Larry Shyatt
 Shyatt in 2016 at the Event Center Arena at San Jose State University. | |
| Dallas Mavericks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 8, 1951 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Cleveland Heights (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) |
| College | Wooster (1970–1972) |
| Coaching career | 1973–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1973–1975 | Akron (assistant) |
| 1975–1976 | Utah (assistant) |
| 1976–1982 | Cleveland State (assistant) |
| 1982–1988 | New Mexico (assistant) |
| 1988–1994 | Providence (assistant) |
| 1994–1997 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 1997–1998 | Wyoming |
| 1998–2003 | Clemson |
| 2004–2011 | Florida (assistant) |
| 2011–2016 | Wyoming |
| 2016–present | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lawrence Allen 'Larry' Shyatt (born April 8, 1951) is an American basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously head coach at the University of Wyoming in the 1997–98 season, the head coach at Clemson University from 1998 to 2003 and again head coach of Wyoming from 2011 to 2016.[1][2] He also previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Florida.
Early life and education
Shyatt graduated from the College of Wooster in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and the University of Akron in 1975 with a master's in secondary education.[3] At Wooster, Shyatt played on the varsity basketball team from 1970 to 1972.[4][5]
College Career
From 1973 to 1997, Shyatt served as an assistant coach for multiple different programs. He was hired as the head coach of the Wyoming Cowboys in 1997, going 19–9 and making the NIT. The next season, he took the head coaching job for the Clemson Tigers, and was the coach from 1998–2003, amassing a record of 70–84, and making the NIT championship once. In 2004, Shyatt took an assistant coaching job at the University of Florida, winning two national championships. In 2011, he returned to Wyoming, and he reached his first NCAA Tournament as a head coach in the 2014-2015 season. On March 21, 2016, Shyatt resigned as head coach of the Cowboys after six seasons at the helm.[6]
NBA
On July 1, 2016, the Dallas Mavericks announced Shyatt would join their coaching staff as an assistant, with a primary focus of working with the big men on the roster. [7]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Wyoming Cowboys (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Wyoming | 19–9 | 9–5 | 5th | NIT First Round | ||||
| Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1998–2003) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Clemson | 20–15 | 5–11 | 7th | NIT Runner-up | ||||
| 1999–00 | Clemson | 10–20 | 4–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2000–01 | Clemson | 12–19 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Clemson | 13–17 | 4–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Clemson | 15–13 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| Clemson: | 70–84 (.455) | 20–60 (.250) | |||||||
| Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain West Conference) (2011–2016) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Wyoming | 21–12 | 6–8 | 6th | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2012–13 | Wyoming | 20–14 | 4–12 | 8th | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2013–14 | Wyoming | 18–15 | 9–9 | 6th | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Wyoming | 25–10 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Wyoming | 14–18 | 7–11 | T–8th | |||||
| Wyoming: | 117–78 (.600) | 46–52 (.469) | |||||||
| Total: | 187–162 (.536) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Shyatt welcomed at Clemson". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 21 April 1998. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Schmoldt, Eric (March 31, 2011). "Wyoming lands Shyatt as next men's basketball coach". Casper Star-Tribune.
- ↑ "Larry Shyatt". GoWyo.com. University of Wyoming. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016.
- ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1971_807_College%20of%20Wooster.pdf
- ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1972_807_College%20of%20Wooster.pdf
- ↑ Holmgren, Ryan (March 21, 2016). "Larry Shyatt resigns after six season at Wyoming". Casper Star-Tribune.
- ↑ Karalla, Bobby (1 July 2016). "Mavs add Larry Shyatt to coaching staff". mavs.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.