Biographical details | |
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Born | Denton, Texas |
Alma mater | Oklahoma |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2004–2005 | Oklahoma (Volunteer asst.) |
2007–2008 | Rogers State (asst.) |
2008–2009 | Mercer (asst.) |
2010–2011 | Albany (asst.) |
2011–2013 | Tulsa (asst.) |
2013–2016 | Washington (asst.) |
2016–2023 | Eastern Michigan |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2005–2007 | Oklahoma (Video & Travel Coordinator) |
2009–2010 | Minnesota Lynx (scout) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 80–129 (.383) |
Fred Castro was the head coach of the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team, a position he assumed after the end of the 2016 season. [1] [2] Prior to that, he spent three years as the offensive coordinator of the University of Washington women's team, under head coach Mike Neighbors. [2]
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Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference)(2016–2023) | |||||||||
2016–17 | Eastern Michigan | 6–25 | 1–17 | 6th (West) | |||||
2017–18 | Eastern Michigan | 11–20 | 6–12 | 6th (West) | |||||
2018–19 | Eastern Michigan | 14–17 | 6–12 | 4th (West) | |||||
2019–20 | Eastern Michigan | 16–15 | 9–9 | 4th (West) | |||||
2020–21 | Eastern Michigan | 10–10 | 7–7 | 8th | |||||
2021–22 | Eastern Michigan | 7–20 | 4–16 | 11th | |||||
2022–23 | Eastern Michigan | 15–15 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
2023–24 | Eastern Michigan | 1–7 | 0–0 | ||||||
Eastern Michigan: | 80–129 (.383) | 40–84 (.323) | |||||||
Total: | 80–129 (.383) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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