Keith Dambrot
Keith Brett Dambrot (born October 26, 1958) is an American former college basketball coach who was most recently the men's basketball head coach of Duquesne University. In his final year, he led them to their first tournament appearance since 1977, and first tournament win since 1969.
Dambrot in 2023 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1958 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Akron ('82) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1986 | Tiffin |
| 1986–1989 | Eastern Michigan (assistant) |
| 1989–1991 | Ashland |
| 1991–1993 | Central Michigan |
| 1998–2001 | St. Vincent–St. Mary HS |
| 2001–2004 | Akron (assistant) |
| 2004–2017 | Akron |
| 2017–2024 | Duquesne |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 529–305 (.634)
(college) 69–10 (.873) (high school) |
| Tournaments | (1–4) (NCAA D-I) (3–2) (NCAA D-II) (3–5) (NIT) (0–1) (CIT) (0–1) (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MAC tournament (2009, 2011, 2013) 4 MAC regular season (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017) 5 MAC East Division (2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017) Atlantic 10 tournament (2024) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× MAC Coach of the Year (2013, 2016, 2017) | |
During his high school head coaching career, he coached future NBA star LeBron James for two years. During 13 seasons of head coaching at the University of Akron, he had a regular game season 305–139 record and was the winningest coach in the program's history.
He is a three-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. In 2010, he was elected into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2013 he won the Red Auerbach Coach of the Year Award as the country's top Jewish college basketball coach.