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Andy Enfield
Enfield in 2014.
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSMU
ConferenceACC
Record4–2 (.667)
Biographical details
Born (1969-06-08) June 8, 1969 (age 55)
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1987–1991Johns Hopkins
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
1998–2000Boston Celtics (assistant)
2006–2011Florida State (assistant)
2011–2013Florida Gulf Coast
2013–2024USC
2024–presentSMU
Head coaching record
Overall265–177 (.600)
Tournaments
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
ASUN tournament (2013)
Awards
NABC third-team All-American (1991)
2× First-team All-UAA (1990, 1991)
2× Academic All-America (1990, 1991)
Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2021)

Andrew William Enfield (born June 8, 1969) is an American basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at Southern Methodist University. He came to national prominence as head coach at Florida Gulf Coast when it made an unexpected run to the Sweet 16 round of the 2013 NCAA tournament as a No. 15 seed.

Originally from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Enfield played college basketball at Johns Hopkins University as a shooting guard and graduated with 18 school records. He holds the all-time NCAA record for free throw shooting percentage.[1] A basketball coach since 1994, Enfield began his career as an assistant coach for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics, after which he went on a brief hiatus from coaching to work as a business executive. In 2006, Enfield returned to coaching as an assistant at Florida State. Enfield got his first head-coaching position at Florida Gulf Coast in 2011.

After two seasons at Florida Gulf Coast, Enfield became the head coach of the USC Trojans in 2013. Enfield has led USC to six postseason appearances, five in the NCAA Tournament (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023) and once in the NIT (2018).

On April 1, 2024, Enfield was named the head coach at SMU, ahead of the program's move to the ACC beginning with the 2024–25 season.[2]

Early life and education

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Andrew William Enfield graduated as class valedictorian from Shippensburg High School in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.[3] He attended Johns Hopkins University, where he was the first recruit of longtime head basketball head coach Bill Nelson. Enfield was a shooting guard and currently holds 18 school records, such as career points (2,025), single-season points (610), career scoring average (18.8), career field goals (680), career three-pointers (234), career three-point percentage (.470), career free throws (431), single-season free-throw percentage (95.3), and career minutes (3,542).[1] He also set the NCAA record for career free throw percentage (.925)[4] (since broken by Blake Ahearn) and was named a Division III Academic All-American in 1990 and 1991 and NABC All-American in 1991.[5] Enfield graduated from JHU with a bachelor's degree in economics and earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. He earned an MBA from the University of Maryland.[6]

Career

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Career background

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To supplement his income, Enfield and former Johns Hopkins lacrosse coach Dave Pietramala operated lacrosse and basketball camps, which focused on shooting. This evolved into consulting, where Enfield advertised himself as "the shot doctor." He moved to New York City and formed his first company which sold videos teaching basketball shooting techniques.

In 2000, Enfield invested in and was hired as a vice president of finance at TractManager, a healthcare software startup. The company's founder/CEO, Thomas A. Rizk, said he "saw some genius in Andy in everything he did". Enfield remained with the company for more than five years and, as of March 2013, still owns stock in it; Rizk stated the company is worth significantly more than the $100 million figure he claimed was erroneously reported by Sports Illustrated.[7]

Coaching career

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Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, and Florida State

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Beginning in 1994, Enfield's work as a shooting consultant led to jobs as a shooting coach for two years each with the Milwaukee Bucks and then the Boston Celtics. After leaving TractManager, he was an assistant coach for five years to Leonard Hamilton with the Florida State Seminoles, which earned three trips to the NCAA tournament.

