Lorenzo Romar

Lorenzo Romar

Born: November 13, 1958
Age: 66
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Biography

Lorenzo Romar (born November 13, 1958) is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Washington. Romar also played basketball for the University of Washington from 1978 to 1980. After college, Romar was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and spent five years in the NBA.

After the NBA, Romar played and coached for Athletes in Action. Romar was then hired as an assistant coach at UCLA under coach Jim Harrick from 1992 to 1996, and was credited with recruiting many of the players on the 1995 national championship team. Romar became the head coach at Pepperdine University and then at Saint Louis University before taking the job at the University of Washington in 2002.

Romar is credited for turning around the sagging fortunes of the University of Washington basketball program and generating new enthusiasm for the program. In 2004, Washington qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. In 2005, Washington won the Pac-10 Tournament and earned a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies made their way to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1998 but were ousted by Louisville 93-79. In 2006, Washington earned a second consecutive appearance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing in overtime to Connecticut 98-92.

Romar is known by his fellow coaches as one of the top basketball recruiters in the country. Additionally, he is respected as a genuine and optimistic person and was once voted "the opposing coach players would most like to play for" in a Pac-10 poll. In March 2006, Romar was given the prestigious Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" award for outstanding character.

On March 9, 2009, Romar was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year for leading the Huskies to their first outright conference title since 1953.

Lorenzo Romar is married to Leona Romar, with whom he has three daughters—Terra, Tavia and Taylor. . In 2006, Lorenzo Romar and his wife Leona founded the Lorenzo Romar Foundation for the prevention of domestic violence and educational assistance for disadvantaged youth as well as other charitable causes.

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NBA players coached

St. Louis

Draft Year Player Name Round Pick Team
2001 Maurice Jeffers 2nd Round 55th Overall Sacramento Kings

Washington

Draft Year Player Name Round Pick Team
2005 Nate Robinson 1st Round 21st Overall Phoenix Suns
2005 Will Conroy N/A N/A Undrafted
2006 Brandon Roy 1st Round 6th Overall Minnesota Timberwolves
2006 Bobby Jones 2nd Round 37th Overall Minnesota Timberwolves
2007 Spencer Hawes 1st Round 10th Overall Sacramento Kings
2009 Jon Brockman 2nd Round 38th Overall Portland Trail Blazers
2009 Justin Dentmon N/A N/A Undrafted
2010 Quincy Pondexter 1st Round 26th Overall Oklahoma City Thunder
2011 Isaiah Thomas 2nd Round 60th Overall Sacramento Kings
2011 Justin Holiday N/A N/A Undrafted
2012 Terrence Ross 1st Round 8th Overall Toronto Raptors
2012 Tony Wroten 1st Round 25th Overall Memphis Grizzlies
2014 C.J. Wilcox 1st Round 28th Overall Los Angeles Clippers

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Pepperdine (West Coast Conference)
1996-97 Pepperdine 6-21 4-10 T-6th
1997-98 Pepperdine 17-10 9-5 2nd
1998-99 Pepperdine 19-13 9-5 T-2nd NIT First Round
Pepperdine: 42-44 22-20
Saint Louis (Conference USA)
1999-00 Saint Louis 19-14 7-9 T-7th NCAA First Round
2000-01 Saint Louis 17-14 8-8 7th
2001-02 Saint Louis 15-16 9-7 5th
Saint Louis: 51-44 24-24
Washington (Pac-10/12 Conference)
2002-03 Washington 10-17 5-13 9th
2003-04 Washington 19-12 12-6 2nd NCAA First Round
2004-05 Washington 29-6 14-4 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2005-06 Washington 26-7 13-5 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2006-07 Washington 19-13 8-10 7th
2007-08 Washington 16-17 7-11 8th CBI First Round
2008-09 Washington 26-9 14-4 1st NCAA Second Round
2009-10 Washington 26-10 11-7 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2010-11 Washington 24-11 11-7 3rd NCAA Third Round
2011-12 Washington 24-11 14-4 1st NIT Semifinals
2012-13 Washington 18-16 9-9 T-6th NIT First Round
2013-14 Washington 17-15 9-9 T-8th
2014-15 Washington 16-15 5-13 11th
2015-16 Washington 19-15 9-9 8th NIT Second Round
Washington: 288-171 (.627) 141-111 (.560)
Total: 381-259 (.595)




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