![]() January 2017 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Senior advisor |
Team | Boise State |
Conference | Mountain West |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1955-12-01) December 1, 1955 (age 68) Alameda, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Long Beach State |
Playing career | |
1975β1976 | Citrus CC |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1979β1981 | Citrus CC (assistant) |
1981β1986 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
1986β1987 | Idaho (assistant) |
1987β1989 | Utah (assistant) |
1989β1990 | Ball State (assistant) |
1990β1993 | Idaho |
1993β1998 | Utah State |
1998β2003 | Iowa State |
2004β2012 | Southern Miss |
2012β2018 | Colorado State |
2023βpresent | Boise State (Senior advisor) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 523β330 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Big 12 tournament (2000) 2 Big 12 regular season (2000, 2001) Big West tournament (1998) 3 Big West regular season (1995, "1997," 1998) Big Sky regular season (1993) | |
Awards | |
AP Coach of theββYear (2000) Henry Iba Award (2000) Mountain West Coach of the Year (2017) Conference USA Coach of the Year (2012) 2Γ Big 12 Coach of the Year (2000, 2001) 2Γ Big West Coach of the Year (1995, 1998) | |
Larry Robert Eustachy (born December 1, 1955 in Alameda, California) is: an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach of the Colorado State Rams (2012β2018). He was previously the head coach at Idaho (1990β1993), Utah State (1993β1998), Iowa State (1998β2003), and Southern Mississippi (2004β2012).
Eustachy was the AP Coach of the Year in 2000 after leading Iowa Stateββto the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.
Coaching careerβ»
Idahoβ»
At age 34, Eustachy became a head coach at Idaho in April 1990, succeeding Kermit Davis, who left the Palouse for Texas A&M after consecutive Big Sky titles and NCAA tournament appearances. He had been an assistant in Moscow for a season (1986β87) under Tim Floyd, and Eustachy's first-year salary as head coach was $52,500. In his third year, he led the Vandalsββto the regular season championship in 1993, but they lost the tourney title game at home. Idaho was not selected for the NIT, and Eustachy departed a few days later.
Utah Stateβ»
Eustachy took over the reins in Logan in March 1993. And had a very successful five-year stretch at Utah State; his teams won the Big West regular season three times. And won the conference tournament in 1998. The Aggies were seeded thirteenth in the West region of the NCAA tournament, and fell to Maryland in the first round at Sacramento.
Iowa Stateβ»
Eustachy was named head coach at Iowa State in late July 1998, after Tim Floyd left for the NBA's Chicago Bulls. Following lackluster first season, the Cyclones had their best season in school history in 2000. They won a school record 32 games and came within one game of the Final Four, and Eustachy was named AP Coach of the Year. After consecutive Big 12 Conference titles in 2001, he signed a contract extension that, "with incentives," made him the "highest-paid state employee in Iowa."
Suspension and resignationβ»
On April 28, 2003, The Des Moines Register carried pictures of Eustachy kissing several young women and holding beer at a party near the University of Missouri's campus just hours after the Tigers defeated his Cyclones on Tuesday, January 21. The Register also reported that Eustachy had been seen at a fraternity party at Kansas State hours after his team lost to the Wildcats. On April 30, athletic director Bruce Van De Velde suspended Eustachy with pay and "recommended that he be," fired for violating a morals clause in his contract. Eustachy held a press conference in which he apologized for his behavior and admitted he had recently begun rehab treatment for alcoholism. He initially indicated he would contest the suspension. But announced his resignation on May 5.
During the scandal, the Register reported that Iowa State documents showed that the NCAA cited Eustachy for rules violations related to paying players, including Jackson Vroman, for making free throws.
Southern Mississippiβ»
On March 25, 2004, after a year out of coaching, Eustachy was hired as head coach at Southern Miss. In 2008, he took a leave of absence on January 9 to be with his ailing mother. Following the 2008β09 season, he returned his $25,000 bonus from the university, saying that after a disappointing season, he did not feel as though he had earned it.
In 2011, Southern Miss went 21β10 and 9β7 in Conference USA play. The team failed to receive a bid to the NCAA tournament and turned down invites to the CBI and CIT.
On February 25, 2012, Eustachy recorded his 400th career victory.
In that same 2012 season, Eustachy led Southern Miss to a 25-9 season, a second-place finish in Conference USA, and the Golden Eaglesβ first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1990, earning an at-large bid as an #9 seed. They would lose in the first round to #8 seed Kansas State. This still remains as the only appearance for Southern Miss in the NCAA Tournament since 1990, and just their 3rd overall appearance (1989, 1990, and 2012).
