Jeff Walz
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| Current position | |
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| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Louisville |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 515–154 (.770) |
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| 1996–1997 | Western Kentucky (asst.) |
| 1997–2001 | Nebraska (asst.) |
| 2001–2002 | Minnesota (asst.) |
| 2002–2007 | Maryland (asst.) |
| 2007–present | Louisville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 515–154 (.770) |
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Jeffrey Jacob Walz (born October 27, 1971)[1] is the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Louisville. In his second year as a head coach, he guided his team to a national championship appearance at the 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, and led the Cardinals to a second championship game appearance in 2013.
High school
Walz attended Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.[2]
College
Walz completed his undergraduate studies at Northern Kentucky, attending on a basketball scholarship. He graduated in 1995, earning a Bachelor of Science in secondary education, and went on to complete a master's degree at Western Kentucky in 1997 while serving as a women's basketball graduate assistant coach under Paul Sanderford.[2]
Coaching
Walz began coaching middle school and high school teams before finishing college.[2] His first college position was assistant to Paul Sanderford at Western Kentucky,[3] where he coached his sister Jaime Walz, who earned Kentucky "Miss Basketball" honors in 1996.[2]
When Sanderford moved to take the head coach position at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Walz followed him as an assistant.[3] While at Nebraska, he helped the program go to a school record three consecutive NCAA appearances.[2]
In 2002, Walz accepted a position as assistant to Brenda Frese (then Brenda Oldfield) at Minnesota. Frese won AP Coach of the Year honors after improving Minnesota from 8–20 to 22–8. The University of Maryland persuaded her to accept the head coaching position and Walz also made the move. He spent five seasons at Maryland, helping them to become a national power, including a national championship at the 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Walz made the transition to head coach in 2007, accepting an offer from the University of Louisville.[4] The school moved into the top 15 in attendance in his first year, averaging 6,456 fans per game, and attracting a total of 77,480 people that season.[5][6]
When the women's team (along with the U of L men's team) moved to the KFC Yum! Center in 2010, attendance took another major jump. In both of the first two seasons that the Cardinals women spent at the KFC Yum! Center (2010–11 and 2011–12), the team ranked second in national attendance behind Tennessee.[7][8]
Walz received a pay increase from his athletic director Tom Jurich, prior to the 2012–13 season.
Walz took the 2012–13 team to the national championship game, falling to UConn 93–60.
Awards and honors
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Louisville Cardinals (Big East) (2007–2013) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Louisville | 26–10 | 10–6 | T-5th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2008–09 | Louisville | 34–5 | 14–2 | 2nd | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2009–10 | Louisville | 14–18 | 5–11 | T-12th | WBI First Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Louisville | 22–13 | 10–6 | T-5th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2011–12 | Louisville | 23–10 | 10–6 | T-6th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Louisville | 29–9 | 11–5 | T-3rd | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| Louisville Cardinals (The American) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Louisville | 33–5 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| Louisville Cardinals (ACC) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Louisville | 27–7 | 12–4 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2015–16 | Louisville | 26–8 | 15–1 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Louisville | 29–8 | 12–4 | T-4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2017–18 | Louisville | 36–3 | 15–1 | T-1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2018–19 | Louisville | 32–4 | 14–2 | T-1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2019–20 | Louisville | 28–4 | 16–2 | 1st | Tournament Cancelled | ||||
| 2020–21 | Louisville | 26–4 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2021–22 | Louisville | 29–5 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2022–23 | Louisville | 26–12 | 12–6 | T-4th | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2023–24 | Louisville | 24–10 | 12–6 | T-5th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2024–25 | Louisville | 22–11 | 13–5 | T-4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2025–26 | Louisville | 29–8 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| Louisville: | 515–154 (.770) | 242–76 (.761) | |||||||
| Total: | 515–154 (.770) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."University of Louisville 2011–12 Women's Basketball Media Guide". University of Louisville Sports Information. p. 88. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jeff Walz". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Frakes, Jason (July 11, 1997). "Coach Walz to leave Western for Nebraska". The Daily News. Retrieved November 10, 2018 – via Google News.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Louisville Names Kentucky Native Jeff Walz as Women's Basketball Coach". CSTV Networks. March 27, 2007. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hays, Graham (March 21, 2008). "Stutter or not, Louisville coach Walz a real statement maker". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2007-08 NCAA Women's Basketball Attendance" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Attendance" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Attendance" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
External links
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