Murry Linn Bartow (born August 18, 1961) is an American

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coach who most recently was the interim head coach for the

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. As the head coach of the

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, he was twice named the conference coach of the year, first in the

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in 2004 and later in the

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in 2007.

Career

UAB

Bartow served as the head coach for his alma mater

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(UAB) from 1996 to 2002, succeeding his father

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, the creator of the

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program. At UAB, he compiled a 103–83 overall record with a conference mark of 48–46 and one NCAA Tournament appearance.

East Tennessee State

Bartow was the men's head basketball coach at

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(ETSU) from 2003 to 2015. Bartow's first season at ETSU brought division and conference regular season titles and the

(SoCon) Tournament championship. The team finished 27–6 (15–1 conference) and ended their season in an 80–77 NCAA tournament opening round loss to

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. Bartow was named the SoCon Coach of the Year. Bartow led the Buccaneers to the regular season

title in 2006–07 with a 24–10 overall record, despite the graduation of three starters. Bartow was named Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year. The Buccaneers earned NCAA tournament appearances for winning A-Sun Conference tournament championships in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. Overall, Bartow led the Bucs to three

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appearances in his tenure at ETSU. After a change in the school president and athletic director, Bartow was released at the end of 2015.

University of South Florida

Bartow was hired as an assistant coach at the

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(USF) in August 2016. He was named interim head coach on January 3, 2017 following the firing of head coach Orlando Antigua. Bartow led the team to a 1–16 record during his time as interim head coach.

UCLA

In April 2018, Bartow was hired by

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head coach

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as an assistant coach to replace the fired

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. On December 31, 2018, Bartow was named the interim head coach after Alford was fired in the middle of the 2018–19 season. The Bruins had begun the season 4–0 and ranked No. 17 in the

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, but they lost six of the next nine and finished with a 7–6 record in nonconference play, closing it out with four straight losses. Under Bartow, UCLA opened conference play 2–0 at home against

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schools Stanford and

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. Emphasizing the team's speed and athleticism, he had the Bruins play more aggressive, trapping and applying pressure on defense and attacking on offense by running on both missed and made baskets. Six Bruins scored in double figures against Cal after five reached the threshold against the Cardinal. In their 13 non-conference games under Alford, UCLA never had more than four double-figure scorers. Bartow compiled a 10–10 record as interim head coach at UCLA, including a 9–9 record in regular season Pac-12 games. The Bruins defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. Afterwards, Bartow stated that he was not interested in having his interim tag removed, and expressed optimism that UCLA would "hire a very good coach".

Personal life

Born in

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, Bartow holds a B.A. from UAB and a master's degree from

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. He is married to his wife Tammy (née Earley), and they have 3 children together. His father,

, was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach, coaching UCLA and UAB, among other schools.

Head coaching record

References

External links

East Tennessee State profile
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