Scott Edgar (basketball)

Last updated
Scott Edgar
Current position
Team Eastern Oklahoma State
Conference Bi-State
Record181–120–3 (.600)
Biographical details
Born (1955-12-14) December 14, 1955 (age 66)
Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1974–1978 Pittsburgh–Johnstown
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1980 New Mexico Military (assistant)
1980–1985 Tulsa (assistant)
1985–1991 Arkansas (assistant)
1991–1995 Murray State
1995–1998 Duquesne
2002–2005 UAB (assistant)
2005–2006 Tennessee (assistant)
2006–2008 Southeast Missouri State
2010–present Eastern Oklahoma State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1999–2001 TCU (director of operations)
Head coaching record
Overall120–134 (.472) (college)
211–143–3 (.595) (junior college)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA)
0–1 (NIT)
2–2 (NJCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • 2× OVC Coach of the Year (1992, 1994)

Scott William Edgar (born December 14, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach at Eastern Oklahoma State College. He was formerly head coach at Duquesne University, Murray State University and Southeast Missouri State University.

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Early life and education

Edgar graduated from Penn Hills High School in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. At the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Edgar played basketball and baseball. He graduated from Pittsburgh–Johnstown in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. [1]

Coaching career

Edgar first coached at New Mexico Military Institute in 1978. Nolan Richardson hired him as one of his first assistants at the University of Tulsa in 1980, his first position in Division I. Edgar followed Richardson to Arkansas in 1985 and continued as Richardson's assistant until getting his first head coaching position at Murray State in 1991. He led the Racers to two NCAA tournament appearances in four seasons.

In 1995, Edgar accepted the head coaching position at Duquesne. He was unable to turn the Duquesne Dukes around, however, and was let go after three seasons. From 1999 to 2001, Edgar was director of basketball operations at TCU under Billy Tubbs. [2] Edgar returned to coaching in 2002 at UAB under Mike Anderson, where he helped UAB qualify for the 2003 NIT quarterfinals and 2004 NCAA tournament Sweet 16. [2] In the 2005–06 season, Edgar was on Bruce Pearl's staff on a Tennessee team that won the Southeast Conference East Division title. [3]

On April 13, 2006, Edgar was named head coach at Southeast Missouri State. [3] This position brought him back to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), where he started with Murray State. Edgar had success in the OVC, with a 65-27 conference record, winning three regular season championships, two tournament championships, and two coach of the year awards, all with Murray State University.

On October 9, 2008, Southeast Missouri State fired athletic director Don Kaverman and suspended Edgar after the NCAA notified the university of possible major violations, three months after both the men's and women's basketball programs were placed on two years' probation by the NCAA. [4] [5] On December 31, 2008, new athletic director John Shafer fired Edgar and bought out the final two years of Edgar's contract. [6] [7] The NCAA investigation concluded in August 2009 and found that impermissible tuition payments and violations of rules about summer conditioning activities and observing pickup games happened under Edgar's watch; Edgar's appeal was rejected in June 2010. [8]

He was named men's basketball head coach at Eastern Oklahoma State College, a junior college, in the spring of 2010. [1]

Head coaching record

College

Sources: [9] [10]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Murray State Racers (Ohio Valley Conference)(1991–1995)
1991–92 Murray State 17–1311–31st NCAA Division I Round of 64
1992–93 Murray State 18–1211–5T–2nd
1993–94 Murray State 23–615–11st NIT first round
1994–95 Murray State 21–911–5T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
Murray State:79–40 (.664)48–14 (.774)
Duquesne Dukes (Atlantic-10 Conference)(1995–1998)
1995–96 Duquesne 9–183–13T–5th (West)
1996–97 Duquesne 9–185–11T–5th (West)
1997–98 Duquesne 11–195–11T–4th (West)
Murray State:29–55 (.345)13–35 (.271)
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (Ohio Valley Conference)(2006–2008)
2006–07 Southeast Missouri State 11–209–116th
2007–08 Southeast Missouri State 1–19*1–13*11th*
Southeast Missouri State:12–39 (.235)10–24 (.294)
Total:120–134 (.472)

      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

* 11 wins (including six conference wins) were vacated from the 2007–08 season due to NCAA violations. [11] The original season record was 12–19 (7–13, 9th in OVC). [12]

Junior college

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Eastern Oklahoma State Mountaineers (Bi-State Conference)(2010–present)
2010–11Eastern Oklahoma State 18–12 [13]
2011–12Eastern Oklahoma State 32–5 [14] NJCAA Fourth Place [15]
2012–13Eastern Oklahoma State 13–12–3 [16] 7–8–3
2013–14Eastern Oklahoma State 21–1010–86th [17]
2014–15Eastern Oklahoma State 16–136–116th [18]
2015–16Eastern Oklahoma State 18–149–10T–7th [19]
2016–17Eastern Oklahoma State 17–136–10T–6th [20]
2017–18Eastern Oklahoma State 15–134–128th [21]
2018–19Eastern Oklahoma State 20–98–8T–4th [22]
2019–20Eastern Oklahoma State 11–196–117th [23]
2020–21Eastern Oklahoma State 10–126–118th [24]
2021–22Eastern Oklahoma State 20–118–86th [25]
Eastern Oklahoma State:211–143–3 (.595)70–100–3 (.413)
Total:211–143–3 (.595)

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