Ken McDonald (basketball)

Ken McDonald
Austin Spurs
Position Head coach
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1970-03-04) March 4, 1970
Providence, Rhode Island
Nationality American
Career information
College CCRI (1989–1990)
Providence (1991–1992)
Coaching career 1992–present
Career history
As coach:
1992–1993 St. Paul Revelles
1994–1998 Clemson (asst.)
1998–2003 Western Kentucky (asst.)
2003–2004 Georgia (asst.)
2004–2008 Texas (asst.)
2008–2012 Western Kentucky
2012–2013 Austin Toros (asst.)
2013–present Austin Toros/Spurs
Career highlights and awards
  • Sun Belt Tournament Championship (2009)
  • Sun Belt Regular Season Championship (2009)

Kenneth Michael "Ken" McDonald (born March 4, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League. He previously served as an assistant coach with the Toros and as the head coach at the Western Kentucky University.

McDonald spent from 2004 to 2008 at Texas under Rick Barnes. He previously worked as an assistant at Western Kentucky under Dennis Felton, from 1998–2003, helping the Hilltoppers reach the NCAA tournament during his final three seasons with the program.[1] McDonald has one daughter, Ella, born January 28, 2008.

On January 6, 2012, Western Kentucky University released McDonald from his contract, citing lackluster attendance and a 5-11 start to the 2011–12 season. The firing came after a controversial game the previous night, which allowed Louisiana–Lafayette a game-winning shot with six players on the court during overtime. The error was discovered immediately after the game. Coach McDonald and athletic director Ross Bjork contested the results at the scorer's table. However, officials declined to review the incident due to NCAA rules. He was replaced by assistant coach Ray Harper in interim, who was eventually named head coach moving forward.[2][3]

In September 2013, he was promoted from assistant to head coach of the Austin Toros.[4] On July 27, 2015, he signed a contract extension with the now Austin Spurs.[5]

Head coaching record

College

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt Conference) (2008–2012)
2008–09 Western Kentucky 25–8 15–3 1st (East) NCAA Second Round
2009–10 Western Kentucky 21–13 12–6 3rd (East)
2010–11 Western Kentucky 16–16 8–8 3rd (East)
2011–12 Western Kentucky 5–11 † 1–2 (fired)
Western Kentucky: 67–48 36–19
Total: 67–48

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

‡ Fired on January 6, 2012; Ray Harper finished the season as interim head coach with an 11–5 record, making Western Kentucky's cumulative record in the 2011–12 season 16–19 (7–9, 3rd in Sun Belt).[6]

D-League

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %
Post season PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win-loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
AUS 2013–14 501931.380 6th in Central ––––Missed Playoffs
AUS 2014–15 503218.640 1st in Southwest 642.667Lost in D-League Semifinals
AUS 2015–16 503020.600 1st in Southwest 642.667Lost in D-League Semifinals
Career 1508169.540 1284.667

References

  1. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3332347
  2. ↑ http://wkuherald.com/sports/article_946c186a-3884-11e1-a123-001a4bcf6878.html
  3. ↑ http://wkuherald.com/sports/article_36dd5cd4-381d-11e1-ab1a-001a4bcf6878.html
  4. ↑ D-League news: Ken McDonald named head coach of Austin Toros
  5. ↑ KEN McDONALD SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION
  6. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-kentucky/2012-schedule.html
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