McDonald spent from 2004 to 2008 at Texas under Rick Barnes. He previously worked as an assistant at Western Kentucky under Dennis Felton, from 1998–2003, helping the Hilltoppers reach the NCAA tournament during his final three seasons with the program.[1] McDonald has one daughter, Ella, born January 28, 2008.
On January 6, 2012, Western Kentucky University released McDonald from his contract, citing lackluster attendance and a 5–11 start to the 2011–12 season. The firing came after a controversial game the previous night, which allowed Louisiana–Lafayette a game-winning shot with six players on the court during overtime. The error was discovered immediately after the game. Coach McDonald and athletic directorRoss Bjork contested the results at the scorer's table. However, officials declined to review the incident due to NCAA rules. He was replaced by assistant coach Ray Harper in interim, who was eventually named head coach moving forward.[2][3]
In September 2013, he was promoted from assistant to head coach of the Austin Toros.[4] On July 27, 2015, he signed a contract extension with the now Austin Spurs.[5]
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
‡ Fired on January 6, 2012; Ray Harper finished the season as interim head coach with an 11–5 record, making Western Kentucky's cumulative record in the 2011–12 season 16–19 (7–9, 3rd in Sun Belt).[7]
^Hines, Kelly. "TU hires coaching veteran Ken McDonald as basketball assistant". Tulsa World. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^"2011-12 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results".
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mcdonald, basketball, kenneth, michael, mcdonald, born, march, 1970, american, professional, basketball, coach, currently, working, director, student, athlete, development, university, tennessee, previously, served, head, coach, with, austin, toros, developmen. Kenneth Michael McDonald born March 4 1970 is an American professional basketball coach currently working as the Director of Student Athlete Development at the University of Tennessee He previously served as a head coach with the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League and at Western Kentucky University Ken McDonaldTennessee VolunteersPositionDirector of Student Athlete DevelopmentLeagueSoutheastern ConferencePersonal informationBorn 1970 03 04 March 4 1970 age 52 Providence Rhode IslandNationalityAmericanCareer informationCollegeCC of Rhode Island 1989 1990 Providence 1991 1992 Coaching career1992 presentCareer historyAs coach 1992 1993St Paul Revelles1994 1998Clemson asst 1998 2003Western Kentucky asst 2003 2004Georgia asst 2004 2008Texas asst 2008 2012Western Kentucky2012 2013Austin Toros asst 2013 2017Austin Toros Spurs2018 2019Tulsa asst Career highlights and awardsSun Belt tournament championship 2009 Sun Belt Regular season championship 2009 McDonald spent from 2004 to 2008 at Texas under Rick Barnes He previously worked as an assistant at Western Kentucky under Dennis Felton from 1998 2003 helping the Hilltoppers reach the NCAA tournament during his final three seasons with the program 1 McDonald has one daughter Ella born January 28 2008 On January 6 2012 Western Kentucky University released McDonald from his contract citing lackluster attendance and a 5 11 start to the 2011 12 season The firing came after a controversial game the previous night which allowed Louisiana Lafayette a game winning shot with six players on the court during overtime The error was discovered immediately after the game Coach McDonald and athletic director Ross Bjork contested the results at the scorer s table However officials declined to review the incident due to NCAA rules He was replaced by assistant coach Ray Harper in interim who was eventually named head coach moving forward 2 3 In September 2013 he was promoted from assistant to head coach of the Austin Toros 4 On July 27 2015 he signed a contract extension with the now Austin Spurs 5 On April 12 2018 McDonald was hired as an assistant coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane men s basketball team working under head coach Frank Haith 6 Contents 1 Head coaching record 1 1 College 1 2 NBA Development League 2 References 3 External linksHead coaching record EditCollege Edit Statistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing PostseasonWestern Kentucky Sun Belt Conference 2008 2012 2008 09 Western Kentucky 25 8 15 3 1st East NCAA Second Round2009 10 Western Kentucky 21 13 12 6 3rd East 2010 11 Western Kentucky 16 16 8 8 3rd East 2011 12 Western Kentucky 5 11 1 2 fired Western Kentucky 67 48 36 19Total 67 48 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion Fired on January 6 2012 Ray Harper finished the season as interim head coach with an 11 5 record making Western Kentucky s cumulative record in the 2011 12 season 16 19 7 9 3rd in Sun Belt 7 NBA Development League Edit Legend Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W L Win loss Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW L Playoff win loss Team Year G W L W L Finish PG PW PL PW L ResultAUS 2013 14 50 19 31 380 6th in Central Missed PlayoffsAUS 2014 15 50 32 18 640 1st in Southwest 6 4 2 667 Lost in D League SemifinalsAUS 2015 16 50 30 20 600 1st in Southwest 6 4 2 667 Lost in D League SemifinalsAUS 2016 17 50 25 25 380 4th in Southwest Missed PlayoffsCareer 200 106 94 540 12 8 4 667References Edit Texas assistant McDonald replaces Horn at WKU 6 April 2008 Ken McDonald fired as Head Men s Basketball coach Harper to take over College Heights Herald Sports wkuherald com Archived from the original on 2012 01 13 WKU loses on final possession as Louisiana Lafayette plays six players College Heights Herald Sports wkuherald com Archived from the original on 2012 01 10 D League news Ken McDonald named head coach of Austin Toros KEN McDONALD SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION Hines Kelly TU hires coaching veteran Ken McDonald as basketball assistant Tulsa World Retrieved 13 April 2018 2011 12 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results External links EditWestern Kentucky profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ken McDonald basketball amp oldid 1115671138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
