Derrick Clark (basketball)

Derrick Clark (born March 3, 1971)[1] is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount University. He was previously head coach at Metro State University in Denver, Colorado.

Derrick Clark
Biographical details
Born (1971-03-03) March 3, 1971
Muncie, Indiana
Playing career
1993–1995Cal Lutheran
1995–1997Shepparton Gators
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–2005Metro State (assistant)
2005–2007Air Force (assistant)
2007–2010Colorado (assistant)
2010–2017Metro State
2017–2020Loyola Marymount (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall173–50 (.776)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× RMAC Coach of the Year (2013, 2014)

Clark played for coach Mike Dunlap at California Lutheran University. After a short professional career in Australia, he joined Dunlap's coaching staff at Metro State and was on the bench for the Roadrunners' two Division II national championships in 1999 and 2002. In 2005, Clark left Metro State to join Jeff Bzdelik's staff at Division I Air Force, later following Bzdelik to Colorado.[2]

In 2010, Clark was named head coach at Metro State, following Brannon Hays.[2] Clark had immediate success at Metro State, leading the Roadrunners to back to back NCAA tournament appearances. In 2013, he led the team to the Division II national championship game, where the Roadrunners fell to Drury University 74–73.[3] The next season, MSU went 32–2, undefeated in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and again went to the Division II Final Four. There they were upset by eventual champion Central Missouri.[4]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Metro State[5] (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2010–present)
2010–11 Metro State 22–817–52ndNCAA Division II Sweet 16
2011–12 Metro State 25–717–52ndNCAA Division II Elite Eight
2012–13 Metro State 32–320–21stNCAA Division II Runner-up
2013–14 Metro State 32–222–01stNCAA Division II Final Four
2014–15 Metro State 26–619–3T-1stNCAA Division II First Round
2015–16 Metro State 19–1116–6T-3rd
2016–17 Metro State 17–1312–106th
Metro State: 173–50 (.776)123–31 (.799)
Total:173–50 (.776)

      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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References
  1. "Derrick Clark Colorado profile". CUBuffs.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  2. "Metro State hires former Bzdelik assistant Derrick Clark". Denver Post. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. "Drury wins Division II championship". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. "Metro State's Derrick Clark Still Feeling Sting Of Final Four Loss". Denver.CBSLocal.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  5. "Men's Basketball Coaching History". GoMetroState.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
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