Sport(s) | Basketball |
---|---|
Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | East Tennessee State |
Conference | SoCon |
Record | 24–11 (.686) |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Lone Tree, Iowa |
March 22, 1965
Alma mater | Southern Arkansas University |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1989–1991 | Southwestern CC (asst.) |
1991–1993 | Southwestern CC |
1993–1995 | Barton County CC (asst.) |
1995–1998 | Barton County CC |
1998–2000 | Idaho (asst.) |
2000–2003 | Louisiana Tech (asst.) |
2003–2004 | Illinois State (asst.) |
2004–2006 | Texas A&M (asst.) |
2006–2011 | Tennessee (asst.) |
2011–2013 | Northwest Florida State |
2013–2015 | Wichita State (asst.) |
2015–present | East Tennessee State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 153–44 (.777) |
Steve Forbes (born March 22, 1965) is an American college basketball head coach for the East Tennessee State men's basketball team. His Division I experience includes five years at Tennessee, two seasons at Texas A&M, one year at Illinois State, three years at Louisiana Tech, and one year at Idaho.
A native of Lone Tree, Iowa, Forbes graduated from Southern Arkansas University with a degree in secondary education in 1988. A former baseball student-athlete for the Muleriders, Forbes spent one year at his alma mater as the sports information director before embarking on a coaching career.
After spending two years (1989–91) as an assistant coach at Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa, Forbes was promoted to head coach in March 1991. In 1993 Forbes started coaching as an assistant at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas, and then was promoted to the head coach of the team in 1995. During his three seasons competing in the Jayhawk Conference, the Cougars produced three All-Americas, twice finished the season with a national ranking and earned victories over 15 nationally-ranked teams. Overall, he compiled a 68-28 record in three years (1995–98) as the head coach of the Cougars.
In 1998 Forbes joined the Idaho coaching staff as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach for the 1998-99 season. In his first season, the Vandals improved to 16-11 and signed a nationally-ranked recruiting class.