Shaun Vandiver
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{short description|American basketball player (born 1968)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Shaun Vandiver
| image = Shaun Vandiver at ESU.png
| position = Assistant coach
| team = Wyoming Cowboys
| league = Mountain West Conference
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 240
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|06|15}}
| birth_place = Bolingbrook, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Romeoville (Romeoville, Illinois)
| college =
- Hutchinson CC (1987–1988)
- Colorado (1988–1991)
| draft_year = 1991
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 25
| draft_team = Golden State Warriors
| career_start = 1991
| career_end = 2001
| career_position = Center / power forward
| career_number =
| coach_start = 2002
| coach_end =
| years1 = 1991–1992
| team1 = Fortitudo Bologna
| years2 = 1992–1993
| team2 = Cajabilbao
| years3 = 1993–1994
| team3 = Pau-Orthez
| years4 = 1994
| team4 = Valvi Girona
| years5 = 1994–1995
| team5 = Viola Reggio Calabria
| years6 = 1995–1997
| team6 = Gran Canaria
| years7 = 1997–2001
| team7 = CB Estudiantes
| cyears1 = 2002–2003
| cyears2 = 2003–2004
| cteam2 = Northern Colorado (assistant)
| cyears3 = 2004–2005
| cteam3 = Bowling Green (assistant)
| cyears4 = 2005–2010
| cteam4 = Wyoming (assistant)
| cyears5 = 2010–2011
| cteam5 = Boise State (assistant)
| cyears6 = 2011–2018
| cteam6 = Emporia State
| cyears7 = 2018–present
| cteam7 = Wyoming (assistant)
| highlights =
- 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1990, 1991)
}}
Shaun Garin Vandiver (born June 15, 1968) is a retired American college and professional basketball player and currently an assistant basketball coach for the University of Wyoming. Vandiver served as the head basketball coach at Emporia State University from 2011 to 2018. Born in Chicago, the Bolingbrook, Illinois native[http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/vandiver_shaun00.html Shaun Vandiver profile], wyomingathletics.cstv.com was selected 25th overall in the 1991 NBA draft, from Hutchinson Community College and the University of Colorado Boulder. A {{convert|6|ft|10|in|m|adj=on}}, {{convert|240|lb|kg|adj=on}} power forward[http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=256 Shaun Vandiver profile], thedraftreview.com was also an outstanding basketball player in the European leagues in Italy (for Mangiaebevi Bologna in 1991–92 and Pfizer Reggio Calabria in 1994–95) and Spain (Caja Bilbao in 1995–96).
College career
Vandiver played one season for the Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons, before transferring to the University of Colorado Boulder.{{cite web|url=http://www.cubuffs.com/hof.aspx?hof=92 |title=CU Athletic Hall of Fame profile |publisher=CUBuffs.com |accessdate=November 17, 2016}} He was the Big Eight Conference's rookie of the year in 1988, and was a two time First Team All Big 8 selection in 1990 and 1991. In his final season in 1990–91, he led Colorado to a third-place finish in the National Invitation Tournament. Prior to that, Colorado had not been to the National Invitation Tournament semifinals in 22 years. Vandiver was third on the Buffaloes' all-time scoring list until being surpassed in early 2008 by Richard Roby.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080323154514/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=280400038 Colorado 72, Oklahoma 58 – Recap – February 9, 2008], "Roby also moved to within 28 points of passing Shaun Vandiver for third place on the Buffaloes' all-time scoring list"[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/22187/year/2008/richard-roby Richard Roby Game Log (2007–08)] – Note: Although it is not specified as such, and using the points column in Roby's game log as a guide, it is clear that Roby broke Vandiver's scoring record during the Colorado–Missouri game on February 23, 2008.
Professional career
Coaching career
In April 2011, Vandiver was named the head men's basketball coach at Emporia State University. Previously in the 2010–11 season, Vandiver was an assistant to head coach Leon Rice at Boise State. Prior to that he served as an assistant to Steve McClain (under whom he played at Hutchinson CC) at the University of Wyoming, a position he held since 2005.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2053456|title=Ex-assistant Vandiver rejoins Wyoming hoops staff|work=ESPN.com}} Vandiver was a graduate assistant coach with Wyoming in 2002–03, and as a full-time assistant coach at Bowling Green in 2003–04, and Northern Colorado in 2004–05. Vandiver returned to Wyoming as an assistant coach in April 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.wibw.com/content/news/ESU-mens-basketball-coach-leaving-for-Wyoming-478901443.html|title=ESU men's basketball coach leaving for Wyoming|first=Nick|last=Viviani|accessdate=April 5, 2018}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference=|poll=no}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Emporia State Hornets|startyear=2011|conference=MIAA|endyear=2018}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship =|season = 2011–12|name = Emporia State|overall = 9–18|conference =5–17|postseason=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship =|season = 2012–13|name = Emporia State|overall = 13–14|conference =8–11|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship =|season = 2013–14|name = Emporia State|overall = 18–13|conference=10–10|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship =|season = 2014–15|name = Emporia State|overall = 12–16|conference=5–14|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship =|season = 2015–16|name = Emporia State|overall = 13–16|conference=10–12|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship =|season = 2016–17|name = Emporia State|overall = 13–16|conference=9–12|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship =|season = 2017–18|name = Emporia State|overall = 9–19|conference=4–15|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|name=Emporia State|overall=87–112|confrecord=51–91}}
{{CBB yearly record end|overall=87–112}}
Personal
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://esuhornets.com/staff.aspx?staff=68 Biography] – esuhornets.com
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{{Emporia State Hornets basketball coach navbox}}
{{1991 NBA draft}}
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