Micah Shrewsberry
Micah Shrewsberry (born July 31, 1976) is an American basketball coach and former college basketball player. He is the current head coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference.
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Penn State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 14–16 (.467) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 31, 1976 |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 | Hanover |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2000 | Wabash (assistant) |
| 2001–2003 | DePauw (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | IU South Bend |
| 2008–2011 | Butler (assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | Purdue (assistant) |
| 2013–2018 | Boston Celtics (assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Purdue (assistant) |
| 2021–present | Penn State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Marshall (Dir. Basketball Ops.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–64 (.312) |
Playing career
Shrewsberry attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and played collegiately at Hanover College where he was a three-year starter and tri-captain, while leading the league in free throw percentage and assists during the 1998–99 season.[1]
Coaching career
After his playing career, Shrewsberry had assistant coaching stops at Wabash and DePauw before joining the coaching staff at Marshall for two seasons under Ron Jirsa. In 2005, he was named the head coach at Indiana University South Bend, where he served until 2007, when he joined Brad Stevens' staff at Butler.[2][1] While with the Bulldogs, Shrewsberry was part of the program's back-to-back NCAA national runner-up squads.
In 2011, Shrewsberry would join Purdue's coaching staff where he was credited for helping lead the Purdue Boilermakers to 8.74 turnovers per game, a nation-leading effort.[3] He'd reunite with Stevens in the NBA ranks, joining the Boston Celtics coaching staff, helping the Celtics to five playoff appearances, including back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals.[4] On May 9, 2019, Shrewsberry returned to Purdue as an associate head coach.[5]
Penn State
On March 15, 2021, Shrewsberry was named as head coach at Penn State, the 14th head coach in program history. [6][7]
Personal life
Shrewsberry graduated from Cathedral High School. He earned a B.A. from Hanover College and a master's degree in sports management from Indiana State University.[4]
Head coaching record
NAIA
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| IU South Bend (CCAC) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | IU South Bend | 3–28[8] | 1–11 | N/A | |||||
| 2006–07 | IU South Bend | 12–20[9] | 4–6 | N/A | |||||
| IU South Bend: | 15–48 (.238) | 5–17 (.227) | |||||||
| Total: | 15–48 (.238) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA DI
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Penn State | 14–17 | 7–13 | T–10th | |||||
| Penn State: | 14–17 (.452) | 7–13 (.350) | |||||||
| Total: | 14–17 (.452) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Micah Shrewsberry - 2008-09 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff - Butler University - Butler Bulldogs". butlersports.com.
- "Shrewsberry Hired As Head Basketball Coach At University of Indiana-South Bend". Marshall University Athletics.
- "Micah Shrews Bio - PURDUESPORTS.COM - Purdue Official Athletic Site".
- "Micah Shrewsberry - Assistant Coach". Boston Celtics.
- "Assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry leaving Celtics". www.boston.com. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- "Sources: Penn State basketball to hire Micah Shrewsberry as new head coach". ESPN. March 15, 2021.
- "Micah Shrewsberry Named Men's Basketball Coach". Penn State University Athletics.
- "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Indiana University South Bend.
- "2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule". Indiana University South Bend.