Tim Craft (born February 3, 1977) is an American basketball coach. He is head men's basketball coach at Western Carolina University. He was formerly an assistant coach for East Carolina University and Auburn University, and also a head coach at Gardner-Webb University before becoming the head coach of Western Carolina University in 2024.[1]
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Carolina |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Record | 2–2 (.500) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 3, 1977 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Florida, B.A. (2000) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2001 | Robert F. Munroe School (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Robert F. Munroe School |
| 2002–2004 | Pensacola JC (assistant) |
| 2004–2007 | Gardner–Webb (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Auburn (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | East Carolina (assistant) |
| 2013–2024 | Gardner–Webb |
| 2024–present | Western Carolina |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2007–2008 | Auburn (dir. basketball operations) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 190–168 (.531) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) 0–1 (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big South tournament (2019) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Big South Conference) (2013–2024) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Gardner–Webb | 18–15 | 10–6 | T-4th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Gardner–Webb | 20–15 | 10–8 | T–6th | CBI first round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Gardner–Webb | 17–16 | 10–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Gardner–Webb | 19–14 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Gardner–Webb | 14–18 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Gardner–Webb | 23–12 | 10–6 | T–3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Gardner–Webb | 16–16 | 11–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Gardner–Webb | 11–15 | 10–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Gardner–Webb | 18–13 | 11–5 | 2nd (South) | |||||
| 2022–23 | Gardner–Webb | 15–15 | 10–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Gardner–Webb | 17–16 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| Gardner–Webb: | 188–166 (.531) | 113–79 (.589) | |||||||
| Western Carolina Catamounts (Southern Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Western Carolina | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Western Carolina: | 2–2 (.500) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 190–168 (.531) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Early career
editWhile completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida, Craft served as a student manager for the Gators baseball team under head coach Andy Lopez.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Gardner-Webb head coach biography".
- ^ "Gardner-Webb coach Tim Craft has ties to UA coach". azcentral. Retrieved 2019-03-19.