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Kurtis Townsend is an American basketball coach. He is currently assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas, under Bill Self. Townsend was an assistant on the Jayhawks 2007–08 and 2021-22 NCAA national championship team.[1]

Kurtis Townsend
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamKansas
ConferenceBig 12
Playing career
1978–1980Western Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1997California (assistant)
1997–1998Eastern Kentucky (assistant)
1998–2001Michigan (assistant)
2001–2003USC (assistant)
2003–2004Miami (FL) (assistant)
2004–presentKansas (assistant)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2 NCAA Tournament (2008, 2022)

Playing career


Townsend is a 1982 graduate of Western Kentucky University, where he completed his bachelor's degree in recreation and played point guard from 1978–80. The team won the 1980 Ohio Valley Conference championship and earned a bid in the 1980 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech in an overtime game.[2]

Prior to Western Kentucky, Townsend spent two seasons playing at Menlo Junior College in California.

After college, Townsend played one season for the Montana Golden Nuggets of the CBA.


Coaching career


Townsend is currently an assistant coach at the University of Kansas and helped the team win the 2008 and 2022 NCAA Championships. Previous positions include Miami, USC,[3] Michigan, Eastern Kentucky and Cal.[4][5]


Personal life


Townsend resides in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife and his five children. He is the brother of former NBA player Raymond Townsend.


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