Raymond Eugene "Kevin" Sutton (born August 31, 1964) is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island. Sutton previously served as the head boys basketball coach at Bishop McNamara, Montrose Christian,

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and was the head coach for Team USA in the 2011 Nike/USA Basketball Hoop Summit.

Playing career

In 1988, Sutton graduated from James Madison University where he played three years of varsity basketball and lettered each season.

High school coaching

Sutton coached at five nationally ranked high school programs— Flint Hill Prep (1988–1990), Harker Prep (1990–1992), St. John's Prospect Hall (1992–1998), Montrose Christian and Montverde Academy (2004–2011)—amassing a 489–102 record and winning two national championships. In 1998, he was the associate head coach on the USA Today Super 25 National Championship team and in 2007, he was the head coach of the Montverde Academy Hoops.Com National Championship team led by future NBA player Solomon Alabi. While at Montverde Academy, Sutton's program was labeled a "basketball factory" by the Orlando Sentinel. Sutton coached seven nationally ranked teams and compiled a 186-33 record, while turning out 55 Division I scholarship athletes and three All-America selections. During his final two seasons at Montverde, Sutton was assisted by former NBA player

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College coaching

Sutton had a pair of two-year stints as an assistant coach at both James Madison University and Old Dominion University under Coach Jeff Capel. In 2011, Sutton was hired at George Washington University. In 2013, Sutton joined the staff at Georgetown University under coach

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as an assistant coach at University of Pittsburgh.

Team USA

Sutton has also been selected as a coach for

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on three occasions. He was an assistant coach at the Hoop Festival for the East team, had a two-year stint with the Junior Developmental Team (U16), which won a gold medal at the FIBA Americas Tournament in Argentina, and he was the head coach for the Nike/USA Basketball Hoop Summit, a game showcasing the top 10 international players against the top 10 American players. Led by Austin Rivers and

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, Sutton's Team USA beat the World Team 92-80.

Personal life

Sutton and his wife, Beth, have four children, Aaron, Kayleigh, Isaiah and Rileigh.

Notable players coached

* Cory Alexander * Solomon Alabi * Bradley Beal * James Bell *

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* George Lynch *

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* Haukur Palsson *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Kevin 1964 births Living people George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball coaches Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball coaches Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball coaches James Madison Dukes men's basketball players Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball coaches High school basketball coaches in the United States American men's basketball players