Bobby Lutz (born April 4, 1958) is an American basketball coach. He is currently an Associate AD for the

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Rebels men's basketball team. From 2016 to 2017, he was an assistant coach of the

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of the

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. He previously was an associate head coach at

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Wolfpack men's basketball team after being an assistant coach there. Lutz was also head coach of the Charlotte 49ers basketball team from 1998 to 2010.

Early career

Lutz graduated from

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in 1976 and from the

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in 1980 with a

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in Psychology and Economics. He taught social studies and coached basketball at several high schools in

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. In 1984 he received a job as a graduate assistant coach for the men's basketball team at

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. Prior to the 1986–87 season he was named head coach at Pfeiffer College in Misenheimer, North Carolina. He led the Falcons to a 181–91 record in his nine years as their coach, including one berth in the NAIA championship game.

Charlotte

In 1995 Lutz was named the head coach at

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, but resigned two weeks after accepting the job in order to become an assistant coach at his alma mater under head coach Jeff Mullins. He served as an assistant under Mullins (1995–96) and his successor,

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(1996–98). When Watkins accepted the head coaching job at

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, Lutz was promoted and became the eighth head coach of the Charlotte 49ers on April 9, 1998. The 49ers enjoyed consistent success during Lutz's tenure, reaching the NCAA tournament five times (

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and

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), plus three appearances in the NIT (2000, 2006 and 2008). In 2005 Lutz was a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award. On February 23, 2008, Charlotte won at home over Saint Louis 81–64, giving Lutz 183 wins at Charlotte and the all-time mark for wins by a 49ers coach, passing Mullins' 182 wins accumulated between 1985 and 1996. Lutz' 49ers were expected to contend for their first NCAA Tournament berth as an

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member in 2009-10. With eight games to go in the season, they had a record of 18-5 and seemed well on their way to a bid. However, they went 1-7 the rest of the way. They bottomed out in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament against UMass when they came out of a timeout with six men on the court. The resulting technical foul derailed a last-ditch rally, and they lost the game. After not even receiving an NIT bid, Lutz was fired on March 15, 2010. He compiled a 218–158 record at UNC Charlotte,Bobby Lutz hire gives Iowa State experience on bench - ESPN
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under head coach

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D-League

On September 30, 2016, Lutz was appointed an assistant coach of the

, a new

franchise, under head coach Nate Loenser. Lutz helped Coach this team to a 23-27 record. This was good for 7th in the Eastern Conference, but only the top four teams get into the playoffs. At the conclusion of the 2016-17 season, Windy City Bulls head coach Nate Loenser switched jobs with

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assistant coach Charlie Henry and Lutz was not a part of Henry's 2017-18 staff.

Head coaching record

Personal

Lutz has a wife and two daughters.

References

External links

Bobby Lutz Profile - NC State University Official Athletic Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lutz, Bobby 1958 births Living people American men's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from North Carolina Charlotte 49ers men's basketball coaches Clemson Tigers men's basketball coaches College men's basketball head coaches in the United States High school basketball coaches in the United States Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball coaches NC State Wolfpack men's basketball coaches People from Hickory, North Carolina Pfeiffer Falcons men's basketball coaches University of North Carolina at Charlotte alumni Windy City Bulls coaches