Chris Long (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Women's college basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 6, 1968 Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–1999 | Vicksburg HS |
| 1999–2005 | Louisiana Tech (asst.) |
| 2005–2009 | Louisiana Tech |
| 2009–2010 | UAB (men's asst.) |
| 2010–2011 | Clemson (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 71–44 (.617) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
2× WAC champions (2006, 2007) WAC Tournament champions (2006) | |
| Awards | |
| WAC Coach of the Year (2006) | |
Christopher H. Long (born June 6, 1968) is a college basketball coach. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1991 with a degree in advertising and from Alcorn State University in 1997 with a masters degree in school administration. Long served as the head girls' basketball coach at Vicksburg High School from 1997–1999 while compiling a 46–19 record. He then became an assistant women's basketball coach under Leon Barmore and Kurt Budke at Louisiana Tech University. Long was named head coach of the Lady Techsters in 2005 and served in that position until he was fired during the 2008–09 season.[1] He then took a men's basketball assistant coaching position under Mike Davis at UAB.[2] In 2010, he got back to women's college basketball at Clemson University to serve as an assistant for Itoro Coleman.[3]
Long is now an assistant principal at Easley High School in Easley, South Carolina.[4][5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (WAC) (2005–2009) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Louisiana Tech | 26–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Louisiana Tech | 17–13 | 12–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 2007–08 | Louisiana Tech | 16–15 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Louisiana Tech | 12–11 | 4–4 | – | – | ||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 71–44 | 40–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 71–44 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ http://www.latechsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/long_chris00.html
- ↑ http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090909aaa.html
- ↑ "Chris Long". Clemson University. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Chris Long (@chris9long) on Twitter
- ↑ Easley High School Administration