Danny Kaspar
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Danny Kaspar
| image = Danny Kaspar in 2019.jpg
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| caption = Kaspar in 2019.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|16}}
| birth_place = Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
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| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1973–1974
| player_team1 = Texas A&I
| player_years2 = 1974–1975
| player_team2 = McLennan CC
| player_years3 = 1976–1978
| player_team3 = North Texas State
| player_positions = Shooting guard
| coach_years1 = 1979–1980
| coach_team1 = Lamar (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1980–1983
| coach_team2 = Midwestern State (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1983–1986
| coach_team3 = Stephen F. Austin (asst.)
| coach_years4 = 1986–1991
| coach_team4 = Baylor (asst.)
| coach_years5 = 1991–2000
| coach_team5 = Incarnate Word
| coach_years6 = 2000–2013
| coach_team6 = Stephen F. Austin
| coach_years7 = 2013–2020
| coach_team7 = Texas State
| overall_record = {{winpct|584|302|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 0–1 (NCAA Division I)
3–6 (NAIA Division I)
0–2 (NIT)
2–2 (CIT)
| championships = *Southland tournament (2009)
- 3 Southland regular season (2008, 2009, 2013)
- 5 Heart of Texas regular season (1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999)
| awards = *2x Southland Coach of the Year (2008, 2013)
- 3× Heart of Texas Coach of the Year (1994, 1998, 1999)
- Basketball Times NAIA Coach of the Year (1999)
- Hugh Durham Award (2013)
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Daniel Joseph Kaspar (born November 16, 1954){{cite web|url=https://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=696315|title=College basketball coaches' ages|publisher=Rivals.com|date=2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416191937/https://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=696315|archivedate=April 16, 2014|accessdate=January 3, 2022|url-status=dead}} is an American college basketball coach. Kaspar served as men's basketball head coach at the University of the Incarnate Word, Stephen F. Austin State University, and Texas State University. He has also been an assistant coach at Lamar, Midwestern State and Baylor.
Early life
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Kaspar graduated from Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi in 1973. He then attended Texas A&I University, a NAIA program at the time, and played shooting guard on the Texas A&I Javelinas basketball team for one year. He then transferred to McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas and North Texas State University.{{cite web|last1=Peterson|first1=Bill|title=Can Danny Kaspar save Bobcat men's basketball?|url=http://bobcatmagazine.com/2013/06/can-danny-kaspar-save-bobcat-mens-basketball/|website=Bobcat Magazine|accessdate=September 22, 2014|date=July–August 2013|archive-date=August 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829215737/http://bobcatmagazine.com/2013/06/can-danny-kaspar-save-bobcat-mens-basketball/|url-status=dead}} On the North Texas State Mean Green basketball team, Kaspar averaged 7 points as a junior in 1976–77{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-texas/1977.html |title=1976-77 North Texas Mean Green Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=2014-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421191119/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-texas/1977.html |archivedate=2014-04-21 }} and 4.2 points as a senior in 1977–78.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-texas/1978.html |title=1977-78 North Texas Mean Green Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=2014-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426054838/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-texas/1978.html |archivedate=2014-04-26 }} Kaspar graduated from North Texas State in 1978.{{cite web|title=Danny Kaspar|url=http://www.sfajacks.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kaspar_danny00.html|publisher=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|accessdate=September 22, 2014|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111062114/http://www.sfajacks.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kaspar_danny00.html|url-status=dead}}
Coaching career
Kaspar began his career as an assistant coach to Billy Tubbs at Division I Lamar University in the 1979–80 season, a season when Lamar finished the regular season first in the Southland Conference and advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.{{cite web|title=Game 16|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lama/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/Lamar-SFAGameNotes.pdf|website=2004–05 Lamar Cardinals Basketball|accessdate=September 22, 2014|pages=1|date=January 22, 2004|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110543/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lama/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/Lamar-SFAGameNotes.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/lamar/1980-schedule.html |title=1979-80 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=2014-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233502/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/lamar/1980-schedule.html |archivedate=2016-03-04 }} In 1980, Kaspar became an assistant coach at Division II Midwestern State. Kaspar then became an assistant on Harry Miller's staff at Stephen F. Austin in 1983 for three seasons, including two seasons in Stephen F. Austin's transition from Division II to Division I (1984–1986).{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/harry-miller-1.html |title=Harry Miller Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=2014-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082257/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/harry-miller-1.html |archivedate=2015-09-05 }}
From 1986 to 1991, Kaspar was an assistant to Gene Iba at Baylor.{{cite web|url=http://www.txstatebobcats.com/coaches.aspx?rc=622&path=mbball|title=Danny Kaspar|publisher=Texas State Bobcats|accessdate=September 22, 2014}}
=Incarnate Word (1991–2000)=
Kaspar was head coach at the NAIA program Incarnate Word for nine seasons from 1991 to 2000 and had a 219–52 record there. In his tenure at Incarnate Word, Kaspar earned four Heart of Texas Conference Coach of the Year honors and led Incarnate Word to five regular season conference championships.
