Drew Valentine

Last updated
Drew Valentine
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Loyola–Chicago
Conference Atlantic 10
Record58–39 (.598)
Biographical details
Born (1991-05-25) May 25, 1991 (age 32)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
2009–2013 Oakland
Position(s) Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013–2015 Michigan State (GA)
2015–2017 Oakland (assistant)
2017–2021 Loyola Chicago (assistant)
2021–presentLoyola Chicago
Head coaching record
Overall58–39 (.598)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
0–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MVC tournament (2022)

Carlton Andrew Valentine II (born May 25, 1991) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Loyola University Chicago, a position he assumed in 2021. [1] [2] He played college basketball at Oakland University in Michigan, where he later served as an assistant coach.

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Playing career

Valentine played forward at Oakland from 2009 to 2013, where he was a member of two NCAA tournament teams. He finished his playing career second in career games played with the program, as well in the top 10 of both offensive and defensive rebound categories. [3]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Valentine joined the Michigan State staff as a graduate manager, where his brother Denzel was a player. After two seasons with the program, Valentine joined the coaching staff at his alma mater Oakland as an assistant coach, the youngest assistant hired during head coach Greg Kampe's long tenure. [4]

Loyola–Chicago

Valentine joined the coaching staff at Loyola–Chicago in 2017, where he worked as the program's coordinator for defense. [5] In his first season with Loyola, the Ramblers went on a historic NCAA tournament run that went all the way to the Final Four.

Valentine was promoted to head coach of the program in 2021, following the departure of Porter Moser, who left to accept the head coaching position at Oklahoma. [1] [6] He was believed to be the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball at the time of his hiring at the age of 29. [2]

Personal life

Valentine's younger brother Denzel was an AP Player of the Year at Michigan State before being drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 14th overall pick of the 2016 NBA draft. [7] His father Carlton also played college basketball at Michigan State, and is currently the head coach of the basketball program at J. W. Sexton High School, where both brothers attended. [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Loyola–Chicago Ramblers (Missouri Valley Conference)(2021–2022)
2021–22 Loyola–Chicago 25–813–5T–2nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
Loyola–Chicago Ramblers (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2022–present)
2022–23 Loyola–Chicago 10–214–1415th
2023–24 Loyola–Chicago 23–1015–3T–1st NIT First Round
Loyola–Chicago:58–39 (.598)32–22 (.593)
Total:58–39 (.598)

      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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