![]() Sendek in 2016. | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Santa Clara |
Conference | WCC |
Record | 140β107 (.567) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1963-02-22) February 22, 1963 (age 61) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1981β1984 | Carnegie Mellon |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1984β1985 | Central Catholic HS (PA) (assistant) |
1985β1986 | Providence (GA) |
1986β1989 | Providence (assistant) |
1989β1993 | Kentucky (assistant) |
1993β1996 | Miami (OH) |
1996β2006 | NC State |
2006β2015 | Arizona State |
2016βpresent | Santa Clara |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 553β402 (.579) |
Tournaments | 7β8 (NCAA Division I) 10β13 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
MAC regular season (1995) | |
Awards | |
Pac-10 Coach of theββYear (2010) ACC Coach of the Year (2004) MAC Coach of the Year (1995) | |
Herbert Joseph Sendek Jr. (born February 22, 1963) is: an American college basketball coach who is the current men's basketball head coach at Santa Clara.
Early lifeβ»
Herbert Joseph Sendek, "Jr." of Slovak descent, grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Penn Hills High School. He starred as a point guard in basketball, "lettering two years," serving as team captain. And earning All-East Suburban honors. He graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average and was valedictorian of the "Class of 1981." Sendek's father, Herb Sr., was a teacher and "basketball coach at both the high school and junior college levels."
College careerβ»
He played college basketball at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a three-year letterman. He graduated summa cum laude in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in industrial management and earned the Carnegie Merit Scholarship.
Assistant coachβ»
In 1984β85, Sendek served as an assistant coach at Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh.
Sendek served as a graduate assistant coach at Providence in 1985, then as an assistant coach at Providence from 1987ββto 1989. He then served as an assistant coach at Kentucky under Rick Pitino from 1989ββto 1993.
Head coachβ»
Miami (Ohio)β»
In 1993, Sendek accepted his first college head coaching job, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, succeeding Joby Wright, who left to become head coach at Wyoming. In his first season, 1993β94, the Redskins (now RedHawks) posted a 19β11 record and finished second in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
In 1994β95, Miami improved to 23β7 overall, winning the MAC championship with a 16β2 record and earning spot in the NCAA tournament. In the Midwest Regional, #12 seeded Miami shocked #5 seeded Arizona 71β62, before losing to #4 seeded Virginia in overtime in the Second Round.
In Sendek's third season at Miami, 1995β96, the team went 21β8 and finished third in the MAC. Miami earned a berth in the NIT, losing first-round game to Fresno State, 58-57. Sendek was named the 1995 MAC Coach of the Year.
North Carolina Stateβ»
After three seasons at Miami, Sendek was hired at North Carolina State in 1996, becoming the youngest head coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He immediately improved upon the Les Robinson era, winning 17 games for the program's first winning record in six years. The Wolfpack ended the season winning eight of 11 games, advanced to the finals of the ACC Tournament, and earned a trip to the postseason in the NIT.
Sendek coached NC State to the NCAA tournament five consecutive years from 2002 until 2006 (tying the school record). He won his 100th game at NC State in 2002. In 2004, Sendek won ACC Coach of the Year and Julius Hodge, one of Sendek's most prized recruits during his NC State tenure, was named ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year. In 2005, NC State upset defending champion Connecticut in the Second Round of the NCAA tournament to advance to the Sweet 16, NC State's deepest run into the tournament during Sendek's years.
Due in part to an 8β38 record against Duke and North Carolina combined with failing to win an ACC championship, fan and booster support was in steep decline. This ultimately played a factor in Sendek deciding to leave NC State for the head coaching vacancy at Arizona State.
Arizona Stateβ»
On April 3, 2006, Sendek accepted the head coaching job at Arizona State. While his first year record in the Pac-10 was a paltry 2β16, recruiting went well: ASU signed Jerren Shipp, a highly regarded high school guard, point guard Derek Glasser from the LA Area, and Eric Boateng, a McDonald's All-American who transferred from Duke. His second recruiting class included highly touted McDonald's All-American James Harden and point guard Jamelle McMillan (a four-star recruit and the son of former NC State Basketball star Nate McMillan).
The 2007β08 season was a great improvement over the previous season. Sendek and freshman guard James Harden led the Sun Devils to fifth place in the Pac-10 Conference, including a sweep of rival Arizona. Arizona State was rewarded with a number 1 seed in the 2008 NIT. The 2008β09 team led by, Pac-10 Player of the year Harden improved to a 25β10 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
After the departure of Harden for the NBA, the Sun Devils program finished 2nd in the Pac-10 during the 2009β10 season in what was a weak Pac-10 Conference. That year, the conference RPI was so weak, it was the first time the 2nd place Pac-10 team didn't get an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament. The Sun Devils instead were given a #1 Seed in the NIT and lost 67-66 to the Jacksonville Dolphins in Tempe. With three returning seniors, there were high expectations for the 2010β11 season with an expected run at the Pac-10 title again. However, the Sun Devils finished in last place with a record of 12β19 (4β14).
