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]
| Current position | |
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| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Kansas |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1980 | Western Kentucky |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1997 | California (assistant) |
| 1997–1998 | Eastern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1998–2001 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 2001–2003 | USC (assistant) |
| 2003–2004 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
| 2004–present | Kansas (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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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.
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]
Townsend resides in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife and his five children. He is the brother of former NBA player Raymond Townsend.
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball 2007–08 NCAA champions | |
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Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball 2021–22 NCAA champions | |
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