Mark Gottfried

Mark Gottfried (born January 20, 1964)

Teams coached: Murray State Racers, Alabama Crimson Tide, NC State Wolfpack, Cal State Northridge Matadors
Murray State record: 69-23 (.750)
Alabama record: 210-131 (.616)
NC State record: 123-86 (.589)
Cal State Northridge record: 37-51 (.420)
Overall record: 439-291 (.601)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  11  (1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  3  (2004, 2012, 2015)
• NCAA Tournament Final Four:  0
• NIT Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 2001)
• NIT Appearances:  4  (1996, 1999, 2001, 2007)
• CBI Appearances:  1 (2019)
• SEC Regular Season Champion:  2  (2002, 2005)
• Ohio Valley Regular Season Champion:  3  (1996, 1997, 1998)
• Ohio Valley Tournament Champion:  2  (1997, 1998)

Awards:

• SEC Coach of the Year:  1  (2002)
• Ohio Valley Coach of the Year:  1  (1998)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2018-2021	Cal State Northridge
2011-2017	NC State
1998-2009	Alabama
1995-1998	Murray State
1987-1995	UCLA (asst)

Mark Gottfried Facts

• Mark Frederick Gottfried
• Born January 20, 1964
• Hometown: Mobile, Alabama
• Alma Mater: University of Alabama (BA, 1987)
• Played at Oral Roberts (1983-84) and Alabama (1984-87); with the Tide he was coached by Wimp Sanderson
  • Was drafted in the seventh round of the 1987 NBA Draft, but never played any professional basketball
• Spent eight seasons as an assistant at UCLA head coach Jim Harrick, and was on staff in 1995 when the Bruins won the NCAA National Championship
• First head coaching job was at Murray State, where he won 69 games and went to two NCAA Tournaments in three seasons
• Took over as head coach at his alma mater, Alabama, in 1998
  • Led the Tide to five NCAA Tournaments (including one Elite Eight) and a runner-up finish in the 2001 NIT during his tenure
  • Resigned from Alabama midway through the 2008-09 season and took some time away from coaching
• Hired in 2011 as the head coach at NC State
  • Won 22+ games and went to the NCAA Tournament in each of his first four seasons at the helm in Raleigh, including two trips to the Sweet Sixteen
  • Fired in February 2017 following two straight seasons without a postseason appearance
• Returned to coaching in March 2018 when he was introduced as the new head coach at Cal State Northridge
  • In 2021, Gottfried and his staff were placed on paid administrative leave as the school investigated potential rules violations and then was later let go officially after three years at the helm; went 37-51 overall with the Matadors

Mark Gottfried Coaching Tree

• Tevester Anderson (Jackson State, Murray State)
• Linc Darner (Tampa, Green Bay, Florida Southern, Saint Joseph’s IN)
• Orlando Early (Louisiana-Monroe)
• Johnny Jones (Texas Southern, LSU)
• Antoine Pettway (Kennesaw State)
• Heath Schroyer (McNeese State)
• Mo Williams (Jackson State, Alabama State)