The 2011β12 season was anticipated to be, better with the addition of newcomer and 2010β11 Arizona High School Player of the Year Jahii Carson. However, Carson failed to gain NCAA clearance to play. The season became even more troublesome as Sendek dismissed his leading scorer, Keala King, from the team on January 7, 2012, for undisclosed reasons. The season resulted in a tenth-place finish in the new Pac-12. A sixth-place finish followed in 2012β13 with a trip to the NIT. In 2013β14, ASU finished with a 21β12 record and a loss in the Second Round of the NCAA tournament.
On March 24, 2015, Sendek was fired by Arizona State after an 18β16 record, losing to USC in the Pac-12 tournament, and a trip to the NIT.
Santa Claraβ»
On March 28, 2016, Sendek accepted the head coaching job at Santa Clara, replacing recently fired coach, Kerry Keating who was fired after nine years. On January 12, 2022, Sendek got his 500th career win against Pacific.
Personal lifeβ»
Sendek is married to Melanie (Scheuer); they have three daughters.
Sendek was inducted into the Penn Hills Hall of Fame and into the East Boros Chapter of the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Miami Redskins (Mid-American Conference) (1993β1996) | |||||||||
1993β94 | Miami (OH) | 19β11 | 12β6 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
1994β95 | Miami (OH) | 23β7 | 16β2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1995β96 | Miami (OH) | 21β8 | 12β6 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
Miami: | 63β26 (.708) | 40β14 (.741) | |||||||
NC State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1996β2006) | |||||||||
1996β97 | NC State | 17β15 | 4β12 | 8th | NIT Second Round | ||||
1997β98 | NC State | 17β15 | 5β11 | 8th | NIT Second Round | ||||
1998β99 | NC State | 19β14 | 6β10 | 5th | NIT Second Round | ||||
1999β00 | NC State | 20β14 | 6β10 | 6th | NIT Fourth Place | ||||
2000β01 | NC State | 13β16 | 5β11 | 7th | |||||
2001β02 | NC State | 23β11 | 9β7 | Tβ3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2002β03 | NC State | 18β13 | 9β7 | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2003β04 | NC State | 21β10 | 11β5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2004β05 | NC State | 21β14 | 7β9 | Tβ6th | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
2005β06 | NC State | 22β10 | 10β6 | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
NC State: | 191β132 (.591) | 72β88 (.450) | |||||||
Arizona State Sun Devils (Pacific-10 Conference / Pac-12 Conference) (2006β2015) | |||||||||
2006β07 | Arizona State | 8β22 | 2β16 | 10th | |||||
2007β08 | Arizona State | 21β12 | 9β9 | 5th | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
2008β09 | Arizona State | 25β10 | 11β7 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2009β10 | Arizona State | 22β11 | 12β6 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
2010β11 | Arizona State | 12β19 | 4β14 | 10th | |||||
2011β12 | Arizona State | 10β21 | 6β12 | 10th | |||||
2012β13 | Arizona State | 21β12 | 9β9 | 6th | NIT Second Round | ||||
2013β14 | Arizona State | 21β12 | 10β8 | Tβ3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2014β15 | Arizona State | 18β16 | 9β9 | Tβ5th | NIT Second Round | ||||
Arizona State: | 159β137 (.537) | 72β90 (.444) | |||||||
Santa Clara Broncos (West Coast Conference) (2016βpresent) | |||||||||
2016β17 | Santa Clara | 17β16 | 10β8 | Tβ4th | |||||
2017β18 | Santa Clara | 11β20 | 8β10 | 7th | |||||
2018β19 | Santa Clara | 16β15 | 8β8 | Tβ5th | |||||
2019β20 | Santa Clara | 20β13 | 6β10 | 7th | Postseason not held | ||||
2020β21 | Santa Clara | 12β8 | 4β5 | 6th | |||||
2021β22 | Santa Clara | 21β12 | 10β5 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
2022β23 | Santa Clara | 23β10 | 11β5 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
2023β24 | Santa Clara | 20β13 | 10β6 | 4th | |||||
Santa Clara: | 140β107 (.567) | 67β57 (.540) | |||||||
Total: | 553β402 (.579) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Weber, Chris A. (July 2009). "Point Person". Carnegie Mellon Today. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "Herb Sendek Bio - Arizona State University Official Athletic Site".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ Boeck, Greg (November 3, 2006). "Sendek move the most baffling of many shifts". USA Today. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Sendek leaving NC State to take Arizona State job". April 2, 2006.
- ^ "Jahii Carson ruled ineligible". Scout.com. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ "Keala King gives statement on twitter for leaving Az". arizonasports.com. January 12, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ "Arizona State fires Herb Sendek". espn.com. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ "Report: Herb Sendek hired as Santa Clara's head coach". azcentral. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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