David Padgett
{{short description|American basketball player-coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = David Padgett
| image = David Padgett (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 245
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|13}}
| birth_place = Reno, Nevada, U.S.
| highschool = Reno (Reno, Nevada)
| college =
- Kansas (2003–2004)
- Louisville (2005–2008)
| draft_year = 2008
| career_start = 2008
| career_end = 2010
| career_position = Power forward / center
| career_number = 4
| coach_start = 2011
| coach_end = 2018
| years1 = 2008–2009
| team1 = CB Canarias
| years2 = 2009–2010
| team2 = UB La Palma
| cyears1 = 2011–2014
| cteam1 = IUPUI (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2014–2015
| cteam2 = Louisville (DBO)
| cyears3 = 2015–2017
| cteam3 = Louisville (assistant)
| cyears4 = 2017–2018
| cteam4 = Louisville (Interim HC)
| highlights =
- First-team All-Big East (2008)
- Second-team All-Big East (2007)
- First-team Parade All-American (2003)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Americas U18 Championship}}
{{MedalBronze| 2002 Isla Margarita | National team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Americas U20 Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 2004 Halifax | National team}}
}}
David Christopher Padgett (born February 13, 1985) is an American former basketball coach and player. As a college basketball player, he played at Louisville after transferring from Kansas.
High school
Born in Reno, Nevada, Padgett attended Reno High School, where he averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds per game his senior year. He was a McDonald's High School and a first-team Parade All-American. He also was a member of the 2004 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, earning a gold medal at the event.
As a high school senior, he was the top-rated center and considered the fourth-rated prospect overall by Inside Hoops, the seventh overall by Rivals Hoops, and fifteenth overall by ESPN.com. In 2003, he was the Nevada player of the year.
College career
= Kansas (2003–2004) =
Padgett committed to the University of Kansas in 2003 in Roy Williams' last season as the head coach. He decided to remain at Kansas after Williams left for the University of North Carolina and Bill Self became the head coach. His most memorable moment at Kansas came when he made the game winning shot in an 84–82 victory against Missouri in what turned out to be the last basketball game at the Hearnes Center.
= Louisville (2005–2008) =
After his freshman year, Padgett decided to transfer to the University of Louisville. NCAA rules dictated that he redshirted and would sit out for the 2004–2005 season, during which the Cardinals made it to the Final Four.
Padgett served as team captain with Taquan Dean. His team debut against Prairie View A&M was the third-highest scoring debut of any Cardinal at 17 points. He scored a career-high 27 points and eight rebounds against UConn.
Padgett scored in double-figures in 14 games in the 2006-2007 season. The Cardinals' leader in field goal percentage (59.7%, fourth in the Big East Conference), Padgett averaged 9.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was named to the All-Big East Conference Second Team.
At the beginning of his senior year, Padgett broke his kneecap in the season opener against Jackson State.[http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/11/19/knee-injury-to-louisvilles-david-padgett-could-be-career-ending Knee Injury to David Padgett could be career-ending] He recovered quicker than expected and rejoined the team against Cincinnati on January 1, 2008. Padgett was a unanimous first-team selection for All-Big East.
Padgett's final year with Louisville came to end in the Elite Eight of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Though the #3 Cardinals lost to the #1 Tar Heels 83–73, Padgett was the Cardinals' top all around performer, finishing the game with 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=284000061|title=Louisville vs. North Carolina - Box Score - March 29, 2008 - ESPN}}
Professional career
Though undrafted by an NBA team, Padgett was signed on July 2, 2008, by the Miami Heat, and added to its summer league team.[http://www.miamiherald.com/593/story/590382.html Heat's Beasley has minor setback Miami Herald] However, Padgett was waived by the Heat on October 26, 2008.[http://www.nba.com/2008/news/10/26/heat.moves.ap/index.html Heat waive rookies Padgett, Richards]
After spending the 2008–09 season in Spain, Padgett was named to the Portland Trail Blazers 2009 summer league team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_Announce_2009_NB-318095-1218.html|title = Portland Trail Blazers News Headlines|website = NBA.com}} However, Padgett was not invited to training camp, and proceeded to play the next year in Spain with U.B. La Palma.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lostlettermen.com/in-the-news-louisvilles-david-padgett-returns-to-cardinals/ |title=In the News: Louisville's David Padgett Returns to Cardinals as Assistant Strength Coach | LostLettermen.com |access-date=November 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721075608/http://www.lostlettermen.com/in-the-news-louisvilles-david-padgett-returns-to-cardinals/ |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Coaching career
Following his second season in Spain, Padgett unofficially retired and returned to Louisville as the team's assistant strength coach, working under his former head coach Rick Pitino.{{cite web |url=http://www.kolotv.com/sports/headlines/97421649.html |title=Reno's David Padgett Added to Louisville Staff |website=www.kolotv.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717182123/http://www.kolotv.com/sports/headlines/97421649.html |archive-date=2011-07-17}} After spending the 2010–11 season in that position, he left to become a full-time assistant at IUPUI,{{cite press release|url=http://www.iupuijags.com/news/2011/6/21/MBB_0621111821.aspx |title=David Padgett Added to Basketball Coaching Staff |publisher=IUPUI Athletics Department |date=June 21, 2011 |accessdate=June 22, 2011}} serving in that role until IUPUI head coach Todd Howard was fired at the end of the 2013–14 season.
