Bobby Lutz
Bobby Lutz (born April 4, 1958)
Teams coached: Pfeiffer Falcons, Charlotte 49ers
Pfeiffer record^: 180-89 (.669)
Charlotte record: 218-158 (.580)
Overall record^: 398-247 (.617)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 3 (2000, 2006, 2008)
- Conference USA Regular Season Champion: 1 (2004)
- Carolinas (NAIA) Regular Season Champion: 6 (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
- Conference USA Tournament Champion: 2 (1999, 2001)
- NAIA National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1995)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 6 (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
- NAIA Tournament Final Four: 3 (1991, 1992, 1995)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2021-2022 | Ole Miss (assoc. AD) |
| 2019-2021 | Nebraska (special asst) |
| 2016-2017 | Windy City Bulls (asst) |
| 2012-2016 | NC State (assoc. HC) |
| 2011-2012 | NC State (asst) |
| 2010-2011 | Iowa State (asst) |
| 1998-2010 | Charlotte |
| 1995-1998 | Charlotte (asst) |
| 1986-1995 | Pfeiffer |
| 1984-1986 | Clemson (asst) |
Bobby Lutz Facts
- Bobby Lutz
- Born April 4, 1958
- Hometown: Denver, North Carolina
- Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (BA, 1980) / Winthrop University (MA, 1985) / Clemson University (MA, 1986)
- The NC-native attended Bandys HS in Catawba and then UNC Charlotte
- Started career as a teacher and boys basketball coach at Parkwood HS and Bunker Bill HS in his home state
- Hired in 1984 to join Cliff Ellis‘ staff at Clemson, working as an assistant there for two seasons
- Spent nine years as the head coach at NAIA Pfeiffer College (NC), going 181-91 over his tenure
- Won the Carolinas Conference title six times and reached the NAIA Final Four three times (finished runner-up in 1995)
- Returned to alma mater Charlotte to be an assistant under Jeff Mullins, then stayed on for two years under Melvin Watkins
- Elevated to head coach of the 49ers in 1998, going 218-158 in 12 seasons at the helm
- Claimed the C-USA title in 2004, won two C-USA Tournaments and reached five NCAA Tournaments
- Fired in March 2010 after finishing below .500 in two of the previous four seasons
- Spent one year on Fred Hoiberg‘s staff at Iowa State then five years with Mark Gottfried at NC State
- After one year with the D-League’s Windy City Bulls and a couple of years out of coaching
- Hired by Hoiberg at Nebraska in May 2019 and spent the next two years as special assistant to the head coach
- Moved on to Ole Miss in 2021, spending one seasons as associate AD for men’s basketball on the staff of head coach Kermit Davis
- Along with his wife, Janet, has two adult daughters, Natalie and Christine
Bobby Lutz Coaching Tree
- Orlando Early (Louisiana-Monroe)
- Benny Moss (Coastal Carolina, UNC Wilmington)
- Kevin Nickelberry (Howard, Hampton)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and NAIA levels