| Gene Keady | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Purdue | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Born | May 21, 1936 | |
| Place of birth |  Larned, Kansas |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 543-268 (. This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larned is a city in and the County seat of Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. 670) | |
| Championships | ||
| Big Ten Regular Season Championship (1984, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996) OVC Tournament Championship (1980) OVC Regular Season Championship (1980) |
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| Awards | ||
| 7-time Big Ten Coach of the Year 6-time College Basketball Coach of the Year Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball 2007 John R. The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1975–1978 1978–1980 1980–2005 |
Arkansas (asst. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university ) Western Kentucky Purdue |
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Gene Keady (May 21, 1936 is a former basketball coach and NFL quarterback. Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Currently a basketball analyst for the Big Ten Network, he is most notable for being the head basketball coach at Purdue University for 25 years, from 1980-2005. The Big Ten Network is a Regional sports network in the United States launched on August 30 2007 Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Playing career
College career
Kansas State
Gene's father instilled in him a passion for sports. This became evident as Keady was a four sport athlete at Garden City Junior College in Garden City, Kansas. Garden City is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. At the junior college level, Keady was named an All-American in football for playing quarterback. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Keady continued his education at a higher level at Kansas State University. Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States At Kansas State, Keady was a letter-winner in three sports: football, baseball, and track. In the summer of 1958, Keady graduated from Kansas State with a B.S. in biological sciences and physical education. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Gene Keady was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League in the 19th round of the draft with the 223rd pick overall in 1958. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. His professional career, however, was ended early by a knee injury.
Coaching career
High School Coaching Career
1959-1965
With his playing career over, Keady returned to Kansas in 1959 where he accepted a teaching and coaching position at Beloit High School in Beloit. Beloit is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. The population was 4019 at the 2000 census. The only coaching position open at the school was for the basketball team. Keady coached in Beloit for six years from 1959 to 1965. Keady understood the value of education and never stopped learning, even while he was coaching. In 1964, he earned his master's degree in education from Kansas State. While coaching high school basketball, he compiled a record of 142 wins to 47 losses.
College Coaching Career
Hutchinson Junior College
1965-1975
Keady began his college coaching career with Hutchinson Junior College in Hutchinson, Kansas. Hutchinson is the largest city in and the County seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas He served as the assistant coach for the Blue Dragons starting in 1965. After only one year, Keady was promoted to take over the head coaching position. Under Keady's leadership the Blue Dragons won six league titles, and Keady earned the title of junior college coach of the year three times for his region. The highlight of his early coaching career came in 1973 when Hutchinson finished second in the junior college national tournament after completing the season with 29 wins and 4 losses.
University of Arkansas
1975-1978
In 1975, Keady moved onto NCAA Division I college basketball as an assistant coach for Arkansas. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Arkansas Head coach Eddie Sutton and Keady made the Razorbacks into a perennial national contender. Eddie Sutton (born March 12, 1936 in Bucklin Kansas. Sutton is the former college head coach with 36-year of Division I coaching experience with stints In 1977, Arkansas appeared in the NCAA tournament for the first time in nineteen years. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Two years later, Arkansas made it to the Final Four. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Although they lost a close game to Kentucky, making it to the Final Four was a huge success for Keady and Sutton. The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located While at Arkansas, Keady gained fame for his impressive recruiting skills. Notable players recruited by Keady include Ron Brewer, Marvin Delph and Sidney Moncrief. Ronald (Ron Charles Brewer (born September 16 1955, in Fort Smith Arkansas) is a retired American professional Basketball player Sidney A Moncrief (born September 21 1957 in Little Rock Arkansas) is a retired American professional Basketball player During his time at Arkansas, the team accumulated 94 wins with 24 losses.
Western Kentucky University
1978-1980
Following the third place finish in the 1978 NCAA tournament, Keady was ready to lead his own team to the tournament. In 1979, he accepted the position of head coach for Western Kentucky University. Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA In his first year as a division one head coach, the team went 17-11, and finished tied for second in the conference. The team improved in his second year to go 21-8 and be named the regular season Ohio Valley Conference Co-Champions. The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. The team won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and earned a berth in the NCAA tournament. In the first round the team played Virginia Tech, but lost in overtime. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic University in While at Western Kentucky, Keady compiled an overall record of 38-19.
Purdue University
1980-2005
Gene Keady became the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball head coach on April 11, 1980. The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Big Ten Conference. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Keady became the second winningest coach in Big Ten Conference history and winningest coach in school history with 265 victories, only behind former rival, Bob Knight, and was the Big Ten Coach of the Year seven times. Robert Montgomery (Bob or Bobby Knight (born October 25 1940 in Massillon Ohio) also known as "The General" is an American former college He was also National Coach of the Year six times in a sixteen year timescale from 1984 to 2000. However, Keady was never able to win an NCAA championship in his career despite his success, nor reach a Final Four with Purdue. Keady hired former Purdue guard, Matt Painter (1989-1993), as his associate head coach for the 2004-2005 season. Matt Painter (b August 27 1970, Muncie Indiana) is an NCAA men's Basketball head coach at Purdue University, located in He was selected to take over the head coaching position. Keady retired from coaching Purdue following the 2004-2005 season after leading Purdue to 18 NCAA Tournamnent appearances. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He took the Boilermakers to two Elite Eight appearances and five total Sweet 16 appearances. His total NCAA tournament postseason record is 20-19. He led Purdue to five NIT appearances with a record of 12-5 and a second and third place finish. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Mackey Arena's basketball court was named "Keady Court" in dedication to him. Mackey Arena is a multi-purpose Arena located in West Lafayette Indiana. In October of 2006 Keady was named the recipient of the 2007 John R. Wooden "Legends of Coaching" award. John Robert Wooden (born October 14 1910) is a retired American Basketball coach Keady is the ninth recipient of this award, as it was created in 1999. While coaching at Purdue, Gene was quoted by saying, "Recruiting is a lot like shaving, if you miss a day, you look like a bum. " [1]
Professional Coaching Career
Toronto Raptors
2005-2006
On December 6, 2005 he accepted a position of an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors offered to him by senior basketball adviser to the president Wayne Embry [2]. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Toronto Raptors are a professional Basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. Wayne Richard Embry (born March 26 1937 in Springfield Ohio) is a retired American Basketball player a center/forward whose 11 year career The hiring was officially announced by the club on December 9 in a press release [3]. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city On May 18, 2006 it was announced that Keady will not be returning for the 2006-07 season because of his wife's illness [4]. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
International Coaching Career
In 2000, Keady won a Gold Medal in the Olympic Games in Sydney as an assistant coach for the Dream Team. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Final results for the Basketball Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a total of 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals with a 22-2 record. (note:Coaches are not awarded medals in the Olympic games)
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