:Tony Stubblefield

{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1970)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Tony Stubblefield

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| current_title = Assistant coach

| current_team = Oregon

| current_conference = Big 10

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|3|28}}

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| player_years1 = 1989–1991

| player_team1 = Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, Wyoming)

| player_years2 = 1991–1993

| player_team2 = Nebraska–Omaha

| coach_years1 = 1993–1995

| coach_team1 = Nebraska–Omaha (asst.)

| coach_years2 = 1995–1996

| coach_team2 = Texas–San Antonio (asst.)

| coach_years3 = 1996–2000

| coach_team3 = Texas–Arlington (asst.)

| coach_years4 = 2000–2005

| coach_team4 = New Mexico State (asst.)

| coach_years5 = 2005

| coach_team5 = New Mexico State (Interim HC)

| coach_years6 = 2005–2006

| coach_team6 = New Mexico State (asst.)

| coach_years7 = 2006–2010

| coach_team7 = Cincinnati (asst.)

| coach_years8 = 2010–2021

| coach_team8 = Oregon (asst.)

| coach_years9 = 2021–2024

| coach_team9 = DePaul

| coach_years10 = 2024–present

| coach_team10 = Oregon (asst.)

| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|30|66|record=y}}

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Anthony Gerard Stubblefield (born March 28, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant for the University of Oregon men's basketball team. He previously served as the head men's basketball coach at DePaul University.{{cite web|title= Tony Stubblefield Named DePaul Men’s Basketball Head Coach |url= https://depaulbluedemons.com/news/2021/4/6/mens-basketball-tony-stubblefield-named-depaul-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |accessdate= 2021-04-06}} He was previously an assistant for the 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.{{cite web|title= Tony Stubblefield |website= The University of Oregon - Official Athletics Website |url=https://goducks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-stubblefield/3584 |accessdate= March 28, 2022}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://omavs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1991-92|title=1991-92 Men's Basketball Roster - University of Nebraska Omaha Athletics|website=Omaha Athletics}}{{cite web|url=https://omavs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tony-stubblefield/1021|title=Tony Stubblefield - Men's Basketball - University of Nebraska Omaha Athletics|website=Omaha Athletics}} He'd serve as team captain his senior season.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/tony-stubblefield-1.html|title=Tony Stubblefield Coaching Record - College Sports at Sports-Reference.com|website=Sports-Reference.com}}{{cite web|url=https://panorama.nmsu.edu/lous-legacy/|title=Lou's Legacy - Panorama|website=New Mexico State University}} He was then hired at Cincinnati under Mick Cronin where he spent four seasons before serving as an assistant coach for Oregon until 2021.{{cite web|url=https://cincinnati.rivals.com/news/tony-stubblefield-joins-uc-basketball-staff|title=Tony Stubblefield Joins UC Staff|website=Bearcat Report}}

=DePaul=

Stubblefield was hired on April 1, 2021 as the new head coach of the Blue Demons, replacing Dave Leitao.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-02 |title=Column: DePaul’s hiring of Tony Stubblefield gives the Blue Demons an opportunity to restore past glory — and follow in Loyola’s footsteps |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-depaul-tony-stubblefield-loyola-20210402-zrkmyvxcezfzpjauvzbmt3r3xm-story.html |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Chicago Tribune}}{{Cite web |date=2021-04-01 |title=DePaul reaches deal with Tony Stubblefield, an Oregon assistant, to be its new men’s basketball coach |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-depaul-tony-stubblefield-20210401-agtecoreqzempg6embz2sl62ce-story.html |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Chicago Tribune}} On January 22, 2024, DePaul parted ways with Stubblefield, relieving him of his head coaching duties. {{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=DePaul fires basketball coach Tony Stubblefield |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/22/24047142/depaul-tony-stubblefield-fired-dewayne-peevy-blue-demons-basketball |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}

Head coaching record

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = New Mexico State Aggies

| conference = Sun Belt

| startyear = 2005

| endyear = single

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2004–05

| name = New Mexico State

| overall = 2–12

| conference = 2–11

| confstanding = 6th (West)

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = New Mexico State

| overall = {{Winning percentage|2|12|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|2|11|record=y}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = DePaul Blue Demons

| conference = Big East

| startyear = 2021

| endyear = 2024

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2021–22

| name = DePaul

| overall = 15–16

| conference = 6–14

| confstanding = T–9th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022–23

| name = DePaul

| overall = 10–23

| conference = 3–17

| confstanding = 10th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2023–24

| name = DePaul

| overall = 3–15

| conference = 0–7

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = DePaul

| overall = {{Winning percentage|28|54|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|9|38|record=y}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = {{Winning percentage|30|66|record=y}}

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