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Joe Cravens
Biographical details
Born(1954-03-09)March 9, 1954(age 70)
Scottsburg, Indiana,U.S.
Playing career
1972–1974Brunswick JC
1974–1976Texas–Arlington
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HCunless noted)
1977–1978Texas–Arlington(asst.)
1978–1981Southwest Texas State(asst.)
1981–1985Texas–Arlington (asst.)
1985–1989Washington(asst.)
1989–1993Utah(asst.)
1989–1990Utah (interim HC)
1993–1996Idaho
1996–1997UC Irvine(asst.)
1997–1999Weber State(asst.)
1999–2006Weber State
Head coaching record
Overall170–141 (.547)

Joseph Dale Cravens(born March 9, 1954) is a former Americancollege basketballcoach. He was the head coach atIdaho,[1]Weber State,and the interim head coach atUtahfor most of a season.[2][3]

Born and raised inScottsburg, Indiana,Cravens played college basketball atBrunswick Junior CollegeinGeorgiaand transferred toTexas–Arlingtonfor his final two seasons. He was an assistant coach for a year at his alma mater, then atSouthwest Texas StateinSan Marcosfor three years, and returned to Texas–Arlington.

In 1985, he joined the staff of new head coachAndy RussoatWashingtoninSeattlefor four years in thePac-10,then went to Utah under new head coachRick Majerusin 1989. In mid-December, Majerus required major heart surgery and Cravens took over as interim head coach of the Utes in theWACfor the remainder of thatfirst season.[2]

After four years inSalt Lake City,Cravens was hired as head coach at Idaho inMoscowin April1993,succeedingLarry Eustachy,[1][4][5]and led the Vandals on thePalousefor three seasons.[6][7][8]After Idaho, he coached inSwitzerlandthat summer, then was an assistant atUC Irvinefora season,[9]and for two more back in the state of Utah at Weber State inOgdenunderRon Abegglen.[10]Promoted to head coach in March1999,[10][11]he compiled a 116–88 (.569) record in seven seasons. Cravens led the 2003 team to an undefeated(14–0)record in theBig Sky Conference(26–6 overall), but the Wildcats fell to fifth-seedWisconsinin theNCAA tournament'sfirst roundatSpokane.[12]

After collegiate coaching

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Cravens is a college basketball analyst on theMountainWest Sports Network;he formerly coached girls' basketball atSt. Joseph Catholic High Schoolin Ogden. In his second year as coach at St. Joseph, Cravens led his girls to the2011–121-Astate championship.They defeated Milford29–23in the opening round, Manila51–23in the quarterfinals, Piute63–41in the semifinals, and heavily favored and defending 1-A champion Rich45–34in the finals.

Despite losing several key players after their first title, Cravens led the defending champs to an undefeated season in2012–13,including victory in their second state title game over Piute,39–29.He stepped down as coach after the 2015 season, but remained at the school as a counselor.

Head coaching record

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NCAA Division I

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Utah Utes(WAC)(1989–1990)
1989–90 Utah 12–12 7–9 6th
Utah(interim): 12–12 (.500) 7–9 (.438)
Idaho Vandals(Big Sky)(1993–1996)
1993–94 Idaho 18–10 9–5 3rd
1994–95 Idaho 12–15 6–8 6th
1995–96 Idaho 12–16 5–9 6th
Idaho: 42–41 (.506) 20–22 (.476)
Weber State Wildcats(Big Sky)(1999–2006)
1999–00 Weber State 18–10 10–6 t-4th
2000–01 Weber State 15–14 8–8 t-4th
2001–02 Weber State 18–11 8–6 3rd
2002–03 Weber State 26–6 14–0 1st NCAA first round
2003–04 Weber State 15–14 7–7 2rd
2004–05 Weber State 14–16 7–7 5th
2005–06 Weber State 10–17 4–10 t-7th
Weber State: 116–88 (.569) 58–44 (.569)
Total: 170–141 (.547)

National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

  • Cravens became interim head coach at Utah prior to the seventh game of the 1989–90 season.[2]

References

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  1. ^abMeehan, Jim (April 9, 1993)."Cravens takes Vandals' reins".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  2. ^abcRobinson, Doug (December 14, 1989)."Just call him anonymous".Deseret News.(Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  3. ^"Joe Cravens".Sports Reference. Archived fromthe originalon 16 August 2011.Retrieved9 October2010.
  4. ^Powell, Charlie (April 9, 1993)."Idaho's new coach".Moscow-Pullman Daily News.(Idaho-Washington). (photo). p. 1A.
  5. ^Jacobson, Bryan (April 9, 1993)."Cravens gets Idaho post".Moscow-Pullman Daily News.(Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  6. ^Sullivan, Tim (March 11, 1996)."Idaho fires Cravens after turbulent year".Moscow-Pullman Daily News.(Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
  7. ^Sullivan, Tim (March 12, 1996)."Cravens feels betrayed after sudden firing by UI".Moscow-Pullman Daily News.(Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  8. ^Eckles, Dan (March 12, 1996)."Cravens out at Idaho".Argonaut.(Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). p. 14.
  9. ^Weyler, John (July 10, 1996)."UC Irvine hires assistant coach for men's basketball".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedFebruary 27,2018.
  10. ^abRock, Brad (March 22, 1999)."Weber replaces Abegglen with assistant coach Cravens".Deseret News.(Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  11. ^"Weber tabs ex-Vandal as its coach".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 23, 1999. p. C3.
  12. ^Stewart, Mark (March 21, 2003)."Badgers foil their critics".Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.p. 1C.
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