| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 22, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | SMU | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2014 | SMU (assistant) | ||
| 2015– | SMU | ||
Kevin Hudson (October 22, 1981)[ citation needed ] is a retired American soccer player who played collegiality at SMU and is currently the head coach of the SMU men's soccer team.
Hudson played for SMU from 2000 to 2003 as a midfielder. During his freshman season SMU reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, where they lost to eventual champions Connecticut. In his sophomore season, the team achieved a 19–0–0 record, and was the number one seed in the 2001 NCAA tournament. They would lose in the Quarterfinals to St. John's. During the 2002 campaign, in his Junior season, the team again qualified for the 2002 NCAA tournament, but was eliminated in the Regional Semifinals. Hudson was named All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team. In his Senior season, Hudson was named to the NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region team, Missouri Valley Conference Tournament MVP, and All-Missouri Valley First Team. However, the team did not reach the same highs in the 2003 NCAA tournament, as they were eliminated in the First Round. [1]
Hudson was drafted 44th overall in the fifth round of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. [2] He would not make an appearance for the team.
Hudson was hired as an assistant coach in 2007 by then head coach Schellas Hyndman. [3] During his career as assistant coach, the Mustangs won three regular season conference championships, one conference tournament championship, and made five NCAA tournament appearances. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2014. During his season, the team finished with a 10–6–2 record. During the offseason, he was hired by North Carolina as an assistant coach, but reversed the decision when SMU offered him the head coaching job. [3] [4] In his first full season as coach, the team claimed the American Athletic Conference regular season title, and advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2015 NCAA tournament. In 2017, the team would win the AAC regular season title and AAC tournament title. They again made the Round of 16 in the 2017 NCAA tournament. SMU would go on to win the next two ACC tournament titles. They would achieve their best NCAA tournament finish in nine years in the 2019 NCAA tournament, where they reached the Quarterfinals. The Mustangs would not qualify for the NCAA tournament again until 2022, where they were the eleventh overall seed, but lost in the Second Round. 2023 saw Hudson oversee a 14–2–2 regular season record, and the team's first AAC regular season title since 2018. The team earned the sixth seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament and reached the Round of 16. In 2023, four of Hudson's players were selected as All-Americans, the most of any team in the country that year. The team transitioned into the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished 12–3–6 and qualified for the 2024 NCAA tournament as the eleventh overall seed. [5] They made the quarterfinals for the first time since 2019 but could not advance to the College Cup. [6] As of the 2024 season, Hudson has coached seven All-American selections, five conference players of the year, and thirty-nine all-conference selections. He has earned four conference regular season championships, three conference tournament titles, and seven NCAA tournament appearances. [7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMU (American Athletic Conference)(2015–2023) | |||||||||
| 2015 | SMU | 15–3–4 | 7–0–1 | 1st | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2016 | SMU | 6–9–1 | 2–4–1 | T-7th | |||||
| 2017 | SMU | 17–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 1st | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2018 | SMU | 10–5–3 | 5–1–1 | T-1st | First Round | ||||
| 2019 | SMU | 18–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2020 | SMU | 5–5–1 | 5–5–0 | 4th | |||||
| 2021 | SMU | 8–5–3 | 5–4–1 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2022 | SMU | 10–6–1 | 6–3–0 | 2nd | Second Round | ||||
| 2023 | SMU | 14–3–2 | 7–0–1 | 1st | Round of 16 | ||||
| SMU (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | SMU | 12–3–6 | 4–2–2 | T-4th | Quarterfinals | ||||
| SMU: | 115–44–23 | 51–21–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 115–44–23 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Source: [1]
Hudson obtained a Master's in the science of accountancy from the University of Notre Dame in 2005 and worked in finance prior to coaching. [3]
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