Keith Urgo

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|25}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1998–2002

| player_team1 = Fairfield

| coach_years1 = 2004–2007

| coach_team1 = Gonzaga College HS (assistant)

| admin_years1 = 2007–2008

| admin_team1 = Villanova (video assistant)

| admin_years2 = 2008–2010

| admin_team2 = Villanova (Director of Basketball Operations)

| coach_years4 = 2010–2012

| coach_team4 = Villanova (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 2012–2021

| coach_team5 = Penn State (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2021–2022

| coach_team6 = Fordham (Associate HC)

| coach_years7 = 2022–2025

| coach_team7 = Fordham

| coach_years8 = 2025-present

| coach_team8 = Gonzaga College HS

| overall_record = {{winpct|50|49|record=y}}

| awards = Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2023)

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Keith Urgo (born April 25, 1980) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach of the Fordham Rams men's basketball program in the Atlantic 10 Conference.{{Cite web|url=https://fordhamsports.com/staff-directory/keith-urgo/1491|title=Keith Urgo - Head Coach - Staff Directory|website=Fordham University Athletics}}

Early years and playing career

Urgo was born in Washington D.C. the 8th of 10 children to parents originally from Brooklyn; his father attended Fordham.{{cite web | url=https://nypost.com/2022/04/29/keith-urgo-getting-indescribable-chance-as-fordhams-new-basketball-coach/ | title=Keith Urgo getting 'indescribable' chance as Fordham's new basketball coach | date=29 April 2022 }}{{Cite news |title=Perspective {{!}} Fordham men’s basketball came out of nowhere. Its new coach can relate. |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/02/06/fordham-basketball-keith-urgo/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |issn=0190-8286}} Urgo attended Gonzaga College High School. For college, he attended Fairfield University where he was a dual sport athlete, playing basketball and lacrosse.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/keith-urgo-1.html|title=Keith Urgo College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}

Coaching career

After graduating from college, Urgo founded the non-profit organization, Playing for Peace.{{Cite web|url=https://www.saratogian.com/news/counselor-shares-experiences-using-basketball-to-seek-peace/article_edc71115-c676-59ed-b7f9-e2fbae7e3bed.html|title=Counselor shares experiences using basketball to seek peace|date=July 30, 2003}} He began his coaching career in 2004 as an assistant coach for Gonzaga College High School, his former high school before leaving in 2008 for Villanova, where he started off as a video assistant before becoming the teams director of basketball operations. In 2012 he was hired by Penn State, where he served as an assistant head coach for 10 years.{{Cite web|url=https://gopsusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/keith-urgo/256|title=Keith Urgo - Men's Basketball Coach|website=Penn State University Athletics}} In 2021 he was hired as the associate head coach for Fordham under Kyle Neptune.

On April 28, 2022 Urgo was named the head coach of Fordham following the departure of Neptune to Villanova.{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2022/04/26/ncaa-coaching-carousel-fordham-expected-to-elevate-keith-urgo-to-head-coach/?sh=412d1a44fdf9 | title=NCAA Coaching Carousel: Fordham Officially Elevates Keith Urgo to Head Coach | website=Forbes }}{{Cite web|url=https://fordhamsports.com/news/2022/4/28/mens-basketball-keith-urgo-named-head-mens-basketball-coach-at-fordham-university.aspx|title=Keith Urgo Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Fordham University|website=Fordham University Athletics}}

On March 20, 2025, Urgo was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Rams following two consecutive losing seasons, including an eight-game losing streak to end the 2024-25 campaign. The Rams finished last in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 3-15 record in league play.{{cite press release|url=https://fordhamsports.com/news/2025/3/20/mens-basketball-fordham-announces-change-in-mens-basketball-leadership.aspx|title=Fordham Announces Change in Men’s Basketball Leadership|publisher=Fordham Rams|date=March 20, 2025|access-date=March 20, 2025}}

On May 20, 2025, Urgo was hired as the head coach at his alma mater, Gonzaga College High School in Washington D.C.{{Cite web |last=Twitter |first=Jordan DivensFollow Jordan Divens on |date=2025-05-20 |title=Former college coach Keith Urgo hired as head coach at WCAC powerhouse Gonzaga |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/VY2jKGOifU2AsGc25IuVZw/former-college-coach-keith-urgo-hired-as-head-coach-at-wcac-powerhouse-gonzaga.htm |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=MaxPreps.com |language=en}}