Tom Stone (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Fitzgerald Stone[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | January 17, 1966||
Place of birth | Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Texas Tech Red Raiders (women's head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Texas Longhorns (Dallas) | |||
–1984 | MacArthur Cardinals | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1987 | Duke Blue Devils | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Le Havre | |||
1989–1990 | Washington Stars | ||
1990–1994 | Colorado Foxes | 17 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1991–2000 | Colorado Rush Soccer Club (director) | ||
1996–2000 | Denver Diamonds | ||
1996 |
Denver Pioneers (women; vol. asst.) | ||
1997 | Duke Blue Devils (women; vol. asst.) | ||
1999 | United States (women; scout) | ||
2001–2003 | Atlanta Beat | ||
2003–200? | Top Hat Soccer Club | ||
2006 | Clemson Tigers (women; asst.) | ||
2007– | Texas Tech Red Raiders (women) | ||
2008–2010 | United States U20 (women) | ||
2015 | United States (women; scout) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Fitzgerald Stone (born January 17, 1966) is an American former soccer player and current head coach of the Texas Tech women's soccer team. He played and coached soccer at the youth, collegiate and professional levels. Stone, a former graduate of Duke University and member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, held various coaching positions before coming to Tech.
On December 14, 2019, Stone was honored as the commencement speaker at the Texas Tech Winter Commencement Ceremony.[4]
Playing career
Tom Stone played youth soccer for the Texas Longhorns in Dallas, where he was instrumental in seeing the team compete in the U.S. Youth Soccer finals. Later, he attended
Stone went on to play professionally for Le Havre FC, the Washington Stars, and the Colorado Foxes.[6][7]
Coaching career
Early jobs (1996–2007)
Stone's first coaching job was as a part-time assistant at the
Texas Tech (2007–present)
On May 25, 2007, Stone was named the fourth head coach in Texas Tech soccer history.[9][10] Prior to his arrival at Texas Tech, the team had a record of 6–63–1 in Big 12 play and had gone 0–10–0 in conference four of the previous six seasons. In Stone's first year and half as coach, the team quickly matched that win total, going 6–5–1 in conference play.[11] In 2010 – Stone's fourth year with the team – the Red Raiders went 11–8–1, marking the program's third-ever winning record and first in 15 seasons. Two years later, the Red Raiders made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history and beat North Texas, 2–0, in the program's debut in postseason play. They would lose to Florida State, 2–3, in double overtime in the second round.
In 2013, the Red Raiders made another appearance in the second round after recording a program-record 18 wins. In 2014, Stone's squad won 16 games and climbed as high as sixth in the national coaches' polls before advancing to the program's first-ever Sweet Sixteen. For the breakout campaign, he was named the
The Red Raiders went .500 the following two seasons – and missed the tournament altogether in 2017 – but came back to go 14–5–3 in 2018, beating a program-record four ranked opponents and leading the nation in shutouts with 14 in the process. As of 2018, Stone has led Texas Tech to the NCAA Tournament in six of the last seven seasons.
On October 3, 2019, Tom Stone got his 150th career win with a 1–0 overtime game at Iowa State.[14] The only goal was scored by Sierra Jones.
National team involvement
In addition to coaching at the collegiate level, Stone has served as an advance scout for the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) since 1999. Most recently, Stone was responsible for the scouting of USWNT opponents at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Head coaching record
Season | W | L | T | Final Ranking |
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2007 | 7 | 8 | 2 | NR |
2008 | 8 | 10 | 1 | NR |
2009 | 8 | 8 | 4 | NR |
2010 | 11 | 8 | 1 | NR |
2011 | 10 | 8 | 2 | NR |
2012 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 25th |
2013 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 17th |
2014 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 14th |
2015 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 21st |
2016 | 9 | 9 | 2 | NR |
2017 | 9 | 7 | 3 | NR |
2018 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 24th |
2019 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 20th |
2020 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
2021 | 11 | 6 | 3 | |
2022 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |
2023 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9th |
Total | 197 | 100 | 48 |
Honors
Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Big 12 Tournament Championship: 2015
- Big 12 Conference Champions: 2023
Individual
- NSCAACentral Region Coach of the Year: 2014
Notable players coached
Texas Tech
Player | Years | Professional Club | Nationality |
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Janine Beckie | 2012–2015 | Manchester City | |
Caity Heap | 2012–2015 | Mallbackens IF | |
Jaelene Hinkle
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2011–2014 | North Carolina Courage | |
Taylor Lytle | 2008–2011 | Utah Royals FC
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Victoria Esson | 2011–2013 | Avaldsnes IL |
References
- ^ "2020 Duke Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Duke Blue Devils. September 30, 2020. p. 54. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Bio: Tom Stone". Women's United Soccer Association. 2002. Archived from the original on October 22, 2002. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Tom Stone". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "December 2019 Commencement". Youtube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Stone's Duke Team Inducted into N.C. Soccer Hall of Fame". TexasTech.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tech Picks Stone as New Coach". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
- ^ "Soccer: Division 1 Men's" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
- ^ "Beat sounded perfect to Stone". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
- ^ "Texas Tech women's soccer program enters Stone age". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
- ^ "Set in Stone: Tom Stone announced as new women's soccer coach". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
- ^ Ryan, Steven (October 2, 2008). "Tech soccer earning respect in Big 12". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved October 2, 2008.
- ^ "Tech's Tom Stone honored with regional honor". KCBD. December 2, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Stone earns 100th win as Red Raider". Daily Toreador. September 20, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Stone Earns 150th Win in Overtime Thriller". TexasTech.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
External links
- Tom Stone at SoccerStats.us