Keith Urgo Explained

Keith Urgo
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Fordham
Current Conference:Atlantic 10
Birth Date:25 April 1980
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Player Years1:1998–2002
Player Team1:Fairfield
Coach Years1:2004–2007
Coach Team1:Gonzaga College HS (assistant)
Admin Years1:2007–2008
Admin Team1:Villanova (video assistant)
Admin Years2:2008–2010
Admin Team2:Villanova (Director of Basketball Operations)
Coach Years4:2010–2012
Coach Team4:Villanova (assistant)
Coach Years5:2012–2021
Coach Team5:Penn State (assistant)
Coach Years6:2021–2022
Coach Team6:Fordham (Associate HC)
Coach Years7:2022–present
Coach Team7:Fordham
Awards:Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2023)

Keith Urgo (born April 25, 1980) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Fordham Rams men's basketball program in the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]

Early years and playing career

Urgo was born in Washington D.C. the 8th of 10 children to parents originally from Brooklyn; his father attended Fordham.[2] [3] Urgo attended Gonzaga College High School. For college, he attended Fairfield University where he was a dual sport athlete, playing basketball and lacrosse.[4]

Coaching career

After graduating from college, Urgo founded the non-profit organization, Playing for Peace.[5] He began his coaching career in 2004 as an assistant coach for Gonzaga College High School, his former high school before leaving in 2008 for Villanova, where he started off as a video assistant before becoming the teams director of basketball operations.[1] In 2012 he was hired by Penn State, where he served as an assistant head coach for 10 years.[6] In 2021 he was hired as the associate head coach for Fordham under Kyle Neptune.

On April 28, 2022 Urgo was named the head coach of Fordham following the departure of Neptune to Villanova.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keith Urgo - Head Coach - Staff Directory. Fordham University Athletics.
  2. Web site: Keith Urgo getting 'indescribable' chance as Fordham's new basketball coach . 29 April 2022 .
  3. News: Perspective Fordham men’s basketball came out of nowhere. Its new coach can relate. . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-03-02 . 0190-8286.
  4. Web site: Keith Urgo College Stats. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. Web site: Counselor shares experiences using basketball to seek peace. July 30, 2003.
  6. Web site: Keith Urgo - Men's Basketball Coach. Penn State University Athletics.
  7. Web site: NCAA Coaching Carousel: Fordham Officially Elevates Keith Urgo to Head Coach . .
  8. Web site: Keith Urgo Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Fordham University. Fordham University Athletics.