Steve Lutz

Steve Lutz

Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Oklahoma State
Conference	Big 12
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	(1972-10-25)October 25, 1972 San Antonio, Texas,U.S.
Playing career
1991–1992	Ranger Junior College
1992–1995	Texas Lutheran
Coaching career (HCunless noted)
1995–1999	Incarnate Word(asst.)
1999–2000	Garden City CC(asst.)
2000–2006	Stephen F. Austin(asst.)
2006–2010	SMU(asst.)
2010–2017	Creighton(asst.)
2017–2021	Purdue(asst.)
2021–2023	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2023–2024	Western Kentucky
2024–present	Oklahoma State
Head coaching record
Overall	69–35 (.663)
Tournaments	1–3 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2Southland tournament(2022,2023) Southlandregular season (2023) C-USA tournament(2024)
Awards
Southland Coach of the Year (2023)

Steve Lutz(born October 25, 1972) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach atOklahoma State University.He previously served as the head coach atTexas A&M–Corpus ChristiandWestern Kentucky.

Early life

Lutz grew up inSan Antonio, Texasand played basketball and baseball forEast Central High School,graduating in 1991.He then played one season of basketball atRanger Junior Collegebefore arriving at Texas Lutheran.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Lutz started his coaching career with stops at University of Incarnate Word and Garden City CC (Kansas). During his four seasons at UIW, the Crusaders (now Cardinals) went 99–20.

Stephen F. Austin

Lutz spent the next six seasons (2000-2006) under coach Danny Kaspar.

SMU

Lutz spent six seasons at SMU (2006–2010) under coachMatt Doherty.

Creighton

Lutz spent seven seasons at Creighton (2010–2017) under coachGreg McDermott.

Purdue

Lutz spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Purdue (2017–2021). In 2020–21, Lutz coachedJaden Iveyprior to Ivey's #5 overall draft pick in the 2022 NBA draft. Lutz was the Boilermakers' defensive guru working with head coachMatt Painter.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Lutz spent two seasons as the head coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2021–2023). Turning the program around, Lutz finished with a 47–23 record (67.1% win rate) during those two years. Lutz also led the Islanders to aSouthland ConferenceRegular Season Champions, 2×Southland ConferenceTournament Champions, and the program’s first ever2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournamentvictory againstSoutheast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball.

Western Kentucky

On March 18, 2023, Lutz was announced as the new head coach atWestern Kentucky.In his lone season at Western Kentucky, Lutz finished with a 22-12 record including a Conference USA Tournament Championship, which is the school's first ever since joining the conference in 2014 and another trip to theNCAA tournament,which is the school's first tournament appearance since 2013.

Oklahoma State

On April 1, 2024, Lutz was announced as the new head coach atOklahoma State.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders(Southland Conference)(2021–2023)
2021–22	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	23–12	7–7	4th	NCAA Division I First Four
2022–23	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	24–11	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi:		47–23 (.671)	21–11 (.656)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers(Conference USA)(2023–2024)
2023–24	Western Kentucky	22–12	8–8	3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
Western Kentucky:		22–12 (.647)	8–8 (.500)
Oklahoma State Cowboys(Big 12 Conference)(2024–present)
2024–25	Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		69–35 (.663)
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

Personal life

Lutz and his wife, Shannon, have two daughters and a son.