Gerald Myers (born August 5, 1936) is an American former college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team and the Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team and athletic director at Texas Tech University.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 5, 1936 Borger, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1959 | Texas Tech |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1966 | Monterey HS (TX) |
| 1967–1970 | Houston Baptist |
| 1970–1971 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| 1971–1991 | Texas Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1991–1996 | Texas Tech (asst. AD) |
| 1996–2011 | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 358–304 (college) 92–18 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 1–4 (NCAA Division I) 0–1 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 SWC tournament (1976, 1985, 1986) 2 SWC regular season (1973, 1985) | |
| Awards | |
| 5× SWC Coach of the Year (1973, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986) | |
Early years
editOriginally from Borger, Texas, Myers played basketball for Texas Tech from 1956–1959. As a player, he had an 86.9 percent free throw shooting average for the 1957-58 season.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in education from Texas Tech in 1959 and later earned a master's degree in 1965.
Career
editMyers coached basketball for Monterey High School in Lubbock, Texas from 1962 through the 1966 season posting an impressive 92-18 record at the high school.
Houston Baptist
editIn 1967, Myers became the second head coach of the Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball program.[2] Beginning with Myers' first season as head coach, the Huskies competed in the NCAA Division II after 4 seasons in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.[2] At the end of the 1969–70 season, Myers resigned to accept the position of assistant coach with the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball program, where he played collegiality.[3] In three seasons, Myers posted an overall record of 32–43.[2]
Texas Tech
editIn 1970, Myers became an assistant coach for the Red Raiders before being named interim head coach following the resignation of Bob Bass only 13 games into the season.[3]
He became head coach of the team during the 1970–71 basketball season and held this position for twenty years. Under Myers, the Red Raiders won two conference championships, five conference tournaments, and earned four trips to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.[4] Myers was named SWC Coach of the Year five times, winning the award more times than any other coach.[5]
After resigning as head coach of the Red Raider basketball team, Myers became assistant athletic director at Texas Tech.[6] In June 1996, Myers was named interim Athletic Director following the resignation of Bob Bockrath to take the same position at the University of Alabama.[7] On February 17, 1997, Myers was announced as the university's permanent athletic director after being named sole finalist for the position.[7] On August 26, 2010, Myers announced his retirement and was replaced by Kirby Hocutt on May 31, 2011.[8]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Baptist Huskies (NCAA Division II Independent) (1967–1970) | |||||||||
| 1967–68 | Houston Baptist | 6–20 | |||||||
| 1968–69 | Houston Baptist | 16–12 | |||||||
| 1969–70 | Houston Baptist | 10–11 | |||||||
| Houston Baptist: | 32–43 | ||||||||
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Southwest Conference) (1971–1991) | |||||||||
| 1970–71 | Texas Tech | 8–5[n 1] | 8–5[n 1] | T–3rd | |||||
| 1971–72 | Texas Tech | 14–12 | 8–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1972–73 | Texas Tech | 19–8 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division first round | ||||
| 1973–74 | Texas Tech | 17–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1974–75 | Texas Tech | 18–8 | 11–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1975–76 | Texas Tech | 25–6 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1976–77 | Texas Tech | 20–9 | 12–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1977–78 | Texas Tech | 19–10 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1978–79 | Texas Tech | 19–11 | 9–7 | T–4th | NIT first round | ||||
| 1979–80 | Texas Tech | 16–13 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1980–81 | Texas Tech | 15–13 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1981–82 | Texas Tech | 17–11 | 8–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1982–83 | Texas Tech | 12–19 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1983–84 | Texas Tech | 17–12 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Texas Tech | 23–8 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
| 1985–86 | Texas Tech | 17–14 | 9–7 | 5th | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
| 1986–87 | Texas Tech | 15–14 | 9–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1987–88 | Texas Tech | 9–19 | 4–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Texas Tech | 13–15 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Texas Tech | 5–22 | 0–16 | 9th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Texas Tech | 8–23 | 4–12 | T–7th | |||||
| Texas Tech: | 326–261 | 180–145 | |||||||
| Total: | 358–304 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Full Season Individual Records". Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ a b c d "Year-By-Year Results". 2012-13 Houston Baptist Huskies Basketball Media Guide. Houston Baptist University. p. 67.
- ^ a b Pettit, Burle (1971-01-16). "Cage Coach Returns To Pro Circuit". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. pp. 1A, 11A.
- ^ Gerald Myers Biography
- ^ Jones, Andy (14 July 2011). "Tech alumni honored for their services". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14.
- ^ Jones, Andy (1999-10-16). "Tech Alumni Honored For Their Services". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ a b Babineck, Mark (1997-02-18). "Gerald Myers Officially New AD At Texas Tech". Associated Press.
- ^ Taylor, John (2011-02-25). "Hocutt bolts Miami for AD job at Texas Tech". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/MBB_Record_Book.pdf Archived 2013-02-13 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]