Gene Keady
Lloyd Eugene Keady (born May 21, 1936) is an American Hall of Fame basketball coach. He is best known for his 25 years serving as the head men's basketball coach at Purdue University in Indiana. In his tenure leading the Boilermakers from 1980 to 2005, he went to the NCAA Tournament seventeen times, twice advancing to the Elite Eight.
Keady in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biographical details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 21, 1936 Larned, Kansas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1956 | Garden City CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Kansas State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1965 | Beloit Jr-Sr HS (KS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | Hutchinson JC (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1974 | Hutchinson JC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Arkansas (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Western Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–2005 | Purdue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | St. John's (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | 737–340 (.684) (college) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accomplishments and honors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Big Ten regular season (1984, 1987, 1988, 1994–1996) OVC regular season (1980) OVC Tournament (1980) 6 Jayhawk Conference (1967, 1968, 1971–1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7× Big Ten Coach of the Year (1984, 1988, 1990, 1994–1996, 2000) 6× National Coach of the Year (1984, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000) NJCAA Hall of Fame (1990) Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (2001) John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2023 (profile) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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