Florida Gulf Coast University

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In 2011, Enfield was hired as the second head coach of Florida Gulf Coast University. In his first season, he led the team to the finals of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, losing to regular-season champion Belmont. In 2012–13, FGCU first attracted attention by beating Miami and finishing in second place as the second seed in the Atlantic Sun tournament. After defeating regular season champion Mercer in the championship game, the Eagles earned a No. 15 seed in the South Region of the NCAA tournament, where they upset No. 2 seed Georgetown in the first round and No. 7 seed San Diego State in the second round, making them the first No. 15 seed to reach the regional semifinals (popularly known as the "Sweet 16").[8] Their run ended after being defeated 62–50 by No. 3 Florida.

USC

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On April 1, 2013, the University of Southern California hired Enfield as its head basketball coach.[9][10] He replaced Bob Cantu, who took over in the middle of the 2012–13 season on an interim basis from Kevin O'Neill, who was fired.[10] At first, the Trojans could not repeat the success of Enfield's previous team, finishing last in the Pac-12 in Enfield's first two seasons, but they made the NCAA tournament in his third season. In his fourth season, Enfield and the Trojans got out to a 14–0 start before dropping their conference opener to Oregon. Enfield recorded his 100th win as a head coach in a victory over conference opponent Stanford.

SMU

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On April 1, 2024, Enfield was hired as the head men's basketball coach at SMU after 11 seasons at USC.

Personal life

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Enfield's wife is former model Amanda Marcum.[11] They have two daughters, Aila and Lily, and a son, Marcum.[2][12][13] Enfield was inducted into Johns Hopkins University's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.[1]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2011–2013)
2011–12 Florida Gulf Coast 15–17 8–10 T–6th
2012–13 Florida Gulf Coast 26–11 13–5 2nd NCAA Division I Sweet 16
Florida Gulf Coast: 41–28 (.594) 21–15 (.583)
USC Trojans (Pac-12 Conference) (2013–2024)
2013–14 USC 11–21 2–16 12th
2014–15 USC 12–20 3–15 12th
2015–16 USC 21–13 9–9 6th NCAA Division I Round of 64
2016–17 USC 26–10 10–8 T–5th NCAA Division I Round of 32
2017–18 USC 24–12 12–6 2nd NIT Second Round
2018–19 USC 16–17 8–10 T–8th
2019–20 USC 22–9 11–7 T–3rd Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21 USC 25–8 15–5 2nd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2021–22 USC 26–8 14–6 3rd NCAA Division I Round of 64
2022–23 USC 22–11 14–6 T–2nd NCAA Division I Round of 64
2023–24 USC 15–18 8–12 T–9th
USC: 220–147 (.599) 106–100 (.515)
SMU Mustangs (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25 SMU 4–1 0–0
SMU: 4–1 0–0
Total: 265–176 (.601)

      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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Norlander, Matt (March 27, 2013). "Before he was a star, he was a star: Andy Enfield at Johns Hopkins". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ENFIELD NAMED HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH AT SMU". SMUMustangs.com. April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Casey, Tim (March 23, 2013). "Florida Gulf Coast coach Andy Enfield, Johns Hopkins' leading scorer, succeeds again". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ^ O'Neil, Dana (March 22, 2013). "Florida Gulf Coast coach's risks paying off". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "JHU Hall of Famer Andy Enfield Named Head Coach at Florida Gulf Coast". Johns Hopkins University. 31 March 2011.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Howard, Johnette (March 28, 2013). "Andy Enfield has options". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Strauss, Chris (March 26, 2013). "Andy Enfield's ex-boss reveals the coach's other career". USA Today. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Layden, Tim (March 23, 2013). "FGCU's Andy Enfield enjoys strange path to sport's pinnacle". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Klein, Gary (April 3, 2013). "Andy Enfield introduced as USC's basketball coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Thamel, Pete (April 1, 2013). "USC taps FGCU's Andy Enfield as next head coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ Boren, Cindy (March 22, 2013). "Andy Enfield's wife was a supermodel. You may be seeing a lot more of her". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Ebright, Olsen (April 3, 2013). "USC "Resets" Hoops Program With Andy Enfield Hire". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "Andy Enfield - Men's Basketball Coach". USCtrojans.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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