Charles Ramsey (basketball)
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Biographical details | |
Born | Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. | March 25, 1961
Playing career | |
1979–1981 | Fisk |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1990–1993 | Eastern Michigan (asst.) |
1993–1994 | Tennessee State (asst.) |
1994–1996 | Drake (asst.) |
1996–2001 | California (asst.) |
2001–2005 | Michigan (asst.) |
2005–2011 | Eastern Michigan |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 68-118 (.366) |
Charles Edward Ramsey (born March 25, 1961) is an American athlete and college basketball coach. He is the former head men's basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University.
Early life
[edit]Ramsey was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan and graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 1979, where he played on the baseball, basketball and football teams.[1] He played collegiately for Fisk University from 1979 to 1981, and was named All-American.[2] In 1992, Ramsey graduated from Eastern Michigan University.[3]
Ramsey was inducted into the Ypsilanti High School Athletic Hall of Fame where he was a 3 sport athlete in Football, Basketball, and Baseball. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, initiated at Delta Nu chapter.
Career
[edit]He has been an assistant basketball coach at the University of California,[4] Drake University, Tennessee State and the University of Michigan.[5]
He accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater, Eastern Michigan, in 2005.[6] He served as head coach until 2011.[7] Ramsey's 68 career wins (after the 2011 season) put him 5th on the all-time career win list for EMU coaches. Ben Braun tops the list with 185 wins followed by Elton Rynearson with 160.[citation needed]
Ramsey was inducted into the Ypsilanti High School Hall of Fame in 2008,[8] and is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[9]
Family life
[edit]Ramsey and his wife Allison (deceased) have two sons, Charles (Tre’) and Chandler. They live in Ypsilanti. Was remarried to Janel N Ramsey 1/1/19, a son Jaden and daughter Ciara.
Head coaching record
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Eastern Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (2005–2011) | |||||||||
2005–06 | Eastern Michigan | 7–21 | 3–15 | 5th (West) | |||||
2006–07 | Eastern Michigan | 13–19 | 6–10 | 4th (West) | |||||
2007–08 | Eastern Michigan | 14–17 | 8–8 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
2008–09 | Eastern Michigan | 8–24 | 6–10 | 4th (West) | |||||
2009–10 | Eastern Michigan | 17–15 | 8–8 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
2010–11 | Eastern Michigan | 9–22 | 5–11 | T–4th (West) | |||||
Total: | 68–118 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ypsilanti Public Schools Hall of Fame Inductees". Ypsilanti High School. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles E. Ramsey". The Official Site Of The Michigan Eagles. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles Ramsey 'at peace' with Eastern Michigan's decision to fire him". The Ann Arbor News. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles Ramsey". Cal Bears Men's Basketball. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan fires basketball coach Charles Ramsey". The Ann Arbor News. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles E. Ramsey". The Official Site Of The Michigan Eagles. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles Ramsey 'at peace' with Eastern Michigan's decision to fire him". The Ann Arbor News. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Ypsilanti Public Schools Hall of Fame Inductees". Ypsilanti High School. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles Ramsey". Cal Bears Men's Basketball. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
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