David Padgett

David Christopher Padgett (born February 13, 1985) is an American basketball coach who served as the interim head coach for the Louisville Cardinals for the 2017-18 season. As a college basketball player, he had played for the Kansas Jayhawks before transferring and finishing his career at Louisville.

David Padgett
Personal information
Born (1985-02-13) February 13, 1985
Reno, Nevada
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolReno (Reno, Nevada)
College
NBA draft2008 / Undrafted
Playing career2008–2010
PositionPower forward / Center
Number4
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
2008–2009CB Canarias
2009–2010UB La Palma
As coach:
2011–2014IUPUI (assistant)
2014–2015Louisville (DBO)
2015–2017Louisville (assistant)
2017–2018Louisville (Interim HC)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
2002 Isla Margarita National team
FIBA Americas U20 Championship
2004 Halifax National team

High school

Born in Reno, Nevada, Padgett attended Reno High School, where he averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds per game his senior year. He was a McDonald's High School and a first-team Parade All-American. He also was a member of the 2004 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, earning a gold medal at the event.

As a high school senior, he was the top-rated center and considered the fourth-rated prospect overall by Inside Hoops, the seventh overall by Rivals Hoops, and fifteenth overall by ESPN.com.[1] In 2003, he was the Nevada player of the year.

College

University of Kansas

Padgett committed to the University of Kansas in 2003 in Roy Williams' last season as the head coach. He decided to remain at Kansas after Williams left for the University of North Carolina and Bill Self became the head coach. His most memorable moment at Kansas came when he made the game winning shot in an 84-82 victory against Missouri in what turned out to be the last basketball game at the Hearnes Center.

University of Louisville

After his freshman year, Padgett decided to transfer to the University of Louisville. NCAA rules dictated that he redshirt, and sit out for the 2004-2005 season, during which the Cardinals made it to the Final Four.

Padgett served as team captain with Taquan Dean. His team debut against Prairie View A&M was the third-highest scoring debut of any Cardinal at 17 points. He scored a career-high 27 points and eight rebounds against UConn.

Padgett scored in double-figures in 14 games in the 2006-2007 season. The Cardinals' leader in field goal percentage (59.7%, fourth in the Big East), Padgett averaged 9.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was named to the Big East Conference Second Team.

At the beginning of his senior year, Padgett broke his kneecap in the season opener against Jackson State.[2] He recovered quicker than expected and rejoined the team against Cincinnati on January 1, 2008. Padgett was a unanimous first-team selection for All-Big East.

Padgett's final year with Louisville came to end in the Elite Eight of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Though the #3 Cardinals lost to the #1 Tar Heels 83-73, Padgett was the Cardinals' top all around performer, finishing the game with 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.[3]

Post-college

Though undrafted by an NBA team, Padgett was signed on July 2, 2008 by the Miami Heat, and added to its summer league team.[4] However, Padgett was waived by the Heat on October 26, 2008.[5]

After spending the 2008-09 season in Spain, Padgett was named to the Portland Trail Blazers 2009 summer league team.[6] However, Padgett was not invited to training camp, and proceeded to play the next year in Spain with U.B. La Palma.[7]

Coaching

Following his second season in Spain, Padgett unofficially retired and returned to Louisville as the team's assistant strength coach, working under his former head coach Rick Pitino.[8] After spending the 2010–11 season in that position, he left to become a full-time assistant at IUPUI,[9] serving in that role until IUPUI head coach Todd Howard was fired at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Padgett then returned to the Louisville program, and was initially hired in the 2014 offseason as assistant video coordinator. Shortly after he was hired at U of L, he was promoted to director of basketball operations when Andre McGee left to become an assistant with UMKC. Padgett was promoted to an assistant coach position at U of L, in March 2015. [10] Padgett was named acting head coach at Louisville on September 29, 2017, amid FBI investigations of various basketball programs[11][12] that ultimately led to the firings of both Pitino[13] and athletic director Tom Jurich.[14]

Following Louisville's loss in the NIT, they announced that Padgett would not be retained as head coach.[15]

Head coaching record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Louisville Cardinals (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2017–2018)
2017–18 Louisville 22–149–9T–8thNIT Quarterfinals
Louisville: 22–14 (.611)9–9 (.500)
Total:22–14 (.611)

      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

Personal

Padgett's father, Pete, played for the University of Nevada, his uncle played for the University of New Mexico, his grandfather, Jim, played for Oregon State, and his sister, Melissa, played for the University of San Diego.[1]

References
  1. "David Padgett Bio". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. Knee Injury to David Padgett could be career-ending
  3. http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=284000061
  4. Heat's Beasley has minor setback Miami Herald
  5. Heat waive rookies Padgett, Richards
  6. http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_Announce_2009_NB-318095-1218.html
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://www.kolotv.com/sports/headlines/97421649.html
  9. "David Padgett Added to Basketball Coaching Staff" (Press release). IUPUI Athletics Department. June 21, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  10. Greer, Jeff (May 8, 2014). "Better job comes along for David Padgett at Louisville". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. Retrieved June 7, 2014. (soft paywall)
  11. "David Padgett Named UofL Acting Basketball Coach" (Press release). Louisville Cardinals. September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  12. "Assistant David Padgett to take on head-coaching duties for Cardinals". September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  13. Axson, Scooby (October 16, 2017). "Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino Officially Fired". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  14. Adelson, Andrea (October 18, 2017). "Louisville fires athletic director Tom Jurich after scandal". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  15. Daniels, Evan (March 21, 2018). "David Padgett, Louisville part ways". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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