Ernie Kent
Ernie Kent (born January 22, 1955)
Teams coached: Saint Mary’s Gaels, Oregon Ducks, Washington State Cougars
Saint Mary’s record: 90-80 (.529)
Oregon record: 235-173 (.576)
Washington State record: 58-98 (.372)
Overall record: 383-351 (.522)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 6 (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 2 (2002, 2007)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1999, 2004)
- Pac-12 Regular Season Champion: 1 (2002)
- WCC Regular Season Champion: 1 (1997)
- Pac-12 Tournament Champion: 2 (2003, 2007)
- WCC Tournament Champion: 1 (1997)
Awards:
- Pac-12 Coach of the Year: 1 (2002)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2014-2019 | Washington State |
| 1997-2010 | Oregon |
| 1991-1997 | Saint Mary’s |
| 1989-1991 | Stanford (asst) |
| 1987-1989 | Colorado State (asst) |
Ernie Kent Facts
- Ernest Kent
- Born January 22, 1955
- Hometown: Rockford, Illinois
- Alma Mater: University of Oregon (BA, 1977)
- Played four seasons for the Oregon Ducks under former head coach Dick Harter
- Started his coaching career with the Al-Khaleej Club in Saudi Arabia, leading the team from 1980-1987
- Was an assistant for two seasons at Colorado State under Boyd Grant, then for two seasons at Stanford under Hall of Fame head coach Mike Montgomery
- Won 90 games over six seasons as Saint Mary’s head coach, going to the NCAA Tournament in 1997
- Hired that off-season to become the head coach at his alma mater, Oregon, where he would stay for 13 seasons
- Led the Ducks to five NCAA Tournaments and 2 NITs as head coach, including two trips to the Elite Eight (2002 & 2007)
- In 2022, Kent was inducted into the Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame
- Became the head coach at Washington State in March 2014 after several years out of coaching
- Fired in March 2019 after five seasons, going 58-98 during that tenure
- Along with his wife, Diana, has three children
Ernie Kent Coaching Tree
- John Cooper (Miami OH, Tennessee State)
- Mike Dunlap (Loyola Marymount, Charlotte Bobcats)
- Greg Graham (Boise State)
- Jay John (Oregon State)
- Kenny Payne (Louisville)
- Bennie Seltzer (Evansville)
- Kenny Tripp (Adams State)