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Danny Kaspar

Daniel Joseph Kaspar (born November 16, 1954)[1] is an American college basketball coach. Kaspar served as men's basketball head coach at the University of the Incarnate Word, Stephen F. Austin State University, and Texas State University. He has also been an assistant coach at Lamar, Midwestern State and Baylor.

Danny Kaspar
Kaspar in 2019.
Biographical details
Born (1954-11-16) November 16, 1954 (age 70)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1973–1974Texas A&I
1974–1975McLennan CC
1976–1978North Texas State
Position(s)Shooting guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1980Lamar (asst.)
1980–1983Midwestern State (asst.)
1983–1986Stephen F. Austin (asst.)
1986–1991Baylor (asst.)
1991–2000Incarnate Word
2000–2013Stephen F. Austin
2013–2020Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall584–302 (.659)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
3–6 (NAIA Division I)
0–2 (NIT)
2–2 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Early life

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Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Kaspar graduated from Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi in 1973. He then attended Texas A&I University, a NAIA program at the time, and played shooting guard on the Texas A&I Javelinas basketball team for one year. He then transferred to McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas and North Texas State University.[2] On the North Texas State Mean Green basketball team, Kaspar averaged 7 points as a junior in 1976–77[3] and 4.2 points as a senior in 1977–78.[4] Kaspar graduated from North Texas State in 1978.[5]

Coaching career

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Kaspar began his career as an assistant coach to Billy Tubbs at Division I Lamar University in the 1979–80 season, a season when Lamar finished the regular season first in the Southland Conference and advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.[6][7] In 1980, Kaspar became an assistant coach at Division II Midwestern State.[2] Kaspar then became an assistant on Harry Miller's staff at Stephen F. Austin in 1983 for three seasons, including two seasons in Stephen F. Austin's transition from Division II to Division I (1984–1986).[2][8]

From 1986 to 1991, Kaspar was an assistant to Gene Iba at Baylor.[9]

Incarnate Word (1991–2000)

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Kaspar was head coach at the NAIA program Incarnate Word for nine seasons from 1991 to 2000 and had a 219–52 record there.[9] In his tenure at Incarnate Word, Kaspar earned four Heart of Texas Conference Coach of the Year honors and led Incarnate Word to five regular season conference championships.[9]

Stephen F. Austin (2000–2013)

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In 2000, Kaspar returned to Stephen F. Austin to be head coach, having previously been an assistant coach from 1983 to 1986. Kaspar had a 246–141 record at Stephen F. Austin.[10] Stephen F. Austin had six seasons with 20 or more wins under Kaspar's tenure, four regular season Southland Conference championships, and made the 2009 NCAA tournament after winning the Southland tournament that year.[10] Additionally, Stephen F. Austin appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in 2008 and 2013.

Texas State (2013–2020)

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Kaspar became head coach at Texas State in 2013. Texas State finished 8–23 in Kaspar's first season.[10] In seven seasons he has compiled a 119–109 record and lead his team to two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament appearances. In June 2020, Kaspar was placed under investigation by the university after former player Jaylen Shead stated Kaspar dropped "a series of N-bombs around African-American players."[11] Shead went on to reveal several of the racially charged remarks aimed at his African-American and European players, including saying that Shead was "running like the cops are behind him" during drills, telling another Black player he would be working at Popeyes due to his grades, and threatening to deport a European player if he kept "messing up."[12] On September 22, 2020, Kaspar announced his resignation from Texas State.[13]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Incarnate Word Crusaders (Heart of Texas Conference) (1991–1999)
1991–92 Incarnate Word 21–9 6–4 3rd
1992–93 Incarnate Word 28–4 8–2 1st NAIA Division I First Round
1993–94 Incarnate Word 24–6 7–3 1st NAIA Division I First Round
1994–95 Incarnate Word 26–8 8–6 3rd NAIA Division I First Round
1995–96 Incarnate Word 20–9 11–3 1st
1996–97 Incarnate Word 25–4 14–2 2nd NAIA Division I First Round
1997–98 Incarnate Word 26–5 12–2 T–1st NAIA Division I Elite Eight
1998–99 Incarnate Word 28–2 9–1 1st NAIA Division I Second Round
Incarnate Word Crusaders (NAIA independent) (1999–2000)
1999–00 Incarnate Word 21–5
Incarnate Word: 219–52 (.808) 75–23 (.765)
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Southland Conference) (2000–2013)
2000–01 Stephen F. Austin 9–17 6–14 10th
2001–02 Stephen F. Austin 13–15 10–10 T–5th
2002–03 Stephen F. Austin 21–8 16–4 2nd
2003–04 Stephen F. Austin 21–9 10–6 4th
2004–05 Stephen F. Austin 12–15 6–10 9th
2005–06 Stephen F. Austin 17–12 9–7 T–4th
2006–07 Stephen F. Austin 15–14 8–8 T–3rd (West)
2007–08 Stephen F. Austin 26–6 13–3 1st (West) NIT Opening Round
2008–09 Stephen F. Austin 24–8 13–3 1st (East) NCAA Division I Round of 64
2009–10 Stephen F. Austin 23–9 11–5 1st (East)
2010–11 Stephen F. Austin 18–11 9–7 T–3rd (West)
2011–12 Stephen F. Austin 20–12 12–4 2nd (West)
2012–13 Stephen F. Austin 26–3 16–2 1st NIT Opening Round
Stephen F. Austin: 246–141 (.636) 139–83 (.626)
Texas State Bobcats (Sun Belt Conference) (2013–2020)
2013–14 Texas State 8–23 4–14 10th
2014–15 Texas State 14–17 7–13 9th
2015–16 Texas State 15–16 8–12 T–7th
2016–17 Texas State 22–14 11–7 T–3rd CIT Quarterfinals
2017–18 Texas State 15–18 7–11 T–9th
2018–19 Texas State 24–10 12–6 T–2nd CIT First Round
2019–20 Texas State 21–11 13–7 T–2nd Postseason cancelled[1]
Texas State: 119–109 (.522) 62–70 (.470)
Total: 584–302 (.659)

      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

1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

References

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  1. ^ "College basketball coaches' ages". Rivals.com. 2007. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Peterson, Bill (July–August 2013). "Can Danny Kaspar save Bobcat men's basketball?". Bobcat Magazine. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "1976-77 North Texas Mean Green Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  4. ^ "1977-78 North Texas Mean Green Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  5. ^ "Danny Kaspar". Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "Game 16" (PDF). 2004–05 Lamar Cardinals Basketball. January 22, 2004. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "1979-80 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  8. ^ "Harry Miller Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  9. ^ a b c "Danny Kaspar". Texas State Bobcats. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "Danny Kaspar Coaching Record".
  11. ^ Cobb, David (June 6, 2020). "Texas State coach Danny Kaspar under investigation for alleged racially-insensitive remarks". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  12. ^ Lawson, Theo (June 4, 2020). "Jaylen Shead recounts disturbing racist remarks made by Texas State coach before transferring to Washington State". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  13. ^ King, Drew (September 22, 2020). "Kaspar resigns, Johnson named new head coach". San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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