Steve Lutz (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders)

Steve Lutz

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
Current conference: Southland Conference
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi record: 23-12 (.657)
Overall record: 23-12 (.657)

Steve Lutz
Born October 25, 1972
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Alma Mater: Texas Lutheran University (BA, 1995) / University of Incarnate Word (M.Ed, 1997)
Played at Texas Lutheran and served as team captain as a senior in 1994-95
Started his coaching career working under Danny Kaspar at then-NAIA Incarnate Word in his hometown, San Antonio
After one year at Garden City CC in Kansas, Lutz reunited with Kaspar in 2000 at D-I Stephen F. Austin
- In ten total seasons under Kaspar, Lutz was part of three postseason tournaments (all NAIA at UIW)
Hired in 2006 by new SMU head coach Matt Doherty and worked with the Mustangs for the next four seasons
Left Texas to join Greg McDermott‘s staff in 2010; made his first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance with the Bluejays in 2012 and went to four in total in his seven years there
- Played a role in the development of Doug McDermott, an All-American, National POY and future NBA player
Worked on Matt Painter‘s staff at Purdue from 2017-21, going to the NCAA Tournament every year (excluding 2020)
In April 2021, Lutz was hired to be the fourth-ever head coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Along with his wife, Shannon, has two daughters and one son