Derrick Clark (basketball)

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Derrick Clark
Biographical details
Born (1971-03-03) March 3, 1971 (age 53)
Muncie, Indiana
Playing career
1993–1995 Cal Lutheran
1995–1997Shepparton Gators
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–2005 Metro State (assistant)
2005–2007 Air Force (assistant)
2007–2010 Colorado (assistant)
2010–2017Metro State
2017–2020 Loyola Marymount (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall173–50 (.776)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× RMAC Coach of the Year (2013, 2014)

Derrick Clark (born March 3, 1971) [1] is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount University. He was previously head coach at Metro State University in Denver, Colorado.

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Clark played for coach Mike Dunlap at California Lutheran University. After a short professional career in Australia, he joined Dunlap's coaching staff at Metro State and was on the bench for the Roadrunners' two Division II national championships in 1999 and 2002. In 2005, Clark left Metro State to join Jeff Bzdelik's staff at Division I Air Force, later following Bzdelik to Colorado. [2]

In 2010, Clark was named head coach at Metro State, following Brannon Hays. [2] Clark had immediate success at Metro State, leading the Roadrunners to back to back NCAA tournament appearances. In 2013, he led the team to the Division II national championship game, where the Roadrunners fell to Drury University 74–73. [3] The next season, MSU went 32–2, undefeated in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and again went to the Division II Final Four. There they were upset by eventual champion Central Missouri. [4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Metro State [5] (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(2010–present)
2010–11Metro State 22–817–52nd NCAA Division II Sweet 16
2011–12Metro State 25–717–52nd NCAA Division II Elite Eight
2012–13Metro State 32–320–21st NCAA Division II Runner-up
2013–14Metro State 32–222–01st NCAA Division II Final Four
2014–15Metro State 26–619–3T-1st NCAA Division II First Round
2015–16Metro State 19–1116–6T-3rd
2016–17Metro State 17–1312–106th
Metro State:173–50 (.776)123–31 (.799)
Total:173–50 (.776)

      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

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