Todd Buchanan (born March 1, 1967) is an American college basketball coach and former head coach of the Houston Cougars women's basketball team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Allen Community College Red Devils |
| Conference | KJCAA |
| Record | 42–49 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 1, 1967 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1995 | Murray State (Asst.) |
| 1995–1996 | Oral Roberts (Asst.) |
| 1996–1998 | Montevallo |
| 1998–2000 | East Carolina (Asst.) |
| 2000–2005 | Houston (Assoc. HC) |
| 2005–2010 | Houston Baptist |
| 2010–2013 | Houston |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 145–160 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| C-USA Regular Season Championships (2011) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2011) | |
Career
editHe was the sixth head coach of the Houston Cougars, and officially began in that position on April 20, 2010, resigning on December 21, 2013.[1][2] Prior to his appointment with Houston, he served as the head coach of Houston Baptist, where he transitioned the team from the NAIA to Division I of the NCAA.[3][4] In his first season as head coach at Houston, Buchanan achieved the second best season record in the program's history, and the best ever as a first year coach for the program.[5]
From 2000 through 2005, Buchanan served as an associate head coach for Houston under coach Joe Curl.
He is a graduate of Murray State University where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montevallo Falcons (Gulf South) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Montevallo | 12–17 | 5–10 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Montevallo | 7–19 | 3–12 | ||||||
| Montevallo: | 19–36 | 8–22 | |||||||
| Houston Baptist Huskies (RRAC) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Houston Baptist | 28–4 | 20–0 | 1st | NAIA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2006–07 | Houston Baptist | 27–7 | 15–3 | 2nd | NAIA Elite Eight | ||||
| Houston Baptist Huskies (Independent) (2007–2008) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Houston Baptist | 14–11 | — | — | |||||
| Houston Baptist Huskies (Great West) (2008–2010) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Houston Baptist | 8–21 | — | — | |||||
| 2009–10 | Houston Baptist | 3–25 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
| Houston Baptist: | 80–68 | 36–14 | |||||||
| Houston Cougars (C-USA) (2010–2013) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Houston | 26–6 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA First round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Houston | 3–26 | 2–14 | 12th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Houston | 13–17 | 7–9 | 9th | |||||
| Houston Cougars (The American) (2013–2013) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Houston | 4–7 | — | ||||||
| Houston: | 46–56 | 25–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 145–160 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Houston's Todd Buchanan resigns". ESPN. December 22, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ Campbell, Steve (April 20, 2010). "UH set to hire HBU's Buchanan as women's hoops". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "University of Houston Women's Basketball: Weekly Release" (PDF). Houston Cougars athletics. December 19, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ Campbell, Steve (April 21, 2010). "Buchanan a 'perfect fit'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Houston Women's Basketball Season Review". Houston Cougars athletics. April 4, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ^ The Shield Yearbook. Murray State University. 1989. p. 274. Retrieved December 9, 2021.