=Stephen F. Austin (2000–2013)=
In 2000, Kaspar returned to Stephen F. Austin to be head coach, having previously been an assistant coach from 1983 to 1986. Kaspar had a 246–141 record at Stephen F. Austin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/danny-kaspar-1.html|title = Danny Kaspar Coaching Record}} Stephen F. Austin had six seasons with 20 or more wins under Kaspar's tenure, four regular season Southland Conference championships, and made the 2009 NCAA tournament after winning the Southland tournament that year. Additionally, Stephen F. Austin appeared in the National Invitation Tournament in 2008 and 2013.
=Texas State (2013–2020)=
Kaspar became head coach at Texas State in 2013. Texas State finished 8–23 in Kaspar's first season. In seven seasons he has compiled a 119–109 record and lead his team to two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament appearances. In June 2020, Kaspar was placed under investigation by the university after former player Jaylen Shead stated Kaspar dropped "a series of N-bombs around African-American players."{{cite news |last1=Cobb |first1=David |title=Texas State coach Danny Kaspar under investigation for alleged racially-insensitive remarks |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/texas-state-coach-danny-kaspar-under-investigation-for-alleged-racially-insensitive-remarks/ |accessdate=June 15, 2020 |work=CBS Sports |date=June 6, 2020}} Shead went on to reveal several of the racially charged remarks aimed at his African-American and European players, including saying that Shead was "running like the cops are behind him" during drills, telling another Black player he would be working at Popeyes due to his grades, and threatening to deport a European player if he kept "messing up."{{cite news|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jun/04/jaylen-shead-recounts-disturbing-racist-remarks-ma/|title=Jaylen Shead recounts disturbing racist remarks made by Texas State coach before transferring to Washington State|first=Theo|last=Lawson|work=The Spokesman-Review|date=June 4, 2020|access-date=February 8, 2024}} On September 22, 2020, Kaspar announced his resignation from Texas State.{{cite news|url=https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/kaspar-resigns-johnson-named-new-head-coach|title=Kaspar resigns, Johnson named new head coach|newspaper=San Marcos Daily Record|first=Drew|last=King|date=September 22, 2020|accessdate=September 23, 2020}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Incarnate Word Crusaders
|startyear=1991
|conference=Heart of Texas Conference
|endyear=1999
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1991–92
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 6–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1992–93
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 28–4
| conference = 8–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA Division I First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1993–94
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 24–6
| conference = 7–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA Division I First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994–95
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 26–8
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NAIA Division I First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1995–96
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 20–9
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996–97
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 25–4
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NAIA Division I First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1997–98
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 26–5
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NAIA Division I Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1998–99
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 28–2
| conference = 9–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA Division I Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Incarnate Word Crusaders
|startyear=1999
|conference=NAIA independent
|endyear=2000
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–00
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 21–5
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Incarnate Word
| overall = 219–52 ({{winpct|219|52}})
| confrecord = 75–23 ({{winpct|75|23}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
|startyear=2000
|conference=Southland Conference
|endyear=2013
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–01
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 9–17
| conference = 6–14
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2001–02
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 13–15
| conference = 10–10
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002–03
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 21–8
| conference = 16–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003–04
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 12–15
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–06
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 17–12
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 15–14
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–3rd (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2007–08
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 26–6
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 1st (West)
| postseason = NIT Opening Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2008–09
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 24–8
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = division
| season = 2009–10
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 23–9
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 18–11
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–3rd (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011–12
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 20–12
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 2nd (West)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2012–13
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 26–3
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NIT Opening Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Stephen F. Austin
| overall = 246–141 ({{winpct|246|141}})
| confrecord = 139–83 ({{winpct|139|83}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Texas State Bobcats
|startyear=2013
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear=2020
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Texas State
| overall = 8–23
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–15
| name = Texas State
| overall = 14–17
| conference = 7–13
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015–16
| name = Texas State
| overall = 15–16
| conference = 8–12
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016–17
| name = Texas State
| overall = 22–14
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = CIT Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Texas State
| overall = 15–18
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Texas State
| overall = 24–10
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = CIT First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Texas State
| overall = 21–11
| conference = 13–7
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = Postseason cancelled{{ref|a}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Texas State
| overall = 119–109 ({{winpct|119|109}})
| confrecord = 62–70 ({{winpct|62|70}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall=584–302 ({{winpct|584|302}})
}}
:1.{{note|a}}Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
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