Dana Kirk
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Delbarton, WV
- Won three Metro Conference Tournament titles (1982, 1984 and 1985)
- Guided Memphis State to 1985 Final Four
- Assistant coach at Louisville under Denny Crum for five seasons from 1971-72 through 1975-76
- Final Top 20 Rankings (five: AP/UPI/USA)--1982 (9/9), 1983 (17/17/12), 1984 (16/16/9), 1985 (5/4/5) and 1986 (12/12/15)
- All-Americans (two): William Bedford (1986) and Keith Lee (1982 through 1985).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tampa | 11-15 | 5-1 | T-1st | FIC | DNP | |
Tampa | 16-9 | 5-1 | 1st | FIC | DNP | |
Tampa | 15-11 | DNP | ||||
Tampa | 17-10 | DNP | ||||
Tampa | 8-17 | DNP | ||||
13-13 | DNP | |||||
24-5 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
20-5 | DNP | |||||
Memphis State | 13-14 | 5-7 | 4th | Probation | ||
Memphis State | 13-14 | 5-7 | 5th | DNP | ||
Memphis State | 24-5 | 10-2 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | ||
Memphis State | 23-8 | 6-6 | 4th | NCAA (1-1) | ||
Memphis State | 26-7 | 11-3 | T-1st | NCAA (2-1) | ||
Memphis State | 31-4 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (4-1) | ||
Memphis State | 28-6 | 9-3 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) |
NOTE: Vacated total of 14 NCAA Tournament games from 1982 through 1986.
- 15-Year Coaching Record: 282-143 (.664) overall
- 67-62 (.519) in five years at Tampa
- 57-23 (.713) in three years at Virginia Commonwealth
- 158-58 (.731) in seven years at Memphis State
- 10-2 (.833) in Florida Intercollegiate Conference
- 59-29 (.670) in Metro Conference
- 12-4 (.750) in Metro Tournament
- 9-5 (.643) in NCAA Tournament
- 0-1 (.000) in NIT