Doc Sadler

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Doc Sadler
Current position
TitleSpecial Advisor
TeamKansas
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Born (1960-06-12) June 12, 1960 (age 63)
Greenwood, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma materArkansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1985Arkansas (assistant)
1985–1986Lamar (assistant)
1986Houston (assistant)
1987–1988Chicago State (assistant)
1988–1991Arkansas–Fort Smith (assistant)
1991–1994Texas Tech (assistant)
1994–1997Arizona State (assistant)
1997–1998Arkansas–Fort Smith (assistant)
1998–2003Arkansas–Fort Smith
2003–2004UTEP (assistant)
2004–2006UTEP
2006–2012Nebraska
2013–2014Iowa State (assistant)
2014–2019Southern Miss
2019–2022Nebraska (assistant)
2022–2023Oklahoma (special advisor)
2023-presentKansas (Special Advisor)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1998–2003Arkansas–Fort Smith
Head coaching record
Overall205–201
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WAC tournament (2005)

Kenneth Lee "Doc" Sadler (born June 12, 1960) is an American college basketball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss), a position he held from 2014 through the 2018-19 season. Sadler served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 2004 to 2006 and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 2006 to 2012.

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Sadler is a native of Greenwood, Arkansas.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Sadler received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas, where he was a student manager under legendary coach Eddie Sutton.

Coaching career[edit]

Sadler's coaching career started as an assistant with a string of schools before landing a head coaching job at Arkansas–Fort Smith (then known as Westark Community College)[2][3] and then at University of Texas at El Paso, where he took over for former Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Billy Gillispie[4] after previously serving as his assistant coach.[5] At UTEP, Sadler led his team to a 48–18 record[2][3] and two postseason appearances in his 2 seasons at the helm.[3][6][7] He departed UTEP for the head coaching job at the University of Nebraska on August 8, 2006 to take over for former coach Barry Collier, who left to become the athletic director at Butler University.[3]

At Nebraska, Sadler inherited a team that had been relegated to the back of the pack in the Big 12 Conference for several seasons, after former coach Danny Nee led the team to five NCAA tournament appearances, an NIT title and a Big Eight tournament title in the 1990s. Sadler failed to find much success in Lincoln, and aside from a victory over then-11th-ranked Indiana, the team again often fell to the bottom of the standings following Nebraska's move to the Big Ten Conference in 2011. He was fired on March 9, 2012[8] after six seasons without ever making an NCAA tournament appearance.[9] While under Sadler at Nebraska, over 80 percent of seniors who finished their eligibility earned their degrees.

On June 13, 2012, Kansas basketball coach, Bill Self announced the hiring of Sadler to replace Barry Hinson as Director of Basketball Operations.[2] Sadler left Kansas for Iowa State on May 31, 2013 when Sadler was hired to serve as an assistant under Fred Hoiberg. During the 2013-14 season in Ames, Sadler was part of a staff that won 28 games and reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. On May 1, 2014, Sadler was named head coach at Southern Miss. In his five years at the helm, Southern Miss overcame NCAA sanctions related to the previous staff to lead his team to 20 wins and a postseason appearance in 2018-19.

On April 11, 2019, Sadler resigned his position as head coach at Southern Miss and returned to Nebraska as an assistant coach, once again under Hoiberg.[10][11] On March 18, 2022, Hoiberg announced that Sadler was no longer with the Nebraska program as he had restructured his staff.[12]

