Chris Ogden Explained

Chris Ogden
Current Title:General Manager
Current Team:Texas
Current Conference:Big 12
Birth Date:16 October 1980
Birth Place:Seminole, Texas, U.S.
Player Years1:1999–2003
Player Team1:Texas
Coach Years1:2008–2015
Coach Team1:Texas (assistant)
Coach Years2:2015–2016
Coach Team2:Tennessee (assistant)
Coach Years3:2016–2018
Coach Team3:Texas Tech (assistant)
Coach Years4:2018–2021
Coach Team4:UT Arlington
Coach Years5:2021–present
Coach Team5:Texas (General Manager / Assistant Coach)
Overall Record:44–47
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Christopher Kyle Ogden (born October 16, 1980)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is the currently an assistant coach at Texas.[2] He was previously the head coach at UT Arlington.[3] [4]

Playing career

Ogden was a four-year player at Texas from 1999 to 2003, playing for Rick Barnes where he was a member of four NCAA tournament teams, and graduated as the school's all-time winningest player, as he was a part of 97 wins.[1] [5]

Coaching career

While completing his undergraduate studies, Ogden assumed a student assistant role, and move into various administrative roles for Texas until 2008, when he was elevated to assistant coach.[1] He remained on staff with Barnes through 2015, and followed Barnes to Tennessee as an assistant coach for the 2015–2016 season.[6] Ogden returned to his home state as an assistant coach under Chris Beard at Texas Tech for two seasons.[7]

On April 6, 2018, Ogden was named the eighth head coach in UT Arlington basketball history, replacing Scott Cross.[4] [8]

Ogden returned to his alma mater in 2021 as an assistant under Beard, who took the Texas job on April 1.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Ogden. University of Texas at Austin. TexasSports.com. July 13, 2018.
  2. News: Texas hires UTA head coach Chris Ogden as an assistant. burntorangenation.com. Wescott. Eberts. April 1, 2021. April 1, 2021.
  3. Web site: Chris Ogden Bio :: UTAMavs.com :: The Official Site of UT Arlington Mavericks Men's Basketball.
  4. Web site: Ogden Named Eighth Men's Basketball Coach in UTA History.
  5. Web site: Chris Ogden College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. Web site: University of Tennessee Athletics. utsports.com.
  7. Web site: Texas Tech Athletics. texastech.com.
  8. Web site: UT Arlington hires new men's basketball coach - and Kevin Durant approves.