Tony Stubblefield
Biographical details
Born (1970-03-28) March 28, 1970 (age 53)
Playing career
1989–1991Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
1991–1993Nebraska–Omaha
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995Nebraska–Omaha (asst.)
1995–1996Texas–San Antonio (asst.)
1996–2000Texas–Arlington (asst.)
2000–2005New Mexico State (asst.)
2005New Mexico State (Interim HC)
2005–2006New Mexico State (asst.)
2006–2010Cincinnati (asst.)
2010–2021Oregon (asst.)
2021–2024DePaul
Head coaching record
Overall30–66 (.313)

Anthony Gerard Stubblefield (born March 28, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who last served as the head men's basketball coach at DePaul University.[1] He was previously an assistant for University of Oregon, University of Cincinnati and New Mexico State University, where he also served as interim head coach during the 2004–2005 season due to Lou Henson's illness.[2]

Playing career

Stubblefield starred at Broomfield (Colorado) High School and played two seasons at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming before transferring to Nebraska–Omaha for his final two years of eligibility.[3][4] He'd serve as team captain his senior season.[2]

Coaching career

Following graduation, Stubblefield has served as an assistant coach at Omaha, Texas–San Antonio, Texas–Arlington, and New Mexico State. He was an interim head coach during the 2004-2005 season for NMSU as Lou Henson battled Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and compiled a 2–12 record.[5][6] He was then hired at Cincinnati under Mick Cronin where he spent four seasons before serving as an assistant coach for Oregon until 2021.[7]

DePaul

Stubblefield was hired on April 1, 2021 as the new head coach of the Blue Demons, replacing Dave Leitao.[8][9] On January 22, 2024, DePaul parted ways with Stubblefield, relieving him of his head coaching duties. [10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
New Mexico State Aggies (Sun Belt) (2005)
2004–05 New Mexico State 2–12 2–11 6th (West)
New Mexico State: 2–12 (.143) 2–11 (.154)
DePaul Blue Demons (Big East) (2021–2024)
2021–22 DePaul 15–16 6–14 T–9th
2022–23 DePaul 10–23 3–17 10th
2023–24 DePaul 3–15 0–7
DePaul: 28–54 (.341) 9–38 (.191)
Total: 30–66 (.313)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Tony Stubblefield Named DePaul Men's Basketball Head Coach". Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  2. ^ a b "Tony Stubblefield". The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "1991-92 Men's Basketball Roster - University of Nebraska Omaha Athletics". Omaha Athletics.
  4. ^ "Tony Stubblefield - Men's Basketball - University of Nebraska Omaha Athletics". Omaha Athletics.
  5. ^ "Tony Stubblefield Coaching Record - College Sports at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Lou's Legacy - Panorama". New Mexico State University.
  7. ^ "Tony Stubblefield Joins UC Staff". Bearcat Report.
  8. ^ "Column: DePaul's hiring of Tony Stubblefield gives the Blue Demons an opportunity to restore past glory — and follow in Loyola's footsteps". Chicago Tribune. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  9. ^ "DePaul reaches deal with Tony Stubblefield, an Oregon assistant, to be its new men's basketball coach". Chicago Tribune. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  10. ^ "DePaul fires basketball coach Tony Stubblefield". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.


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