Tom Asbury
Encyclopedia
Tom Asbury is a retired American college basketball
coach. He was last the head coach of the Pepperdine University
Waves men's basketball team. He was an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Alabama
. He was previously the head coach at Pepperdine and Kansas State University
.
He was successful in his first stint at Pepperdine, becoming the conference coach of the year twice. Asbury compiled a 125–59 record at Pepperdine, and took the Waves to the NCAA tournament in 1991, 1992 and 1994, as well as two NIT appearances and three regular-season WCC titles.
His success landed him the head coaching job at Kansas State University
. He coached the Wildcats for six seasons making the NCAA Tournament
once and the NIT Tournament twice. However, his final season ended in 1999–2000 at Kansas State with a 9–19 record and a 2–14 conference record. He was fired and later returned to coaching as an assistant at the University of Alabama
under former pupil Mark Gottfried
. Mark Fox, the head coach at the University of Georgia
, is another former Asbury assistant having coached with him at Kansas State.
On March 11, 2011, Asbury announced his retirement, turning the Pepperdine program over to assistant Marty Wilson.
College basketball
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coach. He was last the head coach of the Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...
Waves men's basketball team. He was an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
. He was previously the head coach at Pepperdine and Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
.
He was successful in his first stint at Pepperdine, becoming the conference coach of the year twice. Asbury compiled a 125–59 record at Pepperdine, and took the Waves to the NCAA tournament in 1991, 1992 and 1994, as well as two NIT appearances and three regular-season WCC titles.
His success landed him the head coaching job at Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
. He coached the Wildcats for six seasons making the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
once and the NIT Tournament twice. However, his final season ended in 1999–2000 at Kansas State with a 9–19 record and a 2–14 conference record. He was fired and later returned to coaching as an assistant at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
under former pupil Mark Gottfried
Mark Gottfried
Mark Frederick Gottfried is an American men's college basketball coach and former player. He was named head coach of NC State on April 5, 2011....
. Mark Fox, the head coach at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
, is another former Asbury assistant having coached with him at Kansas State.
On March 11, 2011, Asbury announced his retirement, turning the Pepperdine program over to assistant Marty Wilson.