Lorenzo Romar

College coach infobox


Name = Lorenzo Romar
Sport = Basketball
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1958|11|13
Birthplace = South Gate, California, U.S.
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College = Washington
Title = Head coach
Awards = Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2005)
Championships = Pac-10 Tournament Championship (2005)
C-USA Tournament Championship (2000)
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Player = *
Years = 1976–1978
1978–1980
Team = Cerritos CC
Washington
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Coach = *
CoachYears = 1992–1996
1996–1999
1999–2002
2002–present
CoachTeams = UCLA (asst.)
Pepperdine
Saint Louis
Washington
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Lorenzo Romar (born November 13, 1958 in South Gate, California, United States) is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Washington. Romar also played basketball for the University of Washington from 1978 to 1980. After college, Romar was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and spent five years in the NBA.

After the NBA, Romar played and coached for Athletes in Action. Romar was then hired as an assistant coach at UCLA under coach Jim Harrick from 1992 to 1996, and was credited with recruiting many of the players on the 1995 national championship team. Romar then became head coach at Pepperdine University and then at Saint Louis University before taking the job at the University of Washington in 2002.

Romar is credited for turning around the sagging fortunes of the University of Washington basketball program and generating new enthusiasm for the program. In 2004, Washington qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. In 2005, Washington won the Pac-10 Tournament and earned a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies made their way to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1998 but were ousted by Louisville 93-79. In 2006, Washington earned a second consecutive appearance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing in overtime to Connecticut 98-92.

Romar is known by his fellow coaches as one of the top basketball recruiters in the country. Additionally, he is respected as a genuine and optimistic person and was once voted "the opposing coach players would most like to play for" in a Pac-10 poll. http://www.demossnewspond.com/ccci/aia/releases/AIALegendsBkftWinner032106.htm] In March 2006, Romar was given the prestigious Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" award for outstanding character.

Head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
type=coach
conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Pepperdine
startyear=1996
conference=West Coast Conference
endyear=1999|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1996-1997
name = Pepperdine
overall = 6-21
conference = 4-10
confstanding = T-6th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1997-1998
name = Pepperdine
overall = 17-10
conference = 9-5
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1998-1999
name = Pepperdine
overall = 19-13
conference = 9-5
confstanding = T-2nd
postseason = NIT 1st roundCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Pepperdine
overall = 42-44
confrecord = 22-20CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Saint Louis
startyear=1999
conference=Conference USA
endyear=2002|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference tournament
season = 1999-2000
name = Saint Louis
overall = 19-14
conference = 7-9
confstanding = T-7th
postseason = NCAA 1st RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2000-2001
name = Saint Louis
overall = 17-14
conference = 8-8
confstanding = 7th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2001-2002
name = Saint Louis
overall = 15-16
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 5th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Saint Louis
overall = 51-44
confrecord = 24-24CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Washington
startyear=2002
conference=Pacific-10 Conference
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002-2003
name = Washington
overall = 10-17
conference = 5-13
confstanding = 9th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2003-2004
name = Washington
overall = 19-12
conference = 12-6
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = NCAA First RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference tournament
season = 2004-2005
name = Washington
overall = 29-6
conference = 14-4
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = NCAA Sweet 16CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005-2006
name = Washington
overall = 26-7
conference = 13-5
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = NCAA Sweet 16CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006-2007
name = Washington
overall = 19-13
conference = 8-10
confstanding = 7th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007-2008
name = Washington
overall = 16-17
conference = 7-11
confstanding = 8th
postseason = CBI First RoundCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Washington
overall = 119-72
confrecord = 59-49CBB Yearly Record End
overall = 212-160

References

External links

* [http://www.lorenzoromarfoundation.org Lorenzo Romar Foundation]