Matthew Crenshaw (born July 19, 1978) is an American basketball coach and former point guard who was most recently the head coach of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis' men's basketball team.[1]
Personal information | |
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Born | Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. | July 19, 1978
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
College | IUPUI (2000–2004) |
NBA draft | 2004: undrafted |
Playing career | 2004–2006 |
Position | Point guard |
Coaching career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2004–2005 | Czarni Słupsk |
2005 | SPU Nitra |
2005–2006 | Kentucky Colonels |
As coach: | |
2005–2006 | Kentucky Colonels (assistant) |
2006–2011 | IUPUI (assistant) |
2011–2018 | IUPUI (associate HC) |
2018–2021 | Ball State (assistant) |
2021–2024 | IUPUI |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Military career
editCrenshaw enlisted in the United States Navy out of high school and spent six years in the service, assigned to posts such as the USS Kansas City, Navy Cargo Handling Port Group (NAVCHAPGRU), and in Washington, D.C.[2]
Coaching career
editIUPUI
editIUPUI hired Crenshaw as an assistant coach in 2006, and promoted him to associate head coach in 2011.
Ball State
editCrenshaw joined the coaching staff at Ball State as an assistant coach on October 19, 2018.[3]
IUPUI (second stint)
editCrenshaw was named the head coach at IUPUI on April 13, 2021, the program's tenth in school history.[1] Crenshaw was fired after the 2023–24 ending with a record of 14-79.[4]
Head coaching record
editSeason | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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IUPUI Jaguars (Horizon League) (2021–2024) | |||||||||
2021–22 | IUPUI | 3–26 | 1–16 | 12th | |||||
2022–23 | IUPUI | 5–27 | 2–18 | T–10th | |||||
2023–24 | IUPUI | 6–26 | 2–18 | 10th | |||||
IUPUI: | 14–79 (.151) | 5–52 (.088) | |||||||
Total: | 14–79 (.151) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "CRENSHAW NAMED TENTH HEAD COACH IN IUPUI MEN'S BASKETBALL HISTORY". IUPUI Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Veteran's Day: Crenshaw's Navy Journey To Ball State". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Matt Crenshaw Joins Men's Basketball Staff". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "IUPUI fires men's head basketball coach". WTHR. March 6, 2024.