Phil Cunningham (basketball)

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Phil Cunningham
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamLouisiana–Monroe
Biographical details
Born (1966-10-17) October 17, 1966 (age 58)
Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1986–1987Kentucky Wesleyan
1987–1990Campbellsville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1991Campbellsville (asst.)
1991–1992Mississippi State (grad. asst.)
1992–1995Sue Bennett College
1995–1997James Madison (asst.)
1997–1998Georgia State (asst.)
1998–2000Georgia State (associate HC)
2000–2012Mississippi State (asst.)
2012–2013Western Kentucky (asst.)
2013–2019Troy
2019–2023Western Kentucky (associate HC)
2024–presentLouisiana–Monroe (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall80–111 (.419)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Sun Belt tournament championship (2017)

Phillip Tucker Cunningham (born October 17, 1966) is an American college basketball coach.[1]

Cunningham was the head coach of Troy University from 2013 to 2019, compiling 80 wins throughout his six-year tenure. During his time with Troy, Cunningham led the school to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 14 years after winning the 2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament championship. Cunningham was named the head coach at Troy after coach Don Maestri retired after serving as head coach at Troy for 31 years.

Born in Paducah, Kentucky and a native of Campbellsville, Kentucky, Cunningham played collegiately at Kentucky Wesleyan College. After two seasons playing for the Panthers, where he won a Division II national championship in 1987, Cunningham decided to transfer to Campbellsville College (now known as Campbellsville University) to play for his father.

Cunningham was recently[when?] tabbed by Rivals.com as one of the nation's top 25 assistant coaches.[2] He was also previously recognized by The Hoop Scoop recruiting publication as one of the top NCAA Division I men's basketball assistant coaches.[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Troy Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2013–2019)
2013–14 Troy 11–20 6–12 8th
2014–15 Troy 10–19 5–15 11th
2015–16 Troy 9–22 4–16 11th
2016–17 Troy 22–15 10–8 T–6th NCAA first round
2017–18 Troy 16–17 9–9 T–5th
2018–19 Troy 12–18 5–13 T-11th
Troy: 80–111 (.419) 39–73 (.348)
Total: 80–111 (.419)

      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. ^ "Troy hires Phil Cunningham as basketball coach - NCAA - SI.com". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25.
  2. ^ "Phil Cunningham introduced as new Troy basketball coach".
  3. ^ "WSFA 12 Sports Exclusive: Troy to introduce Phil Cunningham as new basketball coach".


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