Doc Sadler
American basketball player-coach

Doc Sadler

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American basketball player-coach
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Birth:
12 June 1960
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Kenneth Lee "Doc" Sadler (born (1960-06-12)June 12, 1960) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Southern Miss. He was previously an assistant coach at Iowa State University.

Biography

Early Life

Sadler is a native of Greenwood, Arkansas.

Playing Career

Sadler received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas, where he was a student manager under legendary coach Eddie Sutton.

Coaching Career

Sadler's coaching career started as an assistant with a string of schools before landing a head coaching job at Arkansas–Fort Smith and then at University of Texas at El Paso, where he took over for former Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Billy Gillispie after previously serving as his assistant coach. At UTEP, Sadler led his team to a 48–18 record and two postseason appearances in his 2 seasons at the helm. He departed UTEP for the head coaching job at the University of Nebraska on August 8, 2006 to take over for former coach Barry Collier, who left to become the athletic director at Butler University.

At Nebraska, Sadler inherited a team that had been relegated to the end of the pack in the Big 12 Conference for several seasons, after former coach Danny Nee led the team to five NCAA tournament appearances, an NIT title and a Big 8 tournament title in the 1990s. Instead under Sadler's leadership, the Huskers were relegated to the end of the pack in the Big 10 Conference. He was fired on March 9, 2012 after six seasons without ever making an NCAA tournament appearance. While under Sadler at Nebraska, over 80 percent of seniors who finished their eligibility earned their degrees.

On June 13, 2012, Kansas basketball coach, Bill Self announced the hiring of Sadler to replace Barry Hinson as Director of Basketball Operations.

On May 31, 2013, Sadler was hired by Iowa State to serve as an assistant under Fred Hoiberg.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UTEP Miners (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2005)
2004–05 UTEP 27–8 14–4 2nd NCAA 1st Round
UTEP Miners (Conference USA) (2005–2006)
2005–06 UTEP 21–10 11–3 3rd NIT 1st Round
UTEP Miners: 48–18 (.727) 25–7 (.781)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big 12 Conference) (2006–2010)
2006–07 Nebraska 17–14 6–10 7th
2007–08 Nebraska 20–13 7–9 T–7th NIT 2nd Round
2008–09 Nebraska 18–13 8–8 8th NIT 1st Round
2009–10 Nebraska 15–18 2–14 12th
2010–11 Nebraska 19–13 7–9 T–7th NIT 1st Round
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten Conference) (2011–2012)
2011–12 Nebraska 12–18 4–14 T–11th
Nebraska: 101–89 (.532) 34–64 (.347)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA) (2014–present)
2014–15 Southern Miss 3–20* 3–14* 13th
2015–16 Southern Miss 8–21 5–13 T–12th
2016–17 Southern Miss 0–0 0–0
Southern Miss: 11–41 (.212) 8–27 (.229)
Total: 160–148 (.519)

      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
^* In 2016, the NCAA vacated six wins from the 2014–15 season due to participation of academically ineligible players.