Herb Sendek

College coach infobox


Name = Herb Sendek
Sport = Basketball
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1963|02|22
Birthplace = flagicon|United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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College = Arizona State
Title = Head coach
Awards = ACC Coach of the Year (2004)
MAC Coach of the Year (1995)
Championships = MAC Regular Season Championship (1995)
CurrentRecord = 21-12 (.636)
OverallRecord = 283-190 (.598)
Player = *
Years = 1981–1984
Team = Carnegie Mellon
Position =
Coach = *
CoachYears = 1985–1989
1989–1993
1994–1996
1996–2006
2006–present
CoachTeams = Providence (asst.)
Kentucky (asst.)
Miami (OH)
NC State
Arizona State
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Herbert J. Sendek (born February 22, 1963 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States) is the head basketball coach at Arizona State University.

Background

Sendek was formally introduced as the ASU head coach on April 3, 2006. [cite press release | publisher = Arizona State University | date = April 3, 2006 | title = Arizona State Names Herb Sendek Men's Head Basketball Coach | url = http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040306aaa.html | accessdate = 2006-04-03] A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, he served as an assistant coach at Providence College and the University of Kentucky under Rick Pitino. He was then the head coach at Miami University (Ohio) and at North Carolina State University. He was the head coach at N.C. State for 10 years. He is the grandson of a coal miner. Herb Sr., his father, is a teacher and basketball coach at both the high school and junior college levels. During his youth, Sendek was influenced by several coaches who had a great impact on him, including legendary junior college coach Bill Shay. Sendek became a standout guard as a senior at Penn Hills High School, earning All-East Suburban notice as the team captain. He was also a leader in the classroom, graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. He was recently named to the Penn Hills Hall of Fame and to the East Boros Chapter of the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame. From there, Sendek opted to attend Carnegie Mellon University, earning a Carnegie Merit Scholarship and the opportunity to play for coach Dave Maloney.

Timeline

*Born on February 22, 1963 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
*Went to high school at Penn Hills High School, Pittsburgh, Pa., Valedictorian of Class of 1981, 4.0 Grade Point Average
*Played basketball at Penn Hills High School, Two-year letter winner and team captain.
*Went to college for a B.S. in industrial management from Carnegie Mellon University, in 1985; 3.95 grade point average, graduated summa cum laude and earned the Carnegie Merit Scholarship.
*Played basketball at Carnegie Mellon, Three-year letterman, 1981-84.
*1984-85 - Assistant Coach, Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
*1985-86 - Graduate Asst. Coach, Providence College
*1987-89 - Assistant Coach, Providence College
*1989-93 - Assistant Coach, University of Kentucky
*1994-96 - Head Coach, Miami University (Ohio)
*1995 - Won MAC and Ohio Coach of the Year, also won Mid-American Conference Championship.
*1996-2006 - Head Coach, North Carolina State University
*2004 - Won ACC Coach of the Year.
*2006-Present - Head Coach, Arizona State University

Coaching career

NC State

Sendek was hired at NC State in 1996 after three years of success at Miami (Ohio), his first head coaching experience. He immediately improved upon the Les Robinson era since internal restriction applied to Robinson were relaxed, winning 17 games for the program's first winning record in six years. In his first year at NC State, the Wolfpack also finished the year winning eight of eleven games, advanced to the finals of the ACC Tournament, and earned a trip to the postseason in the NIT. Despite this improvement, Sendek was never able to achieve success on the level of prior NCSU coaches Everett Case, Press Marivich, Norm Sloan and Jim Valvano.

Sendek coached NC State to the NCAA tournament five consecutive years from 2002 until 2006 (tying the school record). He had his most success during these last five years, winning his 100th game at NC State in 2002 and having a winning conference record in each year but one. In 2004, Sendek won ACC Coach of the Year and Julius Hodge, one of Sendek's most prized recruits during his NC State tenure, won the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year. In 2005, NC State upset defending champion Connecticut in the second round of the NCAA tournament to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, NC State's deepest run into the tournament during Sendek's years. Sendek finished his NC State coaching career with a 71-88 record in the ACC and a 32-87 record against RPI top 50 teams.

