Chris Victor

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Chris Victor
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Seattle
Conference WAC
Record66–35 (.653)
Biographical details
Born (1982-03-24) March 24, 1982 (age 42) [1]
Playing career
2001–2004 Concordia–Irvine
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2006 Citrus College (assistant)
2006–2010Concordia–Irvine (assistant)
2010–2015Citrus College
2015–2017 Eastern Washington (assistant)
2017–2022 Seattle (assistant/interim HC)
2022–presentSeattle
Head coaching record
Overall66–35 (.653) (NCAA)
103–39 (.725) (NJCAA)
Tournaments4–0 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WAC regular season (2022)
CBI (2024)
Awards
WAC Coach of the Year (2022)

Christopher Karl Victor (born March 24, 1982) [1] is an American college basketball head coach who is currently the head coach at Seattle University.

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Playing career

Victor attended Concordia–Irvine from 2001 to 2004. He helped lead Concordia to a NAIA title in 2003. [2] Victor scored a season high 26 points and had 9 assists in the title game. During his senior season, Concordia again reached the NAIA championship game. [3]

Coaching career

Victor began his coaching career as an assistant under Rick Croy at Citrus College in 2005, leading his team to 17 wins in his only season. Victor became an assistant at Concordia–Irvine in 2006 and helped the team to a 119-22 record. The team won three out of four Golden State Athletic Conference Championships and reached the NAIA championship game in 2007. [3] Victor was hired as head coach at Citrus College in 2010. In his first season, he led the team to a 27-6 record and helped the team reach the CCCAA State Regional Finals. [4] Victor served as head coach of Citrus College from 2010 to 2015, compiling a 103-39 record. In June 2015, he joined Eastern Washington as an assistant under Jim Hayford. [5] Hayford was hired as head coach of Seattle in 2017, and Victor was named assistant coach. In four seasons, Victor helped the team to a 64-55 record. [2]

Hayford was placed on administrative leave on November 5, 2021, following an investigation that indicated he used racial slurs. [6] Victor coached the Redhawks as they opened their season with a 69-66 win over Alcorn State. On November 11, Hayford officially resigned and Victor was named interim head coach. [2] On March 1, 2022, Victor’s status as interim head coach was rescinded, and he was officially named Seattle’s head coach. [7]

Head coaching record

Junior college

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Citrus Owls (Western State Conference)(2010–2015)
2010–11Citrus 27–69–3
2011–12Citrus 28–212–0
2012–13Citrus 16–116–4
2013–14Citrus 16–98–4
2014–15Citrus 16–119–5
Citrus:103–39 (.725)44–16 (.733)
Total:103–39 (.725)

      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

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Seattle Redhawks (Western Athletic Conference)(2021–present)
2021–22 Seattle 23–914–4T–1st
2022–23 Seattle 20–1211–7T–4th
2023–24 Seattle 23–1411–9T–4th CBI champion
Seattle:66–35 (.653)36–20 (.643)
Total:66–35 (.653)

      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. 1 2 "Chris Victor". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Allen, Scott (November 11, 2021). "Jim Hayford resigns as Seattle U men's basketball coach following report that he twice repeated racial slurs". The Seattle Times . Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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  5. "Area roundup: Eastern hires Chris Victor as assistant men's basketball coach". The Spokesman-Review . June 9, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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