Keith Freeman
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Record | 276–226 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 11, 1963 |
| Alma mater | Huntington Ball State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1985 | Huntington |
| 1985–1989 | Huntington (men's) |
| 1990–1994 | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
| 1994–2012 | Valparaiso |
| 2012–2018 | Wright State (assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | Old Dominion (associate HC) |
| 2020–2021 | Mississippi State (associate HC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1991–1993 | Saint Joseph's (IN) (assistant) |
| 1993–1994 | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 435–347 (women's basketball) 30–74 (men's basketball) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) 2–1 (WNIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| GLVC Coach of the Year (1992) MCC/Summit Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2002) | |
Keith Freeman (born December 11, 1963) is an assistant coach of the women's basketball team at Mississippi State University.[1] He is the former women's basketball program head coach at Valparaiso University. Freeman, the sixth head coach in the history of the Valparaiso University Crusader women’s basketball program, was hired as the head coach before the 1994–95 season.[2] Freeman also served as the head women's basketball coach at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, from 1990–1994, and was the Great Lakes Valley Coach of the Year in 1992. Prior his tenure at Saint Joseph's, Freeman was the head men's basketball coach at Huntington (Ind.) College from 1985 to 1989. Freeman took over the Huntington program at age 21, making him one of the youngest college coaches in the nation.[2] Freeman began coaching at the age of 19 when he was named the head women's basketball coach at Huntington, serving from 1983 to 1985.[2]
Freeman graduated cum laude from Huntington College in May 1986, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He also completed his Master of Business Administration at Ball State University in August 1987.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]Women's basketball
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Foresters (1983–1985) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Huntington | 20–10 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Huntington | 24–9 | |||||||
| Huntington: | 44–19 (.698) | ||||||||
| St. Joseph's Pumas (Great Lakes Valley) (1990–1994) | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | St. Joseph's | 21–7 | 12–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1991–92 | St. Joseph's | 28–3 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Div. II Elite Eight | ||||
| 1992–93 | St. Joseph's | 20–7 | 13–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1993–94 | St. Joseph's | 16–11 | 10–8 | T–5th | |||||
| St. Joseph's: | 85–28 (.752) | 51–21 (.708) | |||||||
| Valparaiso Crusaders (Mid-Continent/Summit) (1994–2007) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Valparaiso | 16–11 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Valparaiso | 17–10 | 12–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1996–97 | Valparaiso | 14–12 | 8–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Valparaiso | 22–7 | 14–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1998–99 | Valparaiso | 18–11 | 10–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 1999–00 | Valparaiso | 18–12 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2000–01 | Valparaiso | 7–22 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Valparaiso | 26–7 | 13–1 | 1st | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2002–03 | Valparaiso | 18–13 | 8–6 | T–2nd | NCAA | ||||
| 2003–04 | Valparaiso | 20–12 | 11–5 | T–2nd | NCAA | ||||
| 2004–05 | Valparaiso | 18–10 | 12–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2005–06 | Valparaiso | 16–13 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Valparaiso | 20–11 | 11–3 | 2nd | |||||
| Mid-Continent/Summit: | 143–69 (.675) | ||||||||
| Valparaiso Crusaders (Horizon) (2007–present) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Valparaiso | 14–16 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Valparaiso | 16–14 | 10–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Valparaiso | 9–21 | 6–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Valparaiso | 7–24 | 4–14 | T-9th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Valparaiso | 10–21 | 5–13 | T-8th | |||||
| Horizon League: | 34–56 (.378) | ||||||||
| Valparaiso Crusaders: | 286–247 (.537) | 177–125 (.586) | |||||||
| Total: | 415–294 (.585) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Men's basketball
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Foresters (1985–1989) | |||||||||
| Huntington: | 30–74 (.289) | ||||||||
| Total: | 30–74 (.289) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Keith Freeman". wsuraiders.com. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Keith Freeman - Women's Basketball Coaches - Official Athletic Site of the Valparaiso University Crusaders, retrieved 2011-Aug-10
- ^ "2011-12 Horizon League Women's Basketball" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
External links
[edit]- 1963 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- American women's basketball coaches
- Ball State University alumni
- Huntington University (United States) alumni
- Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball coaches
- Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball coaches
- People from Huntington, Indiana
- People from Rensselaer, Indiana
- Valparaiso Beacons women's basketball coaches
- Wright State Raiders women's basketball coaches
- Huntington Foresters
- Saint Joseph's Pumas
- 20th-century American sportsmen