Arizona State

On April 3, 2006, Sendek accepted the head coaching job at Arizona State. While his first year record in the Pac-10 was a paltry 2-16, recruiting went well: ASU signed Jerren Shipp, a highly regarded high school guard, point guard Derrick Glasser from the LA Area, and Eric Boateng, a former McDonald's All-American who transferred from Duke. His second recruiting class included highly touted McDonald's All-American James Harden and point guard Jamelle McMillan (a four star recruit and the son of former NC State Basketball star Nate McMillan).

The 2007-2008 season was a great improvement over the previous season. Sendek and freshman guard James Harden led the Sun Devils to fifth place in the Pac-10 Conference, including a sweep of rival Arizona. Arizona State was rewarded with a number 1 seed in the 2008 NIT.

tyle of Play

Sendek's teams have come to be characterized by tenacious match up zone defense, and methodical offense. His style of offense incorporates many Princeton principles into a modified motion offense, and is often characterized by a center posting up at the top of the key, many handoffs and lateral screens, as well as numerous backdoor cuts. Herb's teams often rely on the three point shot to set up the backdoor play, which has at times resulted in long scoring droughts on poor shooting nights. Herb is a methodical coach and demands the same from his players. Currently at ASU Sendek has been using a modified 3-2 zone defense.

Head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
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name=Miami (OH)
startyear=1993
conference=Mid-American Conference
endyear=1996|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1993–1994
name = Miami (OH)
overall = 19-11
conference = 12-6
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = NIT 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 1994–1995
name = Miami (OH)
overall = 23-7
conference = 16-2
confstanding = 1st
postseason = NCAA 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1995–1996
name = Miami (OH)
overall = 21-8
conference = 12-6
confstanding = 3rd
postseason = NIT 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Miami (OH)
overall = 63-26
confrecord = 40-14CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=NC State
startyear=1996
conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
endyear=2006|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1996–1997
name = NC State
overall = 17-15
conference = 4-12
confstanding = 8th
postseason = NIT 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1997-1998
name = NC State
overall = 17-15
conference = 5-11
confstanding = 8th
postseason = NIT 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1998–1999
name = NC State
overall = 19-14
conference = 6-10
confstanding = 5th
postseason = NIT 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1999–2000
name = NC State
overall = 20-14
conference = 6-10
confstanding = 6th
postseason = NIT 4th Place
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2000–2001
name = NC State
overall = 13-16
conference = 5-11
confstanding = 7th
postseason = none
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2001–2002
name = NC State
overall = 23-11
conference = 9-7
confstanding = T-3rd
postseason = NCAA 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = NC State
overall = 18-13
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 4th
postseason = NCAA 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2003–2004
name = NC State
overall = 21-10
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = NCAA 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004–2005
name = NC State
overall = 21-14
conference = 7-9
confstanding = T-6th
postseason = NCAA Sweet 16
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = NC State
overall = 22-10
conference = 10-6
confstanding = 4th
postseason = NCAA 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = NC State
overall = 191-132
confrecord = 72-88CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Arizona State
startyear=2006
conference=Pacific Ten Conference
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006–2007
name = Arizona State
overall = 8-22
conference = 2-16
confstanding = 10th
postseason = none
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007–2008
name = Arizona State
overall = 21-12
conference = 9-9
confstanding = 5th
postseason = NIT Quarterfinals
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Arizona State
overall = 29-34
confrecord = 11-25

CBB Yearly Record End
overall = 283-190
poll = no
polltype = no

ee also

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*Arizona State University
*Pac-10 Conference
*North Carolina State University
*Atlantic Coast Conference

References

External links

* [http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sendek_herb00.html Herb Sendek Bio on Arizona State Athletics web site]
* [http://thesundevils.cstv.com/index-main.html Arizona State Athletics Home Page]