Dwight Freeman (born June 29, 1959) is an American former basketball player and coach. He was previously the head coach at Marshall and Norfolk State. At Marshall, he was the first black head basketball coach in Southern Conference history.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1959 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1978 | Southeast CC |
| 1979–1981 | SMU |
| 1981–1982 | Western State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1984 | Moberly CC (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Hutchinson CC (assistant) |
| 1985–1988 | Delaware State (assistant) |
| 1988–1989 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1989–1990 | Marshall (assistant) |
| 1990–1994 | Marshall |
| 1994–1995 | James Madison (assistant) |
| 1995–2002 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
| 2002–2007 | Norfolk State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 109–148[1] |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Southern Conference) (1990–1994) | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | Marshall | 14–14 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1991–92 | Marshall | 7–22 | 3–11 | 6th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Marshall | 16–11 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Marshall | 9–18 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| Marshall: | 46–65 (.414) | 28–36 (.438) | |||||||
| Norfolk State Spartans (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2002–2007) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Norfolk State | 14–15 | 10–8 | 6th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Norfolk State | 12–17 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Norfolk State | 13–14 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Norfolk State | 13–18 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Norfolk State | 11–19 | 10–8 | 3rd | |||||
| Norfolk State: | 63–83 (.432) | 51–39 (.567) | |||||||
| Total: | 109–148 (.424) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Dwight Freeman Coaching Record". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Brady, Jim (December 19, 1990). "For Much-Traveled Freeman, Homey Feeling". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 11, 2017.