Bob Hoffman (basketball)

Bob Hoffman

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Central Oklahoma
Conference	The MIAA
Record	113–69
Biographical details
Born	(1957-07-18) July 18, 1957 (age 67) [1] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma mater	Oklahoma Baptist University
Playing career
1975–1979	Oklahoma Baptist
Position(s)	Guard / forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1985	Piedmont High School
1987–1990	Southern Nazarene (women)
1990–1999	Oklahoma Baptist
1999–2004	Texas-Pan American
2004–2006	Oklahoma (asst.)
2006–2007	Arkansas Aeros
2007–2008	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2008–2019	Mercer
2019–present	Central Oklahoma
Head coaching record
Overall	633–386 (.621) (men's) 88–16 (.846) (women's)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NAIA women's national championship (1989) CIT (2012) 2× Atlantic Sun regular season (2013, 2014) Atlantic Sun tournament (2014) MIAA regular season (2022) MIAA tournament (2022)
Awards
2x Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year (2013, 2014) MIAA Coach of the Year (2022)

Bob Hoffman (born July 18, 1957) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Central Oklahoma. ^[2]

Early life

He is a graduate of Putnam City High School in Warr Acres, Oklahoma and went to Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee to play basketball. He met his wife there and after graduation he was hired at Piedmont High School in Piedmont, Oklahoma just northwest of Oklahoma City.

Coaching career

He was hired as the head women's basketball coach at Southern Nazarene University, where his team won the NAIA national championship in 1989. From there he returned to his alma mater as men's coach for the following ten years.

From OBU he was the coach at University of Texas-Pan American then back to Oklahoma where he served as an assistant to Kelvin Sampson at the University of Oklahoma until Sampson was found to have committed numerous NCAA violations. ^[3] After an investigation of the entire coaching staff, Hoffman was cleared by the NCAA of any wrongdoing, ^[4] and parted ways with the program. Prior to his role at Mercer University, Hoffman went on to coach in the American Basketball League and the NBA Development League. He was hired on March 27, 2008 to replace Mark Slonaker. He led Mercer to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship as well as the university's first NCAA Tournament victory in an upset of No. 6 Duke on March 21, 2014.

Hoffman won his 400th game as a men's college coach when Mercer defeated Lipscomb University on January 26, 2013. ^{[5] [6]} With the victory, Hoffman was 488–239 as a men's and women's college coach. In addition, he previously served as head coach of the Arkansas Aeros in the American Basketball Association and of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the NBA Development League Hoffman was the first coach in NCAA Division I Men's basketball history to post a victory in each of the collegiate post season basketball tournaments. He later coached at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia from 2008 to 2019. ^{[7] [8]}

Hoffman ended his tenure at Mercer with a record of 209–165 (.572).

Head coaching record

Women's

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (Sooner Athletic Conference)(1987–1990)
1987–88	Southern Nazarene	21–11
1988–89	Southern Nazarene	36–2			NAIA National Champions
1989–90	Southern Nazarene	31–3	1st
Southern Nazarene:		88–16 (.846)
Total:		88–16 (.846)
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

^[9]

Men's

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Oklahoma Baptist Bison (Sooner Athletic Conference)(1990–1999)
1990–91	Oklahoma Baptist	15–17
1991–92	Oklahoma Baptist	16–17
1992–93	Oklahoma Baptist	34–4			NAIA Division I Runner-up
1993–94	Oklahoma Baptist	30–7			NAIA Division I Semifinals
1994–95	Oklahoma Baptist	28–6			NAIA Division I First Round
1995–96	Oklahoma Baptist	29–7			NAIA Division I Second Round
1996–97	Oklahoma Baptist	36–4			NAIA Division I Runner-up
1997–98	Oklahoma Baptist	24–9
1998–99	Oklahoma Baptist	31–7			NAIA Division I Elite Eight
Oklahoma Baptist:		243–78 (.757)
Texas–Pan American Broncs (Independent)(1999–2004)
1999–00	Texas-Pan American	12–16
2000–01	Texas-Pan American	12–17
2001–02	Texas-Pan American	20–10
2002–03	Texas-Pan American	10–20
2003–04	Texas-Pan American	14–14
Texas-Pan American:		68–77 (.469)
Mercer Bears (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2008–2014)
2008–09	Mercer	17–15	11–9	5th
2009–10	Mercer	16–17	10–10	6th
2010–11	Mercer	15–18	11–9	5th
2011–12	Mercer	27–11	13–5	2nd	CIT Champions
2012–13	Mercer	24–12	14–4	1st	NIT Second Round
2013–14	Mercer	27–9	14–4	T–1st	NCAA Division I Round of 32
Mercer Bears (Southern Conference)(2014–2019)
2014–15	Mercer	19–16	12–6	3rd	CBI Quarterfinals
2015–16	Mercer	19–15	8–10	7th	CIT First Round
2016–17	Mercer	15–17	9–9	6th
2017–18	Mercer	19–15	11–7	T–4th	CBI Quarterfinals
2018–19	Mercer	11–20	6–12	6th
Mercer:		209–165 (.559)	119–85 (.583)
Central Oklahoma Bronchos (MIAA)(2019–present)
2019–20	Central Oklahoma	11–18	8–11	8th
2020–21	Central Oklahoma	13–11	12–10	5th
2021–22	Central Oklahoma	24–7	18–4	T–1st	NCAA Division II First Round
2022–23	Central Oklahoma	26–6	18–4	2nd	NCAA Division II First Round
2023–24	Central Oklahoma	20–11	12–10	T–5th
2024–25	Central Oklahoma	19–13	10–9	T–5th
Central Oklahoma:		113–69 (.621)	78–48 (.619)
Total:		633–386 (.621)
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

Personal life

Hoffman is a Christian. ^[10] Hoffman and Mercer President William D. Underwood are both graduates of Oklahoma Baptist University.

See also

• Hawkins Arena
• Mercer Bears

References

1. "NCAA® Career Statistics". ncaa.org.
2. "Bob Hoffman Introduced as Head Coach". Central Oklahoma Bronchos athletics. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
3. Mercer Bears coach Bob Hoffman took the long, winding road to NCAA stage. Alexander, Chip. The News & Observer (Raleigh), 22 March 2014
4. "Attorney: Former OU assistant 'pleased' with outcome". ESPN. Associated Press. May 26, 2006.
5. "News from Macon and Warner Robins, GA, and beyond – The Telegraph". macon.com.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "News from Macon and Warner Robins, GA, and beyond – The Telegraph". macon.com.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "Mercer men's basketball coach Bob Hoffman fired after losing season". macon. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
8. AP (March 27, 2008). "Mercer hires Hoffman to replace Slonaker as coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
9. "Women's Basketball Coaches". SNU athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
10. "Bob Hoffman, Mercer University".