Tom Asbury

American basketball player-coach

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Tom AsburyBiographical details

Born|  (1945-07-14) July 14, 1945 (age 78)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
1964–1967| Wyoming
Position(s)| Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1979| Wyoming (assistant)
1979–1988| Pepperdine (assistant)
1988–1994| Pepperdine
1994–2000| Kansas State
2003–2007| Alabama (assistant)
2008–2011| Pepperdine
Head coaching record
Overall| 453–238
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 WCC regular season (1991–1993)
3 WCC tournament (1991, 1992, 1994)
Awards
2× WCC Coach of the Year (1991, 1992)

Thomas Sydnor Asbury (born July 14, 1945) is a retired American men's college basketball coach. He spent two separate terms as head coach at Pepperdine University, retiring from that position in 2011. He was also a head coach for Kansas State University and served as an assistant coach at Pepperdine, the University of Wyoming (his alma mater), and the University of Alabama.

## Career[edit]

### Pepperdine[edit]

Asbury was an assistant coach at Pepperdine for nine seasons before succeeding Jim Harrick as head coach. Asbury was very successful in his first stint at Pepperdine, becoming the conference coach of the year twice and compiling a 125–59 record in his first six years. He took the Waves to the NCAA Tournament in 1991, 1992, and 1994, as well as two NIT appearances, three regular-season WCC titles, and three WCC Tournament championships.[1]

### Kansas State and Alabama[edit]

His success landed him the head coaching job at Kansas State University. He coached the Wildcats for six seasons, making the NCAA tournament once and the NIT tournament twice. However, his final season ended in 1999–2000 at Kansas State with a 9–19 record and a 2–14 conference record. He was fired and later returned to coaching as an assistant at the University of Alabama under former pupil Mark Gottfried. Mark Fox, the head coach at the University of California, is another former Asbury assistant, having coached with him at Kansas State.

### Return to Pepperdine and retirement[edit]

Asbury came out of retirement to coach Pepperdine for a second time prior to the 2008–09 season. After three more seasons, on March 11, 2011, Asbury announced his retirement, turning the Pepperdine program over to assistant Marty Wilson.[2] In October 2012, Asbury was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

## Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview  Season  | Team  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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Pepperdine Waves (West Coast Athletic Conference/West Coast Conference) (1988–1994)
1988–89 | Pepperdine  | 20–13 | 10–4 | T–2nd | NIT second round
1989–90 | Pepperdine  | 17–11 | 10–4 | 2nd |
1990–91 | Pepperdine | 22–9 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64
1991–92 | Pepperdine | 24–7 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64
1992–93 | Pepperdine  | 23–8 | 11–3 | 1st | NIT second round
1993–94 | Pepperdine | 19–11 | 8–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64
Pepperdine: | 125–59 (.679) | 66–18 (.786) |
Kansas State Wildcats (Big Eight Conference) (1994–1996)
1994–95 | Kansas State  | 12–15 | 3–11 | 8th |
1995–96 | Kansas State | 17–12 | 7–7 | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64
Kansas State Wildcats  (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97 | Kansas State  | 10–17 | 3–13 | T–10th |
1997–98 | Kansas State  | 17–12 | 7–9 | T–7th | NIT first round
1998–99 | Kansas State  | 20–13 | 7–9 | T–7th | NIT first round
1999–2000 | Kansas State  | 9–19 | 2–14 | 12th |
Kansas State: | 85–88 (.491) | 29–63 (.315) |
Pepperdine Waves  (West Coast Conference) (2008–2011)
2008–09 | Pepperdine  | 9–23 | 5–9 | 6th |
2009–10 | Pepperdine  | 7–24 | 3–11 | T–6th |
2010–11 | Pepperdine  | 16–18 | 5–9 | 6th |
Pepperdine: | 32–66 (.327) | 13–29 (.310) |
Total: | 242–212 (.533) |

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Pepperdine Basketball Records Book
2. ^ Retiring Pepperdine Coach Tom Asbury's Statement, accessed March 14, 2011
3. ^ Pepperdine Inducts Four Into Hall of Fame, accessed Oct. 22, 2012

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Pepperdine Waves men's basketball head coaches

* Wade Ruby (1938–1939)
* Al Duer (1939–1948)
* Duck Dowell (1948–1968)
* Gary Colson (1968–1979)
* Jim Harrick (1979–1988)
* Tom Asbury (1988–1994)
* Tony Fuller (1994–1996)
* Marty Wilson # (1996)
* Lorenzo Romar (1996–1999)
* Jan van Breda Kolff (1999–2001)
* Paul Westphal (2001–2006)
* Vance Walberg (2006–2008)
* Eric Bridgeland # (2008)
* Tom Asbury (2008–2011)
* Marty Wilson (2011–2018)
* Lorenzo Romar (2018–2024)
* Ed Schilling (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

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Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball head coaches

* Charles W. Melick (1905–1906)
* Mike Ahearn (1906–1911)
* Guy Lowman (1911–1914)
* Carl J. Merner (1914–1916)
* Zora G. Clevenger (1916–1920)
* E. A. Knoth (1920–1921)
* E. C. Curtis (1921–1923)
* Charlie Corsaut (1923–1933)
* Frank Root (1933–1939)
* Jack Gardner (1939–1942)
* Chili Cochrane (1942–1943)
* Cliff Rock (1943–1944)
* Fitz Knorr (1944–1946)
* Jack Gardner (1946–1953)
* Tex Winter (1953–1968)
* Cotton Fitzsimmons (1968–1970)
* Jack Hartman (1970–1986)
* Lon Kruger (1986–1990)
* Dana Altman (1990–1994)
* Tom Asbury (1994–2000)
* Jim Wooldridge (2000–2006)
* Bob Huggins (2006–2007)
* Frank Martin (2007–2012)
* Bruce Weber (2012–2022)
* Jerome Tang (2022– )

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West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

* 1953: Feerick
* 1954: Feerick
* 1955: Woolpert
* 1956: Woolpert
* 1957: Woolpert
* 1958: Woolpert
* 1959: Weaver
* 1960: Feerick
* 1961: Donovan
* 1962: Dowell
* 1963: Peletta
* 1964: Peletta
* 1965: Peletta
* 1966: Edwards
* 1967: Edwards
* 1968: Garibaldi
* 1969: Garibaldi
* 1970: Garibaldi
* 1971: Edwards
* 1972: Gaillard
* 1973: Padgett
* 1974: O'Connor
* 1975: Tarkanian
* 1976: Colson
* 1977: Gaillard
* 1978: Avina
* 1979: Belluomini
* 1980: Jacobs
* 1981: Barry & Fitzgerald
* 1982: Harrick
* 1983: Harrick
* 1984: Brovelli
* 1985: Harrick
* 1986: Egan & Harrick
* 1987: Egan
* 1988: Westhead
* 1989: Nance
* 1990: Westhead
* 1991: Asbury
* 1992: Asbury
* 1993: Davey
* 1994: Fitzgerald
* 1995: Davey
* 1996: Olive
* 1997: Davey
* 1998: Monson
* 1999: Holland
* 2000: Holland
* 2001: Few
* 2002: Few
* 2003: Few
* 2004: Few
* 2005: Few
* 2006: Few
* 2007: Davey
* 2008: Bennett & Few
* 2009: Reveno
* 2010: Few
* 2011: Bennett
* 2012: Good
* 2013: Few
* 2014: Walters
* 2015: Few
* 2016: Bennett
* 2017: Few
* 2018: Few
* 2019: Few
* 2020: Stoudamire
* 2021: Few
* 2022: Bennett
* 2023: Bennett
* 2024: Bennett

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