Kevin Eastman
Kevin Eastman (born April 7, 1955)
Teams coached: Belmont Abbey Crusaders, UNC Wilmington Seahawks, Washington State Cougars
Belmont Abbey record^: 65-22 (.747)
UNC Wilmington record: 59-53 (.527)
Washington State record: 69-78 (.469)
Overall record^: 193-153 (.558)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1995, 1996)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1988)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2013-2014 | Los Angeles Clippers (asst) |
| 2004-2013 | Boston Celtics (asst) |
| 1994-1999 | Washington State |
| 1990-1994 | UNC Wilmington |
| 1989-1990 | Tulsa (asst) |
| 1986-1989 | Belmont Abbey |
| 1985-1986 | Richmond (asst) |
| 1983-1985 | VCU (asst) |
| 1980-1983 | Colorado State (asst) |
| 1978-1980 | Richmond (asst) |
Kevin Eastman Facts
- Kevin T. Eastman
- Born April 7, 1955
- Hometown: Haddonfield, New Jersey
- Alma Mater: University of Richmond (BS, 1977 & MA, 1986)
- Graduated from Haddonfield Memorial HS (NJ) and then played at Richmond for coaches Lewis Mills and Carl Slone
- Led Haddonfield to a New Jersey state title in 1972 as the team’s captain
- Was a three-time starter and two-time captain for the Spiders
- Started his coaching career at his alma mater, spending two seasons working under new head coach Lou Goetz
- Next stops were a three-year stint at Colorado State under Tony McAndrews and two years under J. D. Barnett at VCU
- Was part of back-to-back Sun Belt titles and NCAA Tournament berths while at VCU
- Returned to his alma mater to coach for one season under new head coach Dick Tarrant
- Spent three seasons as the head coach at NAIA Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina
- Won the NAIA District 26 title each year and appeared in the NAIA National Tournament in 1988
- Also served as the school’s athletic director during his tenure as coach
- Was an assistant for one more season under Barnett, this time at Tulsa in 1989-90
- Hired in 1990 to be the head coach at UNC Wilmington, coaching the Seahawks for four seasons
- Went 59-53 at the helm, improving from 11 wins in his first year to 18 in his fourth
- Left UNCW for Washington State in 1994, coaching the Cougars for the next five seasons
- First head coach to lead Washington State to back-to-back postseason berths (NIT in 1995 & 1996)
- After starting with two winning seasons, Eastman was below .500 in each of. his last three seasons at the helm
- He resigned in 1999 and after some time out of coaching, was hired by Doc Rivers to be an assistant with the Boston Celtics
- Coached the Celtics for all nine years of Rivers’ tenure there and was part of the team’s 2008 NBA title
- Followed Doc to LA in 2013, spending one year as an assistant and two years as VP of Basketball Operations
- Retired in 2016 at the age of 61 after nearly 40 years of working in basketball
- Along with his wife, Wendy, has one son
Kevin Eastman Coaching Tree
- Matt Grahn (Dallas)
- Frank Haith (Tulsa, Missouri, Miami FL)
- Jeff Reynolds (Air Force, Wingate)
- Byron Samuels (Florida A&M, Radford, Hampton)
- Pooh Williamson (Tulsa)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NAIA and NCAA Division I levels