Sean Woods
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Morehead State |
| Conference | OVC |
| Record | 75–63 (.543) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 29, 1970 |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1992 | Kentucky |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | High Point (asst.) |
| 2005–2006 | Texas A&M Corpus Christi (asst.) |
| 2006–2008 | Texas Christian (asst.) |
| 2008–2012 | Mississippi Valley St. |
| 2012–present | Morehead State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 125–143 (.466) |
Sean Woods (born March 29, 1970[1]) is an American former basketball player who currently serves as the head coach of the Morehead State University men's basketball team.
Basketball playing career
Woods attended Cathedral High School[1] in Indianapolis before playing college basketball at the University of Kentucky. As a Wildcat in 1992, he was a member of a senior-laden team colloquially known as the "Unforgettables" who had come to Kentucky in 1988 and had stayed with the school for all four years,[1] despite the NCAA putting the university's basketball program on probation for three years, including a ban on post-season competition in both 1990 and 1991, for recruiting and academic violations in 1989.
The Unforgettables were coached by Rick Pitino and included fellow seniors Richie Farmer, Deron Feldhaus, and John Pelphrey. The team surprised many by garnering a #2 seed and reaching the Elite Eight in the 1992 NCAA tournament. Woods and the Wildcats defeated Old Dominion, Iowa State, and the University of Massachusetts en route to the regional final. With a 29–6 record, the Wildcats faced off against Duke at the Spectrum in Philadelphia with a trip to the Final Four on the line.
In the finals against Duke, Woods cemented a legendary status in Kentucky lore by scoring 21 points, including a 10-foot (3.0 m) floater over Christian Laettner in overtime. The basket gave Kentucky a 103–102 lead with 2.1 seconds remaining. However, the Unforgettables lost the game on Laettner's subsequent jumper as time expired.
After Woods graduated, he was added to the NBA's Indiana Pacers preseason roster but did not make the team.
Basketball coaching career
He then ran a popular basketball camp, which polished future basketball players such as Tony Delk and Antoine Walker (both of whom had played at Kentucky). He was an assistant coach at High Point University before he moved to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, also as an assistant.
In 2005, Woods became a charter member of the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Unforgettables. Immediately following the Duke loss, every Kentucky senior's jersey (though not their numbers) was retired. Woods is currently fifth all-time on Kentucky's career assist list, with 482.
On June 24, 2008, Woods became the head coach of the Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball team. In 2012, Woods's last year there, the Delta Devils won the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season and conference tournament, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. The team lost in the First Four round. Woods was chosen as the 2012 winner of the Ben Jobe Award, given annual;y to the most outstanding minority men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition.
On May 14, 2012, Woods was announced as head coach at Morehead State University, taking over for Donnie Tyndall.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Mississippi Valley State | 7–25 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Mississippi Valley State | 9–23 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Mississippi Valley State | 13–19 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2011–12 | Mississippi Valley State | 21–13 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA First Four | ||||
| Mississippi Valley State: | 50–80 (.385) | 44–28 (.611) | |||||||
| Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Morehead State | 15–18 | 8–8 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Morehead State | 20–14 | 10–6 | 3rd (East) | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Morehead State | 17–17 | 10–6 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 2015–16 | Morehead State | 23–14 | 11–5 | 2nd (East) | CBI Runner-Up | ||||
| 2016–17 | Morehead State | 0–0 | 0–0 | (East) | |||||
| Morehead State: | 75–63 (.543) | 39–26 (.600) | |||||||
| Total: | 125–143 (.466) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
Woods is married and has two children. His son, Martiese Morones, a high school point guard in Kentucky, was signed by TCU for the 2006–07 season. Woods joined the TCU staff shortly afterwards.
References
- 1 2 3 "Sean Woods". BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ "Morehead State names Sean Woods head men's basketball coach". Kentucky.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.