Bob Amsberry (basketball)

Last updated
Bob Amsberry
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Wartburg
Conference American Rivers
Record361–132 (.732)
Biographical details
Alma mater Buena Vista University
Western Illinois University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992-1997MacMurray College (assistant)
1997-2006 Rockford
2006-Present Wartburg
Head coaching record
Overall492–239 (.673)
Tournaments
  • NCAA 18-12
  • IIAC/A-R-C 18-12
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3x NCAA Regional - Final Four (2016, 2018, 2024)
3x NIIC Regular Season (2004, 2005, 2006)
4x NIIC Tournament (2001, 2003, 2005, 2006)
6x IIAC/A-R-C Regular Season (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024)
5x IIAC/A-R-C Tournament (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024)
Awards
2018 DIII National Coach of the Year
2x Regional Coach of the Year (2016, 2024)
4x Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference Coach of the Year (2000, 2004, 2005, 2006)
5x IIAC/A-R-C Coach of Year (2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024)

Robert "Bob" Amsberry is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head women's basketball coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.

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Coaching career

Rockford College

Amsberry became the head coach of Rockford College in 1997 and inherited a losing streak that reached 70 games. [1] [2] In just three seasons he went from 0–25 to 18–8, orchestrating one of the best turnarounds in NCAA history. They would go on to win three consecutive conference titles from 2004 to 2006. [3] Amsberry left Rockford as the winningest coach in the colleges history with 131 wins, a record he still holds today.

Wartburg College

Amsberry has led the Knights eight consecutive NCAA tournaments, including three final four appearances in 2016, 2018, and 2024. His 2017–18 season was the first undefeated regular season in program history. The Knights reached their highest ranking in school history when they reached No. 2 in both the WBCA and D3hoops.com polls. [2] The Knights started the season with a school-record 31 consecutive victories before eventually falling in the Final Four to Bowdoin College and finishing the season 31–1. Amsberry received the 2018 DIII WBCA National Coach of the Year Award [4] for their school record performance in 2017–2018. He was also a finalist for the award in both 2016 and 2019. In addition, he has been awarded the Iowa Basketball Coaches’ Association Paul Maske Memorial Coach of the Year award four times. On November 11th 2023, following a 71-57 win against Luther, Amsberry surpassed Monica Severson as the winningest coach in Wartburg history with 336 wins. [5] The 2023-24 season Amsberry brought his team to their third NCAA DIII Final Four appearance after defeating Washington and lee in the Elite Eight. [6] Amsberry was also named the 2024 Region 9 Coach of the Year. [7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Rockford Regents (Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference)(1997–2006)
1997–98Rockford 0–250-106th
1998–99Rockford 6–192-85th
1999–00Rockford 18–88-22nd
2000–01Rockford 17-98-42nd NCAA First Round
2001–02Rockford 14-116-64th
2002-03Rockford 17-128-42nd NCAA First Round
2003–04Rockford 16-1010-21st
2004-05Rockford 22-610-21st NCAA First Round
2005-06Rockford 21-79-31st NCAA First Round
Rockford:131–107 (.550)61-41 (.598)
Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2006–2018)
2006–07Wartburg 13-138-86th
2007–08Wartburg 13-116-107th
2008–09Wartburg 16-1110-62nd
2009–10Wartburg 18-812-43rd
2010–11Wartburg 21-512-43rd
2011–12Wartburg 18-910-6T-3rd
2012–13Wartburg 16-109-52nd
2013–14Wartburg 12-155-9T–5th
2014–15Wartburg 17-116-8T-5th
2015–16Wartburg 23-89-53rd NCAA Final Four
2016–17Wartburg 25-315-11st NCAA First Round
2017–18Wartburg 31-116-01st NCAA Final Four
Wartburg Knights (American Rivers Conference)(2018–Present)
2018-19Wartburg 27-415-11st NCAA Elite Eight
2019-20Wartburg 25-414-21st NCAA Second Round
2020-21Wartburg 13-36-2T-2ndNo postseason; COVID-19
2021-22Wartburg 21-613-32nd NCAA First Round
2022-23Wartburg 23-715-11st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2023-24Wartburg 29-316-01st NCAA Final Four
Wartburg:361–132 (.732)186–75 (.713)
Total:492–239 (.673)

      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

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References

  1. "Rockford women end nation's longest streak". 30 November 1998.
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