Tony Stubblefield

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Tony Stubblefield
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team Oregon
Conference Big 10
Biographical details
Born (1970-03-28) March 28, 1970 (age 54)
Playing career
1989–1991 Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
1991–1993 Nebraska–Omaha
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995 Nebraska–Omaha (asst.)
1995–1996 Texas–San Antonio (asst.)
1996–2000 Texas–Arlington (asst.)
2000–2005 New Mexico State (asst.)
2005New Mexico State (Interim HC)
2005–2006New Mexico State (asst.)
2006–2010 Cincinnati (asst.)
2010–2021 Oregon (asst.)
2021–2024 DePaul
2024–presentOregon (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall30–66 (.313)

Anthony Gerard Stubblefield (born March 28, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who last served as the head men's basketball coach at DePaul University. [1] He was previously an assistant for the University of Oregon, University of Cincinnati and New Mexico State University, where he also served as interim head coach during the 2004–2005 season due to Lou Henson's illness. [2]

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Playing career

Stubblefield starred at Broomfield (Colorado) High School and played two seasons at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming before transferring to Nebraska–Omaha for his final two years of eligibility. [3] [4] He'd serve as team captain his senior season. [2]

Coaching career

Stubblefield has served as an assistant coach at Omaha, Texas–San Antonio, Texas–Arlington, and New Mexico State after graduation. He was an interim head coach during the 2004-2005 season for NMSU as Lou Henson battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma and compiled a 2–12 record. [5] [6] He was then hired at Cincinnati under Mick Cronin where he spent four seasons before serving as an assistant coach for Oregon until 2021. [7]

DePaul

Stubblefield was hired on April 1, 2021 as the new head coach of the Blue Demons, replacing Dave Leitao. [8] [9] On January 22, 2024, DePaul parted ways with Stubblefield, relieving him of his head coaching duties. [10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
New Mexico State Aggies (Sun Belt)(2005)
2004–05 New Mexico State 2–122–116th (West)
New Mexico State:2–12 (.143)2–11 (.154)
DePaul Blue Demons (Big East)(2021–2024)
2021–22 DePaul 15–166–14T–9th
2022–23 DePaul 10–233–1710th
2023–24 DePaul 3–150–7
DePaul:28–54 (.341)9–38 (.191)
Total:30–66 (.313)

      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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