Marty Wilson (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Pepperdine |
| Conference | WCC |
| Record | 85–113 (.429) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 17, 1966 Pacoima, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1989 | Pepperdine |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1996 | Pepperdine (asst.) |
| 1996 | Pepperdine (interim HC) |
| 1996–1998 | San Diego (asst.) |
| 1998–2004 | UC Santa Barbara (asst.) |
| 2004–2008 | Utah (asst.) |
| 2008–2011 | Pepperdine (assoc. HC) |
| 2011–present | Pepperdine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 85–113 (.429) |
Lamar "Marty" Wilson (born October 17, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and is the current head coach for the Pepperdine University. He is an alumnus of the same university.
As a player with the Waves, Wilson ended his career in fifth place on the all-time assists list with 342 (he still ranks ninth). Under head coach Jim Harrick, Wilson was a backup point guard in 1984-85 and 1985–86, and the Waves advanced to the NCAA Tournament both seasons. A back injury sidelined Wilson for the entire 1986-87 campaign, but he took over as the starting point guard in 1987-88. Unfortunately, he suffered a season-ending knee injury in the 17th game of the season, though the Waves still advanced to the NIT.
Tom Asbury took over as head coach in 1988-89, and Wilson’s extensive rehabilitation paid off as he returned to the starting lineup as a senior and led the Waves to a 20-13 record and the second round of the NIT. The Waves posted a record of 97-58 (.626) during his five seasons as a student-athlete.
Wilson graduated from Pepperdine in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in communications. In the year between his graduation and his return to Pepperdine as an assistant coach, Wilson tried out for the Continental Basketball Association and was an assistant coach at Simi Valley High School.
Marty Wilson is set on helping the program return to the triumphant days that he previously enjoyed as a player and assistant coach with the program.
After 21 seasons as an assistant coach, including nine at Pepperdine, Marty Wilson was elevated to the position of head coach of the Waves following the 2010-11 season. Wilson has compiled an impressive record in Malibu, beginning as a student athlete (1985–89) and continuing as an assistant coach (1991–96, which included a brief stint as the interim head coach) and as the associate head coach for three seasons (2009–11).
The Waves went 10-19 in his first season. Including his time as interim coach, his overall record is 13-29 in two seasons at Pepperdine.
Excluding interim coaches, Wilson is the 12th men’s basketball head coach in Pepperdine history.
During his first six seasons on the Waves’ staff, which followed his graduation in 1989, Wilson helped Pepperdine to a 106-72 (.596) record. He began as the restricted-earnings coach before being elevated to full-time status for the 1994-95 season.
With Wilson on the bench, Pepperdine earned bids to the NCAA Tournament in 1991, 1992 and 1994 and made the NIT in 1993. The Waves also won West Coast Conference regular-season titles in 1991, 1992 and 1993 and WCC Tournament titles in 1991, 1992 and 1994.
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