Beau Archibald

Beau Archibald

CBA Playoffs 2013
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Al Jaysh, Qatar
Biographical details
Born (1976-12-19) December 19, 1976
Los Angeles, California, USA
Playing career
1998–2001 University of Connecticut
Position(s) Point Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002 UConn
2002–2003 Texas Tech
2003–2004 FAU (asst.)
2004–2005 Jacksonville (asst.)
2005–2006 FIU (asst.)
2007–2010 UConn (asst.)
2010 United States Basketball Academy
2011 Foshan Dralions
2011-2012 Shanxi Zhongyu (Associate Head)
2012-2013 Zhejiang Guangsha (Associate Head)
2013-2014 El Jaish Sports Club, Qatar (Head)

Beau Archibald (born December 19, 1976). Is an American basketball coach currently coaching internationally with El Jaish in Doha, Qatar. He previously coached the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons and Foshan Dralions. Before coaching Internationally Archibald coached under Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun[1] at his alma mater the University of Connecticut[2] where he was a part of the Huskies Final Four run in 2009. Before Connecticut Archibald worked at Florida International, Texas San Antonio, Jacksonville University,[3] Florida Atlantic University[4] and started his career as a Volunteer at Texas Tech with Bobby Knight. Throughout his coaching career Archibald has worked with some of basketballs best coaches including Jim Calhoun, and Bobby Knight. Archibald has also worked with Hugh Durham,[5] Wang Fei who was the former China men's national basketball team) coach.[6] He has a daughter named Kennadi Archibald,[7] she was born on June 10, 2003.

Biography

Early life and education

Archibald was born in Los Angeles, California. He started High school in Tempe Arizona at Corona del Sol High School where he won a state championship in 1994.[8] Archibalds family moved his senior year to Provo, Utah where he graduated from Timpview High School in Provo, Utah in 1995[9]

References

  1. http://www.jimcalhouncamp.com/coacharchibald.php. Retrieved August 12, 2013. |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "www.UConnHuskies.com". www.UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  3. "Baseball - Roster - Beau Archibald - Jacksonville University Official Athletic Site". Judolphins.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  4. Beau Archibald. "Beau Archibald Bio - Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site". Fausports.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  5. "Dolphins Name Beau Archibald Assistant Basketball Coach :: Former Florida Atlantic and Texas Tech assistant joins Dolphin staff". Cstv.com. 2004-08-19. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  6. "Wang Fei Appointed Head Coach of Chinese Men's Basketball Team". English.people.com.cn. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  7. Kennadi Archibald- Following into his moms and dads footsteps-Plays basketball
  8. Facer, Dirk (1994-12-27). "NEW ADDITIONS TRANSFORM TIMPVIEW INTO 4A POWER". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
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