Marty Fletcher
Marty Fletcher (born March 6, 1951)
Teams coached: VMI Keydets, Southwestern Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, Denver Pioneers, UCCS Mountain Lions
VMI record: 37-75 (.330)
Southwestern Louisiana record: 176-146 (.547)
Denver record^: 33-77 (.300)
UCCS record^: 5-22 (.185)
Overall record^: 251-320 (.440)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1992, 1994)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Sun Belt Regular Season Champion: 1 (1992)
- Sun Belt Tournament Champion: 2 (1992, 1994)
Awards:
- Sun Belt Coach of the Year: 1 (1992)
- SoCon Coach of the Year: 1 (1985)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2003-2004 | UCCS |
| 2001-2004 | UCCS (women’s) |
| 1997-2001 | Denver |
| 1986-1997 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1982-1986 | VMI |
| 1978-1982 | NC State (asst) |
| 1976-1978 | Niagara (asst) |
Marty Fletcher Facts
- Martin P. Fletcher
- Born March 6, 1951
- Hometown: Washington, D.C.
- Alma Mater: University of Maryland (BA, 1973)
- Graduated from DeMatha Catholic HS (MD) and played several years for legendary head coach Morgan Wootten before he was cut from the team before his senior year; came back during his undergrad years to help Wootten coaching the JV and later varsity squads
- Coached at DeMatha throughout his four years at Maryland plus another three seasons after graduation (1969-76)
- Moved up to the college ranks in 1976, spending two years as an assistant under Dan Raskin at Niagara
- Spent four years at NC State, two each under Norm Sloan and Jim Valvano, where he was part of two NCAA Tournament teams
- Hired as the head coach at VMI in 1982 and led the Keydets for four seasons; turned the program around from just 2 wins in his first season to a 16-14 record in his third, for which he was named 1985 SoCon COY
- Left for Southwestern Louisiana in 1986 and coached the Ragin’ Cajuns for eleven seasons, going 176-146 overall
- Won a Sun Belt title – and was Sun Belt COY – in 1992 and went to two NCAA Tournaments via Sun Belt Tournament titles
- Resigned in 1997 following a second sub-.500 season in the previous three years
- Became the head coach at Denver in 1997, then a Division II program about to move up to Division I
- Was just 33-77 in four seasons but helped transition the program to the next level, joining the Sun Belt in 1999
- Left Denver in 2001 and became the head women’s coach at D-II Colorado-Colorado Springs (UCCS)
- Coached the women’s team for three seasons (37-45 overall) and for the 2003-04 he also coached the men’s team, a rare instance of double duty; was just 5-22 with the men’s team
- Later worked for the Mountain West Conference as the Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials
Marty Fletcher Coaching Tree
- Joe Cantafio (Furman, VMI)
- Robert Lee (Louisiana-Lafayette)
- David Patrick (Sacramento State, UC Riverside)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the Division I and Division II levels (men’s basketball only)
