Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: Dr. Homer Drew

Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: Dr. Homer Drew

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Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: Dr. Homer Drew

 

DR. HOMER DREW
Valparaiso University
Men's Basketball (Coach)
Years: 1988-2002, 2003-2007

BIO

 

Four-time Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year ... Won the Naismith Good Sportsmanship Award in 1998 ... Received the league's Commissioner's Award of Merit in 2002 ... Ranks as The Summit League's all-time leader in total games coached (542), league games coached (280), total career victories (302) and league victories (166) ... Under his guidance, Valparaiso had eight 20-win seasons, won eight league regular season titles, eight league tournament titles and appeared in the NCAA tournament seven times ... Led Valparaiso to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1998, the second team in Summit League history to reach a regional semifinal ... Recognized as one of the 150 Most Influential People in Valparaiso University's first 150 years ... Inducted into the Valparaiso University Hall of Fame in 2009 as coach of the 1997-98 men's basketball team ... Retired with 640 career victories to rank 41st on the NCAA's all-time list ... Two sons are presently NCAA Division I head coaches, Bryce, his successor at Valparaiso, and Scott at Baylor.


HIGHLIGHTS

 

-Four-time Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year
-Received the 1998 Naismith Good Sportsmanship Award
-Summit League all-time leader in total games coached, league games coached, total career victories and league victories
-Won the Commissioner's Award of Merit in 2002
-Retired with 640 career victories, ranking 41st in NCAA history
-Coached Valparaiso to eight 20-win seasons, eight league regular season titles, eight league tournament titles and seven NCAA Tournament appearances as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference
-Second league coach to lead his team to a NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance
-Valparaiso University Hall of Fame inductee

 


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