Murry Bartow
American college basketball coach
Murry Linn Bartow (born August 18, 1961) is an American former college basketball coach. As the head coach of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers, he was twice named the conference coach of the year, first in the Southern Conference in 2004 and later in the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2007. He was later an interim head coach with the South Florida Bulls and UCLA Bruins.
Career
UAB
Bartow served as the head coach for his alma mater University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) from 1996 to 2002, succeeding his father Gene, the creator of the UAB Blazers men's basketball program. At UAB, he compiled a 103–83 overall record with a conference mark of 48–46 and one NCAA Tournament appearance.
East Tennessee State
Bartow was the men's head basketball coach at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) from 2003 to 2015. Bartow's first season at ETSU brought division and conference regular season titles and the Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament championship. The team finished 27–6 (15–1 conference) and ended their season in an 80–77 NCAA tournament opening round loss to Cincinnati. Bartow was named the SoCon Coach of the Year.
Bartow led the Buccaneers to the regular season Atlantic Sun Conference title in 2006–07 with a 24–10 overall record, despite the graduation of three starters.
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