Fred Castro is a women's basketball coach who is currently the Associate Head Coach at Mississippi State.[1] Formerly, he was head coach of the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team, a position he assumed after the end of the 2016 season.[2][3] He complied a 80–129 record at Eastern Michigan. He was fired in December of 2023 after a 1–7 start.[4] Prior to that, he spent three years as the offensive coordinator of the University of Washington women's team, under head coach Mike Neighbors.[3]

Fred Castro
Current position
TitleAssociate Head Coach
TeamMississippi State
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
BornDenton, Texas
Alma materOklahoma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2005Oklahoma (Volunteer asst.)
2007–2008Rogers State (asst.)
2008–2009Mercer (asst.)
2010–2011Albany (asst.)
2011–2013Tulsa (asst.)
2013–2016Washington (asst.)
2016–2023Eastern Michigan
2024–presentMississippi State (assoc.)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2005–2007Oklahoma (Video & Travel Coordinator)
2009–2010Minnesota Lynx (scout)
Head coaching record
Overall80–129 (.383)

Head coaching career

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Sources:

  • MAC 2017–18 Women's Basketball Standings[5]
  • MAC 2016–17 Women's Basketball Standings[6]
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2016–2023)
2016–17 Eastern Michigan 6–25 1–17 6th (West)
2017–18 Eastern Michigan 11–20 6–12 6th (West)
2018–19 Eastern Michigan 14–17 6–12 4th (West)
2019–20 Eastern Michigan 16–15 9–9 4th (West)
2020–21 Eastern Michigan 10–10 7–7 8th
2021–22 Eastern Michigan 7–20 4–16 11th
2022–23 Eastern Michigan 15–15 7–11 7th
2023–24 Eastern Michigan 1–7 0–0
Eastern Michigan: 80–129 (.383) 40–84 (.323)
Total: 80–129 (.383) 40–84 (.323)

      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

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  1. ^ Krajisnik, Stefan. "Fred Castro hired as assistant for Sam Purcell's Mississippi State women's basketball staff". Clarion Ledger.
  2. ^ "Head Coach Fred Castro".
  3. ^ a b Jude, Adam. "UW women lose another assistant coach as Fred Castro takes head-coaching job at Eastern Michigan", The Seattle Times, May 5, 2016.
  4. ^ Paul, Tony. "EMU fires women's basketball coach, names Blanton interim coach". Detroit News.
  5. ^ "Mid-American Conference". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  6. ^ "Mid-American Conference". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
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