Kevin Kuwik (born April 20, 1974) is an American

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coach and current head men's basketball coach at the

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Coaching career

Kuwik's coaching career began at Christian Brothers in

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where he served as an assistant for two seasons before moving to Saint Michael's in

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for a single year before joining the staff of

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from 2001 to 2008. He'd then spend one season as the director of basketball operations under

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, then taking a video coordinator role under

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for two seasons. In 2011, Kuwik would follow his fellow Ohio State staffer Archie Miller to become an assistant coach at

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, a position he held until 2017. In 2017, Kuwik would become an assistant under

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at Davidson until 2022, when he rejoined Matta at Butler. As an assistant coach, Kuwik has helped schools achieve 10 NCAA tournaments, including 4 appearances in the Round of 32, three appearances in the Sweet 16 and one Elite 8 appearance. He also helped Davidson to two NIT appearances and

to one. He was named the head coach at Army in 2023, following the departure of Jimmy Allen.

Military career

Kuwik is a 1996 graduate of Notre Dame

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, where he was a Distinguished Military Graduate. He served 10 years in the

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, while simultaneously coaching, earning a bronze star while serving in

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Head coaching record

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