Christopher Kyle Ogden (born October 16, 1980)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is the currently an assistant coach at Texas.[2] He was previously the head coach at UT Arlington.[3][4]

Chris Ogden
Current position
TitleGeneral Manager
TeamTexas
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Born (1980-10-16) October 16, 1980 (age 44)
Seminole, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1999–2003Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2015Texas (assistant)
2015–2016Tennessee (assistant)
2016–2018Texas Tech (assistant)
2018–2021UT Arlington
2021–presentTexas (General Manager / Assistant Coach)
Head coaching record
Overall44–47 (.484)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Playing career

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Ogden was a four-year player at Texas from 1999 to 2003, playing for Rick Barnes where he was a member of four NCAA tournament teams, and graduated as the school's all-time winningest player, as he was a part of 97 wins.[1][5]

Coaching career

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While completing his undergraduate studies, Ogden assumed a student assistant role, and move into various administrative roles for Texas until 2008, when he was elevated to assistant coach.[1] He remained on staff with Barnes through 2015, and followed Barnes to Tennessee as an assistant coach for the 2015–2016 season.[6] Ogden returned to his home state as an assistant coach under Chris Beard at Texas Tech for two seasons.[7]

On April 6, 2018, Ogden was named the eighth head coach in UT Arlington basketball history, replacing Scott Cross.[4][8]

Ogden returned to his alma mater in 2021 as an assistant under Beard, who took the Texas job on April 1.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UT Arlington Mavericks (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–2021)
2018–19 UT Arlington 17–16 12–6 T–2nd
2019–20 UT Arlington 14–18 10–10 7th
2020–21 UT Arlington 13–13 9–8 3rd (West)
UT Arlington: 44–47 (.484) 31–24 (.564)
Total: 44–47 (.484)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chris Ogden". TexasSports.com. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Eberts, Wescott (April 1, 2021). "Texas hires UTA head coach Chris Ogden as an assistant". burntorangenation.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Chris Ogden Bio :: UTAMavs.com :: The Official Site of UT Arlington Mavericks Men's Basketball".
  4. ^ a b "Ogden Named Eighth Men's Basketball Coach in UTA History".
  5. ^ "Chris Ogden College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "University of Tennessee Athletics". utsports.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Tech Athletics". texastech.com.
  8. ^ "UT Arlington hires new men's basketball coach - and Kevin Durant approves".