Carson Cunningham

Carson Cunningham (born May 7, 1977) is an American basketball coach and author. He is the current head coach of the Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team.[1]

Carson Cunningham
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIncarnate Word
ConferenceSouthland
Record15–47
Biographical details
Born (1977-05-07) May 7, 1977
Ogden Dunes, Indiana
Alma materPurdue University
Playing career
1996–1997Oregon State
1998–2001Purdue
2001–2002Gary Steelheads
2001–2005Rockford Lightning
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2013Andrean HS
2013–2018Carroll (MT)
2018–presentIncarnate Word
Head coaching record
Overall117–97 (college)
Tournaments5-3 (NAIA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Frontier Conference (2016-17, 2017-18)
Frontier Conference Tourney (2016-17, 2017-18)

Playing career

Cunningham was a standout basketball player at Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana, where he was a four-year letterwinner and a three-time first team all-area selection, as well as first team all-state selection and USA Today honorable mention All-American as a senior.[2]

Playing his freshman season of college basketball at Oregon State, Cunningham averaged 14.9 points per game, earning a place on the 1997 Pacific 10 All-Freshman team.[3] Cunningham would transfer back to the state of Indiana, enrolling at Purdue to play under Gene Keady and was part of the Boilermakers 1999 Sweet 16 and 2000 Elite Eight squads.

Upon graduation, Cunningham played in the Continental Basketball Association for the Gary Steelheads and Rockford Lightning from 2001 to 2005, while also playing abroad in Australia and Estonia.[4]

Coaching career

Cunningham got his start in coaching at the high school ranks, taking the helm of his alma mater, Andrean High School for five seasons, where he compiled an 81–39 record, winning four sectional championships before accepting the head coaching position at NAIA institution Carroll College in Montana.[5]

At Carroll, Cunningham inherited a Fighting Saints team that had won just two games, and in five seasons amassed a 107–52 record, including three-straight 20-win seasons, and two Frontier Conference men's basketball regular season and tournament titles, along with three trips to NAIA Men's Basketball Championships, and two quarterfinal appearances.[6]

Cunningham was named head coach at NCAA Division I institution Incarnate Word on March 22, 2018.[1]

Published works

Cunningham is the author of five books, which range from fiction to non-fiction on topics such as Olympic basketball, his experiences in the CBA, athletes who died in combat, the Chicago Cubs, and modern reimagining of Huckleberry Finn.[4][7][8][9]

References
  1. "UIW Athletics Tabs Cunningham as Men's Basketball Head Coach - University of the Incarnate Word". University of the Incarnate Word.
  2. "Carson Cunningham Bio :: Purdue University :: Official Athletic Site".
  3. "Carson Cunningham College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. "Carroll College Athletics - 2015-16 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". carrollathletics.com.
  5. 933-4198, Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219). "Andrean's Cunningham hired to coach at Montana college".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Carroll Men Capture Second Straight Frontier Conference Tournament Crown".
  7. "Carroll College coach pens book to honor athletes who died for their country".
  8. 933-3232, Mike Nieto mike.nieto@nwi.com, (219). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Cunningham authors another book".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "Carson Cunningham – Diversion Books". www.diversionbooks.com.


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