K. T. Turner (born August 23, 1978) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | UT Arlington |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 21–14 (.600) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 23, 1978 Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma City |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–1999 | Hutchinson |
| 2001–2002 | Oklahoma City |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2006 | Panola (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | Redlands (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Cowley (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | Hutchinson Community College (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Wichita State (assistant) |
| 2013–2016 | SMU (assistant) |
| 2016–2020 | SMU (associate HC) |
| 2020–2021 | Texas (associate HC) |
| 2021–2022 | Oklahoma (associate HC) |
| 2022–2023 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2023–present | UT Arlington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–14 (.600) (college) |
Playing career
editTuner played two seasons at Hutchinson Community College under Tim Jankovich before completing his playing career at Oklahoma City. He briefly played professionally in Italy.[1]
Coaching career
editBeginning his coaching career in the junior college ranks, Turner had assistant coaching stints at Panola College, Redlands Community College, Cowley College, and Hutchinson before landing on Willis Wilson's staff at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.[2] Turner would move on to Wichita State for two seasons before joining Larry Brown's staff at SMU. He'd continue on staff when his former junior college head coach Tim Jankovich took over as head coach, being elevated to associate head coach in 2016.[3] From 2020 to 2023, Turner would be an assistant coach on the staffs at Texas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky.[2][4][5]
On March 17, 2023, Turner was named the Head Coach at UT Arlington.[6][7][8][9][10]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Arlington Mavericks (WAC) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | UT Arlington | 20–14 | 13–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2024–25 | UT Arlington | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| UT Arlington: | 21–14 (.600) | 13–7 (.650) | |||||||
| Total: | 21–14 (.600) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "KT Turner - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Texas Arlington Athletics.
- ^ a b "K.T. Turner - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Texas Athletics.
- ^ "K.T. Turner - Men's Basketball Coach". SMU Athletics.
- ^ "K. T. Turner". UK Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "K.T. Turner - Associate Head Coach". Sooner Sports. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Fisher, Chris (March 17, 2023). "Official: Kentucky assistant KT Turner named head coach at UT-Arlington". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "UT Arlington Hires Kentucky Assistant KT Turner As Men's Basketball Head Coach". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Marcum, Jason. "K.T. Turner to UT Arlington is official". A Sea Of Blue. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "KT TURNER NAMED UT ARLINGTON HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH". City of Arlington. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Hatter, Evan. "UK Assistant KT Turner named Head Coach at UT Arlington". WYMT. Retrieved April 1, 2023.