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Andy Russo

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Andy Russo
Biographical details
Born (1948-05-27) May 27, 1948 (age 76)
Playing career
1966–1970Lake Forest
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1979Panola College
1979–1985Louisiana Tech
1985–1989Washington
1989–1991Reyer Venezia
1991–1999Florida Tech
1999–2003Lynn
Head coaching record
Overall376–253
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Southland tournament (1984, 1985)
Southland regular season (1985)
European Cup (1990)
Awards
2x Southland Coach of the Year (1983, 1985)
Sunshine State Coach of the Year (1994)

Andy Russo (born May 26, 1948) is a former college basketball coach at Louisiana Tech and at Washington. He compiled a 60–61 record through four seasons at Washington, and resigned at the end of the 1988-89 season after he led the Huskies to a pair of NCAA post season appearances and one NIT tournament during his tenure.[1] Russo enjoyed greater success at Louisiana Tech. In 1983, Russo's Bulldogs team ended Lamar University's home game winning streak, thus earning the university's first NCAA men's bid to the "Big Dance." During the 1984 season, Louisiana Tech went 29–3, and had the best season in school history. His overall record at Louisiana Tech was 122–55.

As a collegiate player, Russo co-captained the Lake Forest College basketball team in 1970 with Mike Maiman.[2]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Panola College (NJCAA Region XIV Athletic Conference) (1976–1979)
1976–77 Panola College
1977–78 Panola College
1978–79 Panola College Region XIV Champions; NJCAA National Tournaments
Panola College: 47–18
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southland Conference) (1979–1985)
1979–80 Louisiana Tech 17–10 10–5
1980–81 Louisiana Tech 20–10 7–3
1981–82 Louisiana Tech 11–16 2–8
1982–83 Louisiana Tech 19–9 8–4
1983–84 Louisiana Tech 26–7 8–4 3rd NCAA Division I second round
1984–85 Louisiana Tech 29–3 11–1 1st NCAA Division I Sweet 16
Louisiana Tech: 124–55 48–25
Washington Huskies (Pac-10 Conference) (1985–1989)
1985–86 Washington 19–12 13–5 2nd NCAA Division I first round
1986–87 Washington 20–15 10–8 3rd NIT Quarterfinals
1987–88 Washington 10–19 5–13 T–8th
1988–89 Washington 12–16 8–10 6th
Washington: 61–62 36–36
Florida Tech (Sunshine State Conference) (1991–1999)
1991–92 Florida Tech 15–13 6–6 4th
1992–93 Florida Tech 10–16 3–9 6th
1993–94 Florida Tech 15–12 7–7 4th
1994–95 Florida Tech 17–10 10–4 T–2nd
1995–96 Florida Tech 12–14 4–10 T–7th
1996–97 Florida Tech 21–8 11–3 2nd
1997–98 Florida Tech 19–10 7–5 T–2nd
1998–99 Florida Tech 16–11 8–6 3rd
Florida Tech: 125–94 56–50
Lynn Fighting Knights (Sunshine State Conference) (1999–2003)
1999–2000 Lynn 19–8 8–6 3rd
2000–01 Lynn 17–10 8–6 4th
2001–02 Lynn 15–11 6–8 6th
2002–03 Lynn 15–13 7–7 T–4th
Lynn University: 66–42 29–27
Total: 376–253

      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

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  1. ^ "Washington coach Russo calls it quits". pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. ^ "Forester Athletic Hall of Fame". Retrieved July 24, 2012.
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