Stanley Gouard (born October 14, 1970) is an American college basketball coach, currently head coach for the University of Southern Indiana (USI). Gouard also played for USI, where he was twice named NCAA Division II National Player of the Year.
| Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 14, 1970 Danville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Danville (Danville, Illinois) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1996: undrafted |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1996–1997 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 1997–1998 | Des Moines Dragons |
| 1998 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| 1998 | Dorados de Chihuahua |
| 1999 | Des Moines Dragons |
| As coach: | |
| 2001–2002 | Southern Indiana (assistant) |
| 2002–2005 | Indianapolis (assistant) |
| 2005–2008 | Indiana State (assistant) |
| 2008–2020 | Indianapolis |
| 2020–present | Southern Indiana |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach:
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College career
editA native of Danville, Illinois, Gouard played for Danville High School, where he graduated in 1988. He tried unsuccessfully to catch on with two separate junior colleges before returning to Danville to work. After a strong showing in an amateur summer festival, he was signed by John A. Logan College and played the 1991–92 season, earning NJCAA All-American honors. While he was pursued by several Division I programs, his age limited his eligibility whereas the looser Division II standards would allow him to compete for three seasons. He opted to sign with coach Bruce Pearl at Southern Indiana and, after sitting out the 1992–93 season due to injury, began his USI career the next year.[1]
Gouard led the Screaming Eagles to consecutive Division II championship games as a sophomore and junior, earning Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors in a close loss to Cal State Bakersfield in 1994. The next season Gouard led the team to its first national title as they defeated UC Riverside 71–63 in the final. Gouard was named NABC Division II Player of the Year in both his junior and senior seasons, as well as a first-team All-American.[2]
Professional career
editFollowing the close of his college career, Gouard played professionally in Sweden (Sundsvall Dragons), Colombia (Caimanes de Barranquilla) and Mexico (Dorados de Chihuahua). He also played in the United States for the Des Moines Dragons of the International Basketball Association.[3] Gouard led the Caimanes to back to back Colombian championship during his time with them.[4]
Coaching career
editGouard entered the coaching ranks in 2001 as he returned to USI as an assistant to head coach Rick Herdes' staff.[3] Following the season, he moved to a similar position with the University of Indianapolis under coach Todd Sturgeon. He then moved to Division I Indiana State under Royce Waltman. He remained on staff for the 2007–08 season under Kevin McKenna after Waltman was fired.
He was named head coach at Indianapolis in 2008 after Waltman, who had served as interim head coach of the Greyhounds the previous year, decided not to pursue the job.[5] Gouard coached the Greyhounds for twelve seasons, compiling a record of 204–111. He qualified for eight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, reaching the tournament every year from 2010 to 2016 and again in 2020. He was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Coach of the Year in 2014. During the 2019–20 season, Indianapolis finished 24–6 and earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional before the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4]
On April 7, 2020, Gouard was named head coach of his alma mater, Southern Indiana, replacing the retiring Rodney Watson.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Indianapolis Greyhounds[7] (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2008–2020) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Indianapolis | 9–18 | 4–14 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2009–10 | Indianapolis | 12–16 | 6–12 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2010–11 | Indianapolis | 19–9 | 12–6 | T3rd (East) | NCAA Division II first round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Indianapolis | 20–9 | 12–6 | T3rd (East) | NCAA Division II second round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Indianapolis | 20–9 | 11–7 | T6th (East) | NCAA Division II first round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Indianapolis | 24–5 | 15–3 | T1st (East) | NCAA Division II second round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Indianapolis | 25–6 | 14–4 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2015–16 | Indianapolis | 21–8 | 14–4 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Division II second round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Indianapolis | 16–12 | 12–6 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2017–18 | Indianapolis | 19–9 | 12–6 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2018–19 | Indianapolis | 19–10 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Indianapolis | 24–6 | 15–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division II Cancelled | ||||
| Indianapolis: | 228–117 (.661) | 139–79 (.638) | |||||||
| Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Southern Indiana | 12–5 | 11–4 | 1st (East) | NCAA Division II second round | ||||
| 2021–22 | Southern Indiana | 18–8 | 12–6 | ||||||
| Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Southern Indiana | 16–17 | 9–9 | T–6th | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2023–24 | Southern Indiana | 8–24 | 5–13 | T–8th | |||||
| Southern Indiana: | 54–54 (.500) | 37–32 (.536) | |||||||
| Total: | 282–171 (.623) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Mature Gouard keys USI bid for top". The Courier-Journal. March 22, 1995. p. 127. Retrieved April 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USI's Gouard Division II MVP". Kokomo Tribune. March 26, 1996. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Gouard returns to USI basketball". University of Southern Indiana. June 27, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Dare, Chad (April 7, 2020). "Danville's Stan Gouard leaves UIndy for Southern Indiana". Commercial-News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "New coach ready to run". Indianapolis Star. April 4, 2008. p. D3. Retrieved April 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lindskog, Chad (April 7, 2020). "Lindskog: USI's new coach is a bridge to the glory days. That brings high expectations". Commercial-News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Stan Gouard Coaching bio". uindy.edu. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
