Tony Shaver
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Tony Shaver is an American
college basketball
coach and the current head men's basketball coach at The College of William & Mary. He arrived at William & Mary after a 17-year tenure as the head coach at Hampden-Sydney College
.
Shaver played college basketball under Dean Smith
at North Carolina
from 1972 until 1976, making the team as a walk-on and playing with such Tar Heel greats as Mitch Kupchak
, Tom LaGarde
, Phil Ford and Walter Davis
on a team that twice went to the NCAA tournament.
After graduating from UNC, Shaver accepted the head coach's job at Episcopal High School
in Alexandria, Virginia
. Shaver stayed at Episcopal for 10 years, ending his tenure as the Virginia State Private School Coach of the Year in 1986.
Following the 1986 season, Shaver made the jump to the collegiate ranks as the head coach at Hampden-Sydney. Under his guidance, the Tigers grew into a national powerhouse program at the Division III level. In 17 seasons with the Tigers, Shaver won almost 75% of the games he coached. His Tigers won eight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
championships and went on to great success in the NCAA Division III tournament
, making 11 appearances in the tournament, with 7 trips to the Sweet Sixteen and 2 trips to the Final Four. The Tigers finished as the Division III National Runnerup in 1999, after suffering a double-overtime 1-point loss to the University of Wisconsin–Platteville in the national championship game. Shaver was a three-time ODAC Coach of the Year: His tremendous success drew the attention of William & Mary, who hired him to coach the Tribe in 2003.
At William and Mary, Shaver turned the program around from a Colonial Athletic Association
cellar-dweller to a team with a .500 overall record (15–15, and 8–10 in C.A.A. play) by 2006–07, his fourth year. The following year, William and Mary posted its first winning season since 1997–98 and, in the process, achieved its first back-to-back campaigns of 15-plus victories in 25 years. The 2007–08 team finished with a 10–8 conference record, entered the CAA tournament
as the #5 seed, and proceeded to advance to its first-ever CAA Championship Game. Shaver was selected the Colonial Athletic Association's Coach of the Year in both 2007 and 2008.
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College basketball
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coach and the current head men's basketball coach at The College of William & Mary. He arrived at William & Mary after a 17-year tenure as the head coach at Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden–Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden Sydney, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1775, Hampden–Sydney is the oldest private charter college in the Southern U.S., the last college founded before the American Revolution, and one of only three four-year,...
.
Shaver played college basketball under Dean Smith
Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith is a retired American head coach of men's college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his successful 36-year coaching tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
at North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history...
from 1972 until 1976, making the team as a walk-on and playing with such Tar Heel greats as Mitch Kupchak
Mitch Kupchak
Mitchell "Mitch" Kupchak is a retired American basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers since the 2000–01 NBA season after predecessor Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization....
, Tom LaGarde
Tom LaGarde
Thomas Joseph LaGarde is a retired American basketball player who played in the NBA from 1977 to 1985. After playing collegiately at the University of North Carolina, LaGarde was selected 9th overall in the first round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.At 6'10" and 220 lb, LaGarde...
, Phil Ford and Walter Davis
Walter Davis (basketball)
Walter Paul Davis is a retired American basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard, Davis spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association, spending the bulk of those years with the Phoenix Suns...
on a team that twice went to the NCAA tournament.
After graduating from UNC, Shaver accepted the head coach's job at Episcopal High School
Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Virginia)
Episcopal High School , founded in 1839, is a private boarding school located in Alexandria, Virginia. The Holy Hill's campus houses 435 students from 30 states, the District of Columbia and 17 different countries...
in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
. Shaver stayed at Episcopal for 10 years, ending his tenure as the Virginia State Private School Coach of the Year in 1986.
Following the 1986 season, Shaver made the jump to the collegiate ranks as the head coach at Hampden-Sydney. Under his guidance, the Tigers grew into a national powerhouse program at the Division III level. In 17 seasons with the Tigers, Shaver won almost 75% of the games he coached. His Tigers won eight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference. Its member schools are located primarily in Virginia, with other members in North Carolina and Washington, DC. Only the American Southwest Conference in Texas is larger in Division III. -History:The conference was...
championships and went on to great success in the NCAA Division III tournament
NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
The NCAA holds an annual tournament to determine the Division III Men's Basketball Championship.Since 1996, the Division III men's basketball championship has been held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The event has been hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and the City of...
, making 11 appearances in the tournament, with 7 trips to the Sweet Sixteen and 2 trips to the Final Four. The Tigers finished as the Division III National Runnerup in 1999, after suffering a double-overtime 1-point loss to the University of Wisconsin–Platteville in the national championship game. Shaver was a three-time ODAC Coach of the Year: His tremendous success drew the attention of William & Mary, who hired him to coach the Tribe in 2003.
At William and Mary, Shaver turned the program around from a Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
cellar-dweller to a team with a .500 overall record (15–15, and 8–10 in C.A.A. play) by 2006–07, his fourth year. The following year, William and Mary posted its first winning season since 1997–98 and, in the process, achieved its first back-to-back campaigns of 15-plus victories in 25 years. The 2007–08 team finished with a 10–8 conference record, entered the CAA tournament
2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was an NCAA Division 1 College Basketball Conference tournament that was held at the Richmond Coliseum on March 7–10, 2008, to decide the Colonial Athletic Association conference champion...
as the #5 seed, and proceeded to advance to its first-ever CAA Championship Game. Shaver was selected the Colonial Athletic Association's Coach of the Year in both 2007 and 2008.