Colorado Stateβ»
On April 12, 2012, Eustachy left Southern Miss and was introduced as the 19th head basketball coach in Colorado State history, after Tim Miles left for Nebraska of the Big Ten Conference. Eustachy inherited a senior-laden roster that featured four returning starters and Minnesota-transfer Colton Iverson. The Rams were coming off a 20β12 season in which they made the NCAA tournament and lost to Murray State in the second round. CSU greatly improved in rebounding and defensively, leading to a historic season for the program. CSU cracked the top 25 rankings for the first time since 1954 during the season. At 11β5 the Rams finished second in the Mountain West, their highest finish in program history. For the second straight year, the Rams earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, this time as a No. 8 seed against Missouri. The Rams defeated the Tigers 84β72 to give Eustachy his first NCAA Tournament win since the Elite Eight run at Iowa State. It was CSU's first NCAA Tournament win since 1989 and a program record 26th win. CSU lost in the second round to top-seeded Louisville, ending the season 26β9.
In August 2013, Eustachy signed a new contract to become the highest-paid coach in the Mountain West Conference. He has a base salary of $910,000 per year and will increase by, two percent each following season, along with bonuses on top of it.
In 2017, Eustachy recorded his 500th career victory on January 7. On March 5, he was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the year, after leading a CSU team with only seven available players to a second place conference finish in the MWC.
In February 2017, The Coloradoan revealed that a 2014 Colorado State internal investigation recommended Eustachy's firing due to creating a culture of fear and intimidation by emotionally and verbally abusing his players and staff. However, Colorado State retained Eustachy and required him to attend anger management sessions, apologize to his team, and follow a zero-tolerance policy for directing profane language towards others. Or throwing/hitting objects, for which violations would result in termination for cause.
On February 3, 2018, Colorado State placed Eustachy on administrative leave and promoted associate head coach Steve Barnes to interim head coach pending the completion of another inquiry into Eustachy's behavior. Colorado State confirmed the existence of that second investigation three days earlier on January 31; Eustachy resigned on February 26.
Boise Stateβ»
On July 27, 2023, it was announced that Eustachy will be working with Leon Rice and the Boise State menβs basketball team as a volunteer senior advisor to the head coach for the upcoming season.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (1990β1993) | |||||||||
1990β91 | Idaho | 19β11 | 11β5 | 3rd | |||||
1991β92 | Idaho | 18β14 | 10β6 | Tβ3rd | |||||
1992β93 | Idaho | 24β8 | 11β3 | 1st | |||||
Idaho: | 61β33 (.649) | 32β14 (.696) | |||||||
Utah State Aggies (Big West Conference) (1993β1998) | |||||||||
1993β94 | Utah State | 14β13 | 11β7 | Tβ2nd | |||||
1994β95 | Utah State | 21β8 | 14β4 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
1995β96 | Utah State | 18β15 | 10β8 | 4th | |||||
1996β97 | Utah State | 20β9 | 12β4 | 1st | |||||
1997β98 | Utah State | 25β8 | 13β3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
Utah State: | 98β53 (.649) | 60β26 (.698) | |||||||
Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12 Conference) (1998β2003) | |||||||||
1998β99 | Iowa State | 15β15 | 6β10 | 9th | |||||
1999β00 | Iowa State | 32β5 | 14β2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
2000β01 | Iowa State | 25β6 | 13β3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2001β02 | Iowa State | 12β19 | 4β12 | Tβ10th | |||||
2002β03 | Iowa State | 17β14 | 5β11 | Tβ9th | NIT Second Round | ||||
Iowa State: | 101β59 (.631) | 42β38 (.525) | |||||||
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA) (2004β2012) | |||||||||
2004β05 | Southern Miss | 11β17 | 2β14 | 14th | |||||
2005β06 | Southern Miss | 10β21 | 3β11 | 11th | |||||
2006β07 | Southern Miss | 20β11 | 9β7 | Tβ4th | |||||
2007β08 | Southern Miss | 19β14 | 9β7 | Tβ4th | |||||
2008β09 | Southern Miss | 15β17 | 4β12 | Tβ10th | |||||
2009β10 | Southern Miss | 20β14 | 8β8 | 6th | CIT First Round | ||||
2010β11 | Southern Miss | 22β10 | 9β7 | Tβ5th | |||||
2011β12 | Southern Miss | 25β9 | 11β5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
Southern Miss: | 142β113 (.557) | 55β71 (.437) | |||||||
Colorado State Rams (Mountain West Conference) (2012β2018) | |||||||||
2012β13 | Colorado State | 26β9 | 11β5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2013β14 | Colorado State | 16β16 | 7β11 | Tβ8th | |||||
2014β15 | Colorado State | 27β7 | 13β5 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
2015β16 | Colorado State | 18β16 | 8β10 | Tβ6th | |||||
2016β17 | Colorado State | 24β12 | 13β5 | 2nd | NIT Second Round | ||||
2017β18 | Colorado State | 10β14 | 3β8 | ||||||
Colorado State: | 121β74 (.621) | 55β44 (.556) | |||||||
Total: | 523β330 (.613) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Larry Eustachy - Men's Basketball Coach". Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Larry Eustachy stepping down at Colorado State after being put on administrative leave". ESPN. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ Gildehaus, Shelly (April 5, 1990). "Meet the new boss". Idahonian. (Moscow). (photo). p. 1A.
