Chris Victor
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Chris Victor
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| current_title = Head Coach
| current_team = Seattle
| current_conference = WAC
| current_record = {{Winning percentage|80|53|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|24}}{{cite web|url=https://www.coachesdatabase.com/chris-victor/|title=Chris Victor|website=coachesdatabase.com|access-date=July 28, 2024}}
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| player_years1 = 2001–2004
| player_team1 = Concordia–Irvine
| coach_years1 = 2005–2006
| coach_team1 = Citrus College (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 2006–2010
| coach_team2 = Concordia–Irvine (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2010–2015
| coach_team3 = Citrus College
| coach_years4 = 2015–2017
| coach_team4 = Eastern Washington (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 2017–2022
| coach_team5 = Seattle (assistant/interim HC)
| coach_years6 = 2022–present
| coach_team6 = Seattle
| overall_record = {{winpct|80|53|record=y}} (NCAA)
{{winpct|103|39|record=y}} (NJCAA)
| championships = WAC regular season (2022)
CBI (2024)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 4–0 (CBI)
| awards = WAC Coach of the Year (2022)
| coaching_records =
}}
Christopher Karl Victor (born March 24, 1982) is an American college basketball head coach who is currently the head coach at Seattle University.
Playing career
Victor attended Concordia–Irvine from 2001 to 2004. He helped lead Concordia to a NAIA title in 2003.{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Scott |title=Jim Hayford resigns as Seattle U men’s basketball coach following report that he twice repeated racial slurs |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seattle-university/jim-hayford-resigns-as-seattle-u-mens-basketball-coach-following-report-that-he-twice-repeated-racial-slurs/ |access-date=November 18, 2021 |work=The Seattle Times |date=November 11, 2021}} Victor scored a season high 26 points and had 9 assists in the title game. During his senior season, Concordia again reached the NAIA championship game.{{cite web |title=Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Victor |url=https://www.citrusowls.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/chrisvictor |website=Citrus College |access-date=November 18, 2021}}
Coaching career
Victor began his coaching career as an assistant under Rick Croy at Citrus College in 2005, leading his team to 17 wins in his only season. Victor became an assistant at Concordia–Irvine in 2006 and helped the team to a 119-22 record. The team won three out of four Golden State Athletic Conference Championships and reached the NAIA championship game in 2007. Victor was hired as head coach at Citrus College in 2010. In his first season, he led the team to a 27-6 record and helped the team reach the CCCAA State Regional Finals.{{cite news |last1=Ramirez |first1=Stephen |title=Owls’ journey ends on sour note |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2011/03/13/owls-journey-ends-on-sour-note/ |access-date=November 18, 2021 |work=Daily Bulletin |date=March 13, 2011}} Victor served as head coach of Citrus College from 2010 to 2015, compiling a 103-39 record. In June 2015, he joined Eastern Washington as an assistant under Jim Hayford.{{cite news |title=Area roundup: Eastern hires Chris Victor as assistant men’s basketball coach |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/jun/09/area-roundup-eastern-hires-chris-victor-as/ |access-date=November 18, 2021 |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=June 9, 2015}} Hayford was hired as head coach of Seattle in 2017, and Victor was named assistant coach. In four seasons, Victor helped the team to a 64-55 record.
Hayford was placed on administrative leave on November 5, 2021, following an investigation that indicated he used racial slurs.{{cite news |title=Seattle University puts basketball coach on administrative leave |url=https://www.knkx.org/sports/2021-11-08/seattle-university-puts-basketball-coach-on-administrative-leave |access-date=November 18, 2021 |work=KNKX |agency=Associated Press |date=November 8, 2021}} Victor coached the Redhawks as they opened their season with a 69-66 win over Alcorn State. On November 11, Hayford officially resigned and Victor was named interim head coach. On March 1, 2022, Victor’s status as interim head coach was rescinded, and he was officially named Seattle’s head coach.{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2022 |title=Chris Victor gets interim tag removed, officially named Seattle U men’s basketball coach |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seattle-university/chris-victor-gets-interim-tag-removed-officially-named-seattle-u-mens-basketball-coach/ |access-date=March 2, 2022 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}
Head coaching record
=Junior college=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference =|postseason=|poll=both}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Citrus Owls
| conference=Western State Conference
| startyear =2010
| endyear =2015
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship=
| season= 2010–11
| name= Citrus
| overall= 27–6
| conference= 9–3
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship=
| season= 2011–12
| name= Citrus
| overall= 28–2
| conference= 12–0
| confstanding=
| postseason=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season= 2012–13
| name= Citrus
| overall= 16–11
| conference= 6–4
| confstanding=
| postseason=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season= 2013–14
| name= Citrus
| overall= 16–9
| conference= 8–4
| confstanding=
| postseason=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season= 2014–15
| name= Citrus
| overall= 16–11
| conference= 9–5
| confstanding=
| postseason=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Citrus
| overall = {{winpct|103|39|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|44|16|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|103|39|record=y}}
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=College=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference =|postseason=|poll=both}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Seattle Redhawks
| conference = Western Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2021
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2021–22
| name = Seattle
| overall = 23–9
| conference = 14–4
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Seattle
| overall = 20–12
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = postseason
| season = 2023–24
| name = Seattle
| overall = 23–14
| conference = 11–9
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = CBI Champions
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024–25
| name = Seattle
| overall = 14–18
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Seattle
| overall = {{winpct|80|53|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|44|28|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|80|53|record=y}}
}}
References
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External links
- [https://goseattleu.com/staff-directory/chris-victor/50 Seattle Redhawks profile]
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