Bobby Paschal

Bobby Paschal (born October 22, 1941)

Teams coached: Southwestern Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, South Florida Bulls
Southwestern Louisiana record: 153-85 (.643)
South Florida record: 127-159 (.444)
Overall record: 280-244 (.534)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  4  (1982, 1983, 1990, 1992)
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  5  (1980, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1995)
• Southland Regular Season Champion:  1  (1982)
• Sun Belt Tournament Champion:  1  (1990)
• Southland Tournament Champion:  1  (1982)

Awards:

• Sun Belt Coach of the Year:  1  (1990)
• Southland Coach of the Year:  1  (1982)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1986-1996	South Florida
1978-1986	Southwestern Louisiana
1974-1978	Southwestern Louisiana (asst)

Bobby Paschal Facts

• Bobby Paschal
• Born October 22, 1941
• Hometown: Enterprise, Alabama
• Alma Mater: Stetson University (BA, 1964)
• The AL-native played basketball for head coach Glenn Wilkes at Stetson
• Arrived at Southwestern Louisiana (now known simply as Louisiana) in 1974, working under Jim Hatfield
  • The program was coming out of an NCAA-sanctioned “death penalty” and did not compete 1973-75
  • Took over as the Ragin’ Cajuns’ head coach in 1978, a position he held for the next eight seasons
    • Led the team to two NCAA Tournaments and three NITs; went 153-85 overall
• Became the head coach at South Florida in 1986, coaching the Bulls for ten seasons
  • Went to two NCAA Tournaments – the first two in program history – and won 127 total games
  • Transitioned from coaching to administration in 1996, spending the next eight years as assistant to the AD
• Inducted into both the Louisiana Basketball HOF (c/o 2005) and the USF Athletic HOF (c/o 2013)

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