Keith Freeman

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Keith Freeman
Current position
TitleAssociate Head Coach
Team New Mexico
Conference Mountain West
Record276–226
Biographical details
Born (1963-12-11) December 11, 1963 (age 62)
Alma mater Huntington
Ball State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1985 Huntington
1985–1989Huntington (men's)
1990–1994 Saint Joseph's (IN)
1994–2012 Valparaiso
2012–2018 Wright State (assistant)
2018–2020 Old Dominion (associate HC)
2020–2021 Mississippi State (associate HC)
2021–present New Mexico (associate HC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1991–1993 Saint Joseph's (IN) (assistant)
1993–1994 Saint Joseph's (IN)
Head coaching record
Overall435–347 (women's basketball)
30–74 (men's basketball)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
2–1 (WNIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
GLVC Coach of the Year (1992)
MCC/Summit Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2002)

Keith Freeman (born December 11, 1963) is the Associate Head coach of the women's basketball team at University of New Mexico. [1] He is the former women's basketball program head coach at Valparaiso University. Freeman, the sixth head coach in the history of the Valparaiso University Crusader women's basketball program, was hired as the head coach before the 1994–95 season. [2] Freeman also served as the head women's basketball coach at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, from 1990 to 1994, and was the Great Lakes Valley Coach of the Year in 1992. Prior his tenure at Saint Joseph's, Freeman was the head men's basketball coach at Huntington (Ind.) College from 1985 to 1989. Freeman took over the Huntington program at age 21, making him one of the youngest college coaches in the nation. [2] Freeman began coaching at the age of 19 when he was named the head women's basketball coach at Huntington, serving from 1983 to 1985. [2]

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Freeman graduated cum laude from Huntington College in May 1986, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He also completed his Master of Business Administration at Ball State University in August 1987. [2]

Head coaching record

Women's basketball

Source [3] [4]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Huntington Foresters (1983–1985)
1983–84Huntington 20–10
1984–85Huntington 24–9
Huntington:44–19 (.698)
St. Joseph's Pumas (Great Lakes Valley)(1990–1994)
1990–91St. Joseph's 21–712–6T–3rd
1991–92St. Joseph's 28–316–21stNCAA Div. II Elite Eight
1992–93St. Joseph's 20–713–53rd
1993–94St. Joseph's 16–1110–8T–5th
St. Joseph's:85–28 (.752)51–21 (.708)
Valparaiso Crusaders (Mid-Continent/Summit)(1994–2007)
1994–95Valparaiso 16–1112–64th
1995–96Valparaiso 17–1012–6T–3rd
1996–97Valparaiso 14–128–75th
1997–98Valparaiso 22–714–22nd
1998–99Valparaiso 18–1110–4T–1st
1999–00Valparaiso 18–1210–64th
2000–01Valparaiso 7–224–128th
2001–02Valparaiso 26–713–11stWNIT Quarterfinals
2002–03Valparaiso 18–138–6T–2ndNCAA
2003–04Valparaiso 20–1211–5T–2ndNCAA
2004–05Valparaiso 18–1012–4T–2nd
2005–06Valparaiso 16–139–74th
2006–07Valparaiso 20–1111–32nd
Mid-Continent/Summit:143–69 (.675)
Valparaiso Crusaders (Horizon)(2007–present)
2007–08Valparaiso 14–169–96th
2008–09Valparaiso 16–1410–8T–4th
2009–10Valparaiso 9–216–12T–7th
2010–11Valparaiso 7–244–14T-9th
2011–12Valparaiso 10–215–13T-8th
Horizon League:34–56 (.378)
Valparaiso Crusaders:286–247 (.537)177–125 (.586)
Total:415–294 (.585)

      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

Men's basketball

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Huntington Foresters (1985–1989)
Huntington:30–74 (.289)
Total:30–74 (.289)

      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

References

  1. "Keith Freeman". wsuraiders.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Keith Freeman - Women's Basketball Coaches - Official Athletic Site of the Valparaiso University Crusaders, retrieved 2011-Aug-10
  3. "2011-12 Horizon League Women's Basketball" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved August 14, 2015.