Lou Goetz

Teams coached: Richmond Spiders
Richmond record: 38-44 (.463)
Overall record: 38-44 (.463)

Lou Goetz
Born March 3, 1946
Died January 19, 2021
Hometown: Passaic, New Jersey
Alma Mater: Rutgers University (BS, 1969)
Born to a Jewish family, Goetz was a star basketball player at Passiac HS (NJ) under head coach Dick Tarrant
Went on to home state school Rutgers, where he played for the Scarlet Knights and head coach Bill E. Foster
Hired by Foster in 1971 to be one of his assistant coaches at Utah, spending three seasons in Salt Lake City
- Foster left for Duke in 1974 and in 1975 he again hired Goetz to be one of his assistants
- Goetz was part of the Utes’ 1974 NIT Runner-Up finish and the Blue Devils’ 1978 NCAA Runner-Up finish
Became a head coach at age 32 was he was hired to lead the Richmond Spiders’ program in 1978
- Went 38-44 in three seasons, improving win totals each year after taking over a team that went 4-22
- Resigned in June 1981 to join the private sector and spend more time with his wife and young daughter
- Turned the program over to eventual 4x CAA COY Tarrant, whom he had hired as one of his own assistants
Worked in property development and real estate after coaching, settling back in the Raleigh, NC area
Passed away from cancer in 2021 at the age of 74; survived by his wife, Tracey, and their two children