Padgett then returned to the Louisville program, and was initially hired in the 2014 offseason as assistant video coordinator. Shortly after he was hired at U of L, he was promoted to director of basketball operations when Andre McGee left to become an assistant with UMKC. Padgett was promoted to an assistant coach position at U of L, in March 2015.
{{cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2014/05/08/better-job-comes-along-david-padgett-louisville/8868911/ |title=Better job comes along for David Padgett at Louisville |first=Jeff |last=Greer |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, KY |date=May 8, 2014 |accessdate=June 7, 2014}} (soft paywall)
Padgett was named acting head coach at Louisville on September 29, 2017, amid FBI investigations of various basketball programs{{cite press release|url=http://gocards.com/news/2017/9/29/mens-basketball-david-padgett-named-uofl-acting-basketball-coach.aspx |title=David Padgett Named UofL Acting Basketball Coach |publisher=Louisville Cardinals |date=September 29, 2017 |accessdate=September 29, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20863489/david-padgett-hired-interim-head-coach-louisville-cardinals |title=Assistant David Padgett to take on head-coaching duties for Cardinals |date=September 29, 2017 |accessdate=September 29, 2017}} that ultimately led to the firings of both Pitino{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/10/16/louisville-rick-pitino-fired |title= Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino Officially Fired |first=Scooby |last=Axson |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=October 16, 2017 |accessdate=October 19, 2017}} and athletic director Tom Jurich.{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/21068230/louisville-cardinals-fire-athletic-director-tom-jurich |title=Louisville fires athletic director Tom Jurich after scandal |first=Andrea |last=Adelson |work=ESPN.com |date=October 18, 2017 |accessdate=October 18, 2017}}
Following Louisville's loss in the NIT, they announced that Padgett would not be retained as head coach.{{cite news|url=https://247sports.com/Article/David-Padgett-Louisville-part-ways-116528705|title=David Padgett, Louisville part ways|first=Evan|last=Daniels|website=247sports.com|date=March 21, 2018|accessdate=March 21, 2018}}
Head coaching record
=College=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Louisville Cardinals
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| startyear = 2017
| endyear = 2018
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2017–18
| name = Louisville
| overall = 22–14
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = T–8th
| championship =
| postseason = NIT Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Louisville
| overall = 22–14 ({{Winning percentage|22|14}})
| confrecord = 9–9 ({{Winning percentage|9|9}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 22–14 ({{Winning percentage|22|14}})
| poll =
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Personal
Padgett's father, Pete, played for the University of Nevada, his uncle played for the University of New Mexico, his grandfather, Jim, played for Oregon State, and his sister, Melissa, played for the University of San Diego.{{cite web|url=http://gocards.com/coaches.aspx?rc=525&path=mbball |title=David Padgett Bio |publisher=Louisville Cardinals |accessdate=September 30, 2017}}
He has a wife, Megan, and two sons, Nolan and Gavin. He resides in Louisville.
Padgett left coaching following the 2017–18 season and now works as a financial advisor for Farnsley Advisors in Louisville. He also serves as a commentator for college basketball telecasts on ESPN.{{cite web |title=The Derby City Group |url=https://advisor.morganstanley.com/the-derby-city-group |website=Morgan Stanley |access-date=26 January 2022}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.iupuijags.com/coaches.aspx?rc=266&path=mbball IUPUI coach bio]
- [http://gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=452&path=mbball Player bio at the University of Louisville]
- [http://www.kentucky.com/232/story/290543.html 'Sheriff' Padgett keying Louisville's surge]
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