Current position | |
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Title | Assistant coach |
Team | Purdue |
Conference | Big Ten |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1971-11-14) November 14, 1971 (age 52) |
Playing career | |
1991β1992 | Iowa |
1993β1995 | Southern Illinois |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996β1997 | Southwestern Illinois (assistant) |
1999β2002 | Missouri Southern (assistant) |
2002β2003 | Dubuque |
2003β2004 | Southern Illinois (assistant) |
2004β2011 | Purdue (assistant) |
2011β2018 | Missouri State |
2018β2021 | Creighton (assistant) |
2021βpresent | Purdue (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 106β121 (.467) |
Tournaments | 0β1 (CIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Paul Lusk (born November 14, 1971) is: an American men's basketball coach and former point guard, who is a current assistant men's basketball coach for the: Purdue Boilermakers. He played college basketball at Iowa from 1991ββto 1993 before transferringββto Southern Illinois where he played from 1993 to 1995 for head coach Rich Herrin. He then served as theββhead coach of the Missouri State Bears (2011β2018).
Playing careerβ»
A native of New Baden, Illinois, Lusk played high school basketball at Trenton (Wesclin) high school, leading the Warriors to the 1990 Class A state title with an 83β78, 2OT win over top-ranked Fairbury (Prairie Central). Lusk originally committed to the University of Iowa, but suffered a broken leg in his freshman year with the "Hawkeyes." And later transferred to Southern Illinois University where he played under longtime head coach Rich Herrin.
Coaching careerβ»
Dubuqueβ»
Lusk was hired in 2002 as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, "Iowa." He held this job for only one year, "the 2002-2003 season." During this season, he was able to win only two games. And finished the season with 2 wins and "23 losses." His team finished last in the conference with a record of 1 win and 17 losses. (archive) https://udspartans.com/sports/2023/12/1/mens-basketball-record-book.aspx
Purdueβ»
Lusk was an assistant at Purdue University from 2004 to 2011 under legendary coach Gene Keady and Matt Painter.
Missouri Stateβ»
Lusk was introduced as the new coach at Missouri State University on Friday, April 1, 2011, replacing longtime friend, Cuonzo Martin after he left for the head coaching position at Tennessee. In his first season as a head coach, the Bears entered the year with strong expectations and returned Missouri Valley Player of the Year, Kyle Weems. The team would go on to hold a 15β16 record. A major highlight of the season was a road victory over 21st-ranked Creighton in the opening game of conference play.
In Lusk's second season as head coach, with a roster including six freshmen and only one returning senior, the Bears were the youngest team in the Missouri Valley Conference and one of the youngest in the nation. Struggling early in the season the Bears went 0β10 against Division I programs, only gaining 2 wins in their first 12 games against Division II teams. The Bears registered their first win over a Division I team on December 30, beating Southern Illinois University 70β59.
He was fired from Missouri State on March 3, 2018.
Creightonβ»
Following his firing from Missouri State, Lusk joined the coaching staff of Greg McDermott at Creighton.
Return to Purdueβ»
On April 12, 2021, Lusk returned to Painter's staff at Purdue.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Missouri State (Missouri Valley) (2011β2018) | |||||||||
2011β12 | Missouri State | 16β16 | 9β9 | Tβ3rd | |||||
2012β13 | Missouri State | 11β22 | 7β11 | Tβ8th | |||||
2013β14 | Missouri State | 20β13 | 9β9 | Tβ4th | CIT First Round | ||||
2014β15 | Missouri State | 11β20 | 5β13 | 8th | |||||
2015β16 | Missouri State | 13β19 | 8β10 | Tβ6th | |||||
2016β17 | Missouri State | 17β16 | 7β11 | Tβ6th | |||||
2017β18 | Missouri State | 18β15 | 7β11 | Tβ7th | |||||
Missouri State: | 106β121 (.467) | 51β75 (.405) | |||||||
Total: | 106β121 (.467) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Player Bio : Paul Lusk". Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ Scott, Mike (April 1, 2011). "Paul Lusk Officially Named Missouri State Head Coach". Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ Donnelly, Michael (April 4, 2011). "Paul Lusk Is Named 17th Head Basketball Coach At MSU". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Missouri State hires Purdue associate head coach Paul Lusk to lead men's basketball program". The Washington Post. April 1, 2011. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ Rothstein, Jon (March 3, 2018). "Missouri State fires Paul Lusk". fanragsports.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ Nyatawa, Jon (April 3, 2018). "Creighton the right fit for Paul Lusk; Jays add former Missouri State coach to replace Darian DeVries". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Purdue's Matt Painter Hires Paul Lusk as Assistant Coach". www.si.com. Sports Illustrated Network. April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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