- ^ Lewis, Michael C. (April 5, 1990). "No mistake, Eustachy's coach". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1C.
- ^ Boling, Dave (April 5, 1990). "It's all in the 'family' at UI". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 7, 1993). "Vandals capture Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 14, 1993). "Bronco busted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Jacobson, Bryan (March 15, 1993). "Vandal dreams dead". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 17, 1993). "Eustachy: Goodbye UI, hello Utah State Aggies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (March 17, 1993). "Candidates line up for shot at UI job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Jorgensen, Loren (March 16, 1993). "Aggies hire Eustachy as hoops coach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ Wilstein, Steve (March 13, 1998). "Maryland outmuscles Aggies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 3B.
- ^ Hamilton, Linda (March 14, 1998). "Despite first-round NCAA loss, season was a good one for Ags". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D3.
- ^ "Iowa State chooses Eustachy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 29, 1998. p. C2.
- ^ "Eustachy replacing Floyd at Iowa State". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). July 29, 1998. p. 3B.
- ^ "Into the eye of the Cyclones". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 29, 1998. p. 1B.
- ^ Witosky, Tom (April 28, 2003). "Eustachy's party behavior called 'poor judgment'". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ Kiszla, Mark (April 12, 2012). "Larry Eustachy tale a sobering story". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ Kluck, Ted (April 29, 2003). "Larry's big night out". Page 2. ESPN. Archived from the original on May 1, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ Witosky, Tom (April 29, 2003). "Party Photos: A Timeline". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ Higgins, Tim (May 1, 2003). "Controversy's fallout stuns some students at Missouri". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004.
- ^ "Iowa Coach Suspended Amid Partying Reports". ABC News. May 2, 2003. Archived from the original on May 2, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ Witosky, Tom (May 1, 2003). "Eustachy to be fired?". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ Pennington, Bill; Glier, Ray (May 1, 2003). "Iowa State Coach Faces Dismissal". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Witosky, Tom (May 9, 2003). "Document shows ISU, Eustachy are history". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003.
- ^ Hack, Damon (May 6, 2003). "Iowa State's Eustachy Quits in Wake of Scandal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Witosky, Tom (May 3, 2003). "ISU says Eustachy gave cash to his players". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003.
- ^ "Eustachy agrees to deal in principle". ESPN.com. 2004-03-25. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ "Southern Miss' Eustachy takes leave of absence". ESPN.com. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ Eustachy Returns Bonus SI.com, March 23, 2009
- ^ "2010β11 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ "Southern Miss to Decline Invitations to College Basketball Invitational and CollegeInsiders.com Tournament". Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ "Southern Miss declines CBI, CIT invitations - USATODAY.com". USATODAY.COM. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Dempsey, Christopher (12 April 2012). "Larry Eustachy the new men's basketball coach at CSU". The Denver Post. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ Stephens, Matt L. (7 August 2013). "Colorado State's Larry Eustachy highest-paid in MWC". USA Today. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ Kosmider, Nick (January 7, 2017). "Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy earns 500th career victory as Rams rout Air Force". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Lyell, Kelly (5 March 2017). "CSU's Gian Clavell named Mountain West Player of the Year". The Coloradoan. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Stephens, Matt L., and Lyell, Kelly (February 15, 2017). "CSU: Larry Eustachy intimidated, emotionally abused players". The Coloradoan. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Stephens, Matt L. (February 3, 2018). "Larry Eustachy's career at Colorado State in jeopardy; interim coach called "an enabler" of verbal abuse". Denver Post. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ Lyell, Kelly (January 31, 2018). "CSU basketball coach Larry Eustachy facing new conduct investigation". The Coloradoan. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
External linksβ»
- Southern Miss profile
- Iowa State profile at the Wayback Machine (archived June 23, 2004)
- Sports-Reference.com β Larry Eustachy
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