Keith Urgo
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Fordham |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Record | 42–33 (.560) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 25, 1980 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2002 | Fairfield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2007 | Gonzaga College HS (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Villanova (assistant) |
| 2012–2021 | Penn State (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Fordham (Associate HC) |
| 2022–present | Fordham |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2007–2008 | Villanova (video assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Villanova (Director of Basketball Operations) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–33 (.560) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2023) | |
Keith Urgo (born April 25, 1980) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Fordham Rams men's basketball program in the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]
Early years and playing career
[edit]Urgo was born in Washington D.C. the 8th of 10 children to parents originally from Brooklyn; his father attended Fordham.[2][3] Urgo attended Gonzaga College High School. For college, he attended Fairfield University where he was a dual sport athlete, playing basketball and lacrosse.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]After graduating from college, Urgo founded the non-profit organization, Playing for Peace.[5] He began his coaching career in 2004 as an assistant coach for Gonzaga College High School, his former high school before leaving in 2008 for Villanova, where he started off as a video assistant before becoming the teams director of basketball operations.[1] In 2012 he was hired by Penn State, where he served as an assistant head coach for 10 years.[6] In 2021 he was hired as the associate head coach for Fordham under Kyle Neptune.
On April 28, 2022 Urgo was named the head coach of Fordham following the departure of Neptune to Villanova.[7][8]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham Rams (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Fordham | 25–8 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2023–24 | Fordham | 13–20 | 6–12 | T–10th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Fordham | 4–5 | 0–0 |
| |||||
| Fordham: | 42–33 (.560) | 18–18 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 42–33 (.560) | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Keith Urgo - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Fordham University Athletics.
- ^ "Keith Urgo getting 'indescribable' chance as Fordham's new basketball coach". 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Perspective | Fordham men's basketball came out of nowhere. Its new coach can relate". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Keith Urgo College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Counselor shares experiences using basketball to seek peace". July 30, 2003.
- ^ "Keith Urgo - Men's Basketball Coach". Penn State University Athletics.
- ^ "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Fordham Officially Elevates Keith Urgo to Head Coach". Forbes.
- ^ "Keith Urgo Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Fordham University". Fordham University Athletics.
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Washington, D.C.
- Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Fairfield Stags men's basketball players
- Fairfield Stags men's lacrosse players
- Fordham Rams men's basketball coaches
- High school basketball coaches in Washington, D.C.
- Penn State Nittany Lions basketball coaches
- Villanova Wildcats men's basketball coaches
- Lacrosse players from Washington, D.C.