Louis Rowe
Louis Rowe (born December 26, 1972)
Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: Oregon Ducks (Head coach: Dana Altman)
Current conference: Big Ten Conference
Teams coached: James Madison Dukes
James Madison record: 43-85 (.336)
Overall record: 43-85 (.336)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2023-present | Oregon (asst) |
| 2021-2023 | South Florida (asst) |
| 2016-2020 | James Madison |
| 2015-2016 | Bowling Green (asst) |
| 2013-2015 | FIU (asst) |
| 2012-2013 | Rider (asst) |
| 2010-2012 | James Madison (asst) |
| 2007-2010 | James Madison (grad. asst) |
Louis Rowe Facts
- Louis Rowe
- Born December 26, 1972
- Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Alma Mater: James Madison University (BA)
- Started his college career playing for Lon Kruger at Florida before transferring to JMU in 1992; finished his career playing with the Dukes for HOF head coach Lefty Driesell
- Spent nine years playing professionally overseas, winning championships in Sweden (1996) and Belgium (2000)
- Returned to the States in 2004 and started his coaching career with stints at Osceola HS (FL) and Dixie Hollis HS (FL)
- Joined Dean Keener‘s staff as a graduate assistant at JMU in 2007 and stayed on for another four seasons – the last two as a full-time assistant – under next head coach Matt Brady
- Spent the next four seasons as an assistant coach; one under Tommy Dempsey at Rider, two with Anthony Evans at FIU and one more under Michael Huger at Bowling Green
- Was hired in March 2016 to be the head coach at his alma mater, James Madison
- Compiled a 43-85 record in four seasons at the helm but did not reach the postseason and was let go in March 2020
- Rowe spent two seasons as an assistant at South Florida under head coach Brian Gregory
- Hired in September 2023 to be an assistant coach under Dana Altman at Oregon
Louis Rowe Coaching Tree
- Larry Davis (Mars Hill)