Larry Shyatt
Larry Shyatt (born April 8, 1951)
Teams coached: Wyoming Cowboys, Clemson Tigers
Wyoming record: 117-78 (.600)
Clemson record: 70-84 (.455)
Overall record: 187-162 (.536)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2015)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1999)
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1998, 1999)
- CBI Appearances: 3 (2012, 2013, 2014)
- Mountain West Tournament Champion: 1 (2015)
Awards:
- WAC Coach of the Year: 1 (1998)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2016-2019 | Dallas Mavericks (asst) |
| 2011-2016 | Wyoming |
| 2004-2011 | Florida (asst) |
| 1998-2003 | Clemson |
| 1997-1998 | Wyoming |
| 1994-1997 | Clemson (asst) |
| 1988-1994 | Providence (asst) |
| 1982-1988 | New Mexico (asst) |
| 1976-1982 | Cleveland State (asst) |
| 1975-1976 | Utah (asst) |
| 1973-1975 | Akron (grad. asst) |
Larry Shyatt Facts
- Lawrence Allen Shyatt
- Born April 8, 1951
- Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
- Alma Mater: The College of Wooster (BA, 1973) / University of Akron (MA, 1975)
- Played basketball at Cleveland Heights HS and then at the College of Wooster (OH)
- Started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Akron under head coach Wyatt Webb
- Spent the next 22 years as a collegiate assistant, working under head coaches Jerry Pimm (Utah), Ray Dieringer (Cleveland State), Gary Colson (New Mexico) and Rick Barnes (Providence & Clemson)
- Left Clemson in 1997 to become head coach at Wyoming, leading the Cowboys to the 1998 NIT, then returned to be the Tigers’ coach after one season
- Won 70 games in five years as Clemson’s head coach, finished as 1999 NIT runner-up but got no other postseason bids
- Spent seven seasons as an assistant for Billy Donovan at Florida, a tenure that included back-to-back NCAA National Championships (2006-07)
- Returned to Wyoming as head coach in 2011, working there for five seasons (six total)
- Went to the CBI in each of his first three seasons before winning the MWC Tournament in 2015 to earn a trip to the Big Dance
- Resigned from his role as head coach in March 2016
- Worked on Rick Carlisle’s staff with the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA for three seasons (2016-19)
- Along with his wife, Pam, has three sons
Larry Shyatt Coaching Tree
- Matthew Driscoll (North Florida)
- Allen Edwards (Wyoming)
- Dustin Kerns (Appalachian State, Presbyterian)
- Wes Long (Queens NC)
- Anthony Solomon (St. Bonaventure)
- Will Wade (McNeese, LSU, VCU, Chattanooga)
