NBA assistant coach Roy Rana.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State Aggies (Western Athletic Conference) (2016–2017) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | New Mexico State | 28–6 | 11–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
| New Mexico State: | 28–6 (.824) | 11–3 (.786) | |||||||
| New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West Conference) (2017–2021) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | New Mexico | 19–15 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2018–19 | New Mexico | 14–18 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 2019–20 | New Mexico | 19–14 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | New Mexico | 6–16 | 2–15 | 11th | |||||
| New Mexico: | 58–63 (.479) | 28–43 (.394) | |||||||
| Total: | 86–69 (.555) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Paul Weir, Director of Basketball Operations" (PDF). Iowa Basketball 2007 Media Guide. University of Iowa. 2006. p. 25.
- ^ Houser, John (July 15, 2021). "Dr. Paul Weir Appointed Eastern New Mexico University Director of Athletics". enmu.edu. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Geoff Grammar, Lobos hire NMSU’s Paul Weir as next men’s basketball coach, Albuquerque Journal, April 11, 2017
- ^ a b c Profile, New Mexico State Sports Official Site