On November 17, 2022, it was announced that Sadler had joined the Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball program as a special advisor to head coach Porter Moser.[13]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UTEP Miners (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2005)
2004–05 UTEP 27–8[14] 14–4[14] 2nd[15] NCAA Division I First Round[14]
UTEP Miners (Conference USA) (2005–2006)
2005–06 UTEP 21–10[16] 11–3[16] 3rd[17] NIT First Round[16]
UTEP: 48–18 (.727) 25–7 (.781)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big 12 Conference) (2006–2010)
2006–07 Nebraska 17–14[18] 6–10[18] 7th[19]
2007–08 Nebraska 20–13[20] 7–9[20] T–7th[21] NIT Second Round[20]
2008–09 Nebraska 18–13[22] 8–8[22] 8th[23] NIT First Round[22]
2009–10 Nebraska 15–18[24] 2–14[24] 12th[25]
2010–11 Nebraska 19–13[26] 7–9[26] T–7th[27] NIT First Round[26]
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten Conference) (2011–2012)
2011–12 Nebraska 12–18[26] 4–14[28] T–11th[29]
Nebraska: 101–89[2] (.532) 34–64 (.347)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA) (2014–2019)
2014–15 Southern Miss 3–20[a] 3–14[a] 13th
2015–16 Southern Miss 8–21 5–13 T–12th
2016–17 Southern Miss 9–22 6–12 T–11th
2017–18 Southern Miss 16–18 7–11 T–9th
2018–19 Southern Miss 20–13 11–7 T–2nd CBI First Round
Southern Miss: 56–94 (.373) 32–57 (.360)
Total: 205–201 (.505)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. ^ a b In 2016, the NCAA vacated six wins from the 2014–15 season due to participation of academically ineligible players.[30]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Doc Sadler". Southern Miss. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d - ESPN
  3. ^ a b c d Sadler signs six-year contract with Cornhuskers - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  4. ^ Sadler's departure has UTEP seeking new coach - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  5. ^ Sadler replaces Gillispie as Miners coach - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  6. ^ Sources: UTEP to hire Memphis assistant Barbee - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  7. ^ Nebraska's Sadler to hire new crew of assistants - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  8. ^ Nebraska Cornhuskers fire Doc Sadler as coach - ESPN
  9. ^ Nebraska Cornhuskers hire Tim Miles from Colorado State Rams as coach - ESPN
  10. ^ Southern Miss faces a quick turnaround to make a hire as Doc Sadler steps down
  11. ^ Hoiberg Announces Husker Basketball Coaching Staff
  12. ^ "Doc Sadler no longer a part of Husker basketball after Fred Hoiberg restructures staff". KLKN. March 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Former Husker coach Doc Sadler joins Oklahoma basketball as special adviser [sic]". KLKN. November 17, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c UTEP Miners Basketball 2004-05 Schedule - Miners Home and Away - ESPN
  15. ^ Western Athletic Conference Standings (2004–05) - College Basketball - ESPN
  16. ^ a b c UTEP Miners Basketball 2005-06 Schedule - Miners Home and Away - ESPN
  17. ^ Conference USA Standings (2005–06) - College Basketball - ESPN
  18. ^ a b Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball 2006-07 Schedule - Cornhuskers Home and Away - ESPN
  19. ^ Big 12 Conference Standings (2006–07) - College Basketball - ESPN
  20. ^ a b c Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball 2007-08 Schedule - Cornhuskers Home and Away - ESPN
  21. ^ Big 12 Conference Standings (2007–08) - College Basketball - ESPN
  22. ^ a b c Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball 2008-09 Schedule - Cornhuskers Home and Away - ESPN
  23. ^ Big 12 Conference Standings (2008–09) - College Basketball - ESPN
  24. ^ a b Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball 2009-10 Schedule - Cornhuskers Home and Away - ESPN
  25. ^ Big 12 Conference Standings (2009–10) - College Basketball - ESPN
  26. ^ a b c d Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball 2010-11 Schedule - Cornhuskers Home and Away - ESPN
  27. ^ Big 12 Conference Standings (2010–11) - College Basketball - ESPN
  28. ^ Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball 2011-12 Schedule - Cornhuskers Home and Away - ESPN
  29. ^ Big Ten Conference Standings (2011-12) - College Basketball - ESPN
  30. ^ Munz, Jason (April 8, 2016). "USM gets 3 years' probation, no more postseason bans". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved February 2, 2017.


External links[edit]

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