Louis Rowe (born December 26, 1972) is an American basketball coach who most recently was the head coach of his alma mater, James Madison University,[1] being introduced as the head coach on March 31, 2016. Rowe had been an assistant at James Madison, FIU, and Bowling Green. He played at James Madison from 1993 to 1995 after transferring from Florida. He ranks fifth on James Madison's career scoring average list.[1] After college, he played professionally in Europe (Go Pass Pepinster, Antwerp Giants, Melco Ieper, Spirou Charleroi and Roanne) before turning his attention to coaching.

Louis Rowe
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamOregon
ConferenceBig 10
Biographical details
Born (1972-12-26) December 26, 1972 (age 51)
Playing career
1990–1992Florida
1993–1995James Madison
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2010James Madison (grad. assistant)
2010–2012James Madison (assistant)
2012–2015FIU (assistant)
2015–2016Bowling Green (assistant)
2016–2020James Madison
2021–2023South Florida (assistant)
2023–presentOregon (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall43–85 (.336)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
First-team All-CAA (1995)

Rowe and James Madison University agreed to part ways on March 9, 2020. He compiled a 43–85 record in four seasons.[2]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
James Madison Dukes (Colonial Athletic Association) (2016–2020)
2016–17 James Madison 10–23 7–11 T–7th
2017–18 James Madison 10–22 6–12 T–7th
2018–19 James Madison 14–19 6–12 T–8th
2019–20 James Madison 9–21 2–16 10th
James Madison: 43–85 (.336) 21–51 (.292)
Total: 43–85 (.336)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Louis Rowe Named Men's Basketball Head Coach". www.jmusports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "James Madison parts ways with Louis Rowe after 4 seasons". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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