Terry Truax
American basketball player and coach
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Terry Truax (June 10, 1945 – February 15, 2015) was an American basketball coach, best known for his tenure as head coach for Towson University from 1983 to 1997.
Hancock, Maryland, U.S.
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1945 Hancock, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, 2015 (aged 69) Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1968 | Maryland |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1970 | DeMatha Catholic HS (MD) (assistant) |
| 1970–1971 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 1971–1973 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1973–1976 | Florida (assistant) |
| 1976–1981 | Colorado (assistant) |
| 1981–1983 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| 1983–1997 | Towson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 202–203 (.499) (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 ECC tournament (1990–1992) 2 ECC regular season (1990, 1991) 2 Big South regular season (1993, 1994) | |
| Awards | |
| 2x Big South Coach of the Year (1993, 1994) | |
Truax played college basketball at Maryland before embarking on his coaching career.[1] Truax was an assistant to Morgan Wootten at DeMatha Catholic High School in 1969–70.[2] He held coaching staff roles at North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Colorado and Mississippi State before being named head coach at Towson in 1983.[1] Truax led the Tigers to a 202–203 record, highlighted by their first two NCAA tournament appearances in 1990 and 1991.[3] He also coached at the high school and junior college levels and had stints in China and South Korea.[1]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towson State Tigers (East Coast Conference) (1983–1992) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Towson State | 10–19 | 5–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Towson State | 7–21 | 5–9 | T–7th | |||||
| 1985–86 | Towson State | 8–20 | 5–9 | T–6th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Towson State | 14–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Towson State | 14–16 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Towson State | 19–10 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1989–90 | Towson State | 18–13 | 8–6 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Towson State | 19–11 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1991–92 | Towson State | 17–13 | 9–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| Towson State Tigers (Big South Conference) (1992–1995) | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Towson State | 18–9 | 14–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1993–94 | Towson State | 21–9 | 15–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1994–95 | Towson State | 12–15 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| Towson State Tigers (North Atlantic / America East Conference) (1995–1997) | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Towson State | 16–12 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1996–97 | Towson State | 9–19 | 5–13 | T–9th | |||||
| Towson State: | 202–203 (.499) | 112–98 (.533) | |||||||
| Total: | 202–203 (.499) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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