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H EAD C OACH J EFF W ALZ
PROFILE: Hired at Louisville – March 27, 2007 Personal – Native of Ft. Thomas, Ky.; attended Highlands High School; the father of two (Kaeley and Jacob) Education – B.S. in secondary education, Northern Kentucky University (1995); M.A. in education, Western Kentucky University (1997) Coaching File – Assistant Coach, Western Kentucky (Aug. 1995-July 1997); assistant Coach, Nebraska (July 1997-June 2001); assistant Coach, Minnesota (June 2001-April 2002); assistant Coach, Maryland (April 2002-April 2006); associate Head Coach, Maryland (April 2006-2007)
Championship title games (2008, 2009); earned the program’s first NCAA Sweet 16 berth in 2008; had 26 wins in 2008, the third-most in program history; coached his first All-American as a head coach in Angel McCoughtry (2007-08, ’08-09); named the 2008 WBCA Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year; helped Maryland win its first NCAA Championship in 2006; helped guide Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska and Western Kentucky to nine NCAA Championship berths and one WNIT appearance
Highlights – Guided UofL to its 15th NCAA tournament appearance and sixth in the last seven years in 2011-12; directed the No. 7 seed Cardinals to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championship in 2010-11; two-time All-BIG EAST First Team selection Monique Reid has blossomed under his coaching, being named the 2009-10 BIG EAST Most Improved Player; netted a stellar recruiting class in 2010-11 ranked by most publications as a top-five class that includes WBCA All-American Shoni Schimmel; led Louisville to the NCAA Championship title game in 2009 as the No. 3 seed; knocked off three straight No. 1 seeds en route to the title run; set a school record with 34 victories in 2008-09; ranked No. 2 in the final ESPN/USA Today Poll, the highest ranking in program history; appeared in two straight BIG EAST
WALZ’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
WALZ’S RECORD Career Record (5 years) 119-56 (.680) UofL Record (5 years) 119-56 (.680) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (5 years) 49-31 (.613) BIG EAST Tournament Record (5 appearances) 8-5 (.615) BIG EAST Overall Record (5 years) 57-36 (.613) NCAA Record (4 appearances) 10-4 (.714)
LOUISVILLE IN THE BIG EAST 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
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Overall 19-10 27-8 26-10 34-5 14-18 22-13 23-10
BIG EAST 10-6 10-6 10-6 14-2 5-11 10-6 10-6
Reg. Seas. Finish 5th 5th tied-5th 2nd tied-12th tied-5th tied-6th
YEAR 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 CAREER
SCHOOL Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville 5 Years
OVERALL 26-10 34-5 14-18 22-13 23-10 119-56 (.680)
BIG EAST 10-6 (t5th) 14-2 (2nd) 5-11 (t12th) 10-6 (t5th) 10-6 (t6th) 49-31 (.613)
LOUISVILLE VS. THE BIG EAST vs. Cincinnati Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John’s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova
W-L 9-1 0-7 5-3 5-2 5-2 2-5 5-2 5-2 3-4 4-3 7-0 5-2 6-3 7-0
REGULAR SEASON Home Away 4-0 5-1 0-4 0-3 4-0 1-3 2-1 3-1 4-0 1-2 1-3 1-2 3-0 2-2 4-0 1-2 3-0 0-4 3-0 1-3 3-0 4-0 3-1 2-1 4-1 2-2 4-0 3-0
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BIG EAST TOURNAMENT 3-1 (2nd) 2-1 (2nd) 1-1 1-1 1-1 8-5 (.615)
NCAA POSTSEASON 2-1 (Sweet 16) 5-1 (National Final) 2-1 (Sweet 16) 1-1 10-4 (.714)
BE TOURNAMENT W-L 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-0 0-0 2-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0
BIG EAST Women’s Basketball