Randy Dunton

Randy Dunton
Current position
Record77-102 (.426)
Biographical details
BornDecember 22, 1960
Playing career
1980-1984Baptist Bible College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984-1988Anchorage Christian HS
1988-1989West Anchorage HS
1989–1997Liberty (asst.)
1997–1998Liberty
1998–2000Marshalltown CC
2000–2002Binghamton (asst.)
2002–2007Liberty
Head coaching record
Overall111-128
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1985 Alaska AAA State Champion
1986 Alaska AAA State Champion
2004 Big South Regular Season Co-Champions
2004 Big South Tournament Champion
Awards
1985 Alaska HS Coach of Year
1989 Alaska HS Coach of Year

Randy Dunton (born December 22, 1960)[1] is a former head men's basketball coach at Liberty University. He had been the assistant under head coach Jeff Meyer, who was subsequently let go in 1997. Dunton was named the interim head coach for 1997–1998, a season that saw the Liberty Flames defeat in-state rival Virginia.[2] However, he was not offered a contract at the end of the season, and Mel Hankinson became the head coach.[3]

Dunton later coached at Binghamton University as an assistant.[4] He was finally offered the head coaching position at Liberty University after the school suffered through four disappointing seasons under Hankinson. Dunton brought in some junior college players and helped lead the team to a second-place finish in his first year back, and then Liberty won the Big South Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2004.[5]

However, his team slipped in subsequent years and did not have a winning record from 2004–05 to 2006–07. Dunton's contract was not renewed at the end of the 2006–07 season.[6]

Dunton coached a U17 girls' basketball team in Brookville, Virginia, a team which included his daughter. In January 2012, Randy became the women's basketball head at Virginia University of Lynchburg.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall


Liberty Flames (Big South Conference) (1997–1998)
1997–1998 Liberty 11-17 5-7 4th
Marshalltown Tigers (NJCAA Division I) (1998–2000)
1998–1999 Marshalltown 13-17
1999–2000 Marshalltown 21-9
Marshalltown: 34-26
Liberty Flames (Big South Conference) (2002–2007)
2002–2003 Liberty 14-15 8-6 2nd
2003–2004 Liberty 18-15 12-4 T-1st NCAA 1st Round
2004–2005 Liberty 13-15 11-5 2nd
2005–2006 Liberty 7-23 3-13 8th
2006–2007 Liberty 14-17 8-6 3rd
Liberty: 77-102
Total: 111-128

      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

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Coaches Career" (Search for Randy Dunton under Player/Coach Search). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  2. ^ "2006-2007 Liberty Basketball Media Guide - Coaching Section, pp. 34-35" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  3. ^ "Basketball". Star-News. 1998-04-09. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  4. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 2000-06-29. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  5. ^ Kern, Mike (2004-03-17). "Higher calling: Small Christian school excited about second bid". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  6. ^ "LU News Release on Dunton Dismissal". Retrieved 2008-01-22.


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