Tony Stubblefield | |
Current Title: | Assistant coach |
Current Team: | Oregon |
Current Conference: | Big 10 |
Birth Date: | 28 March 1970 |
Player Years1: | 1989–1991 |
Player Team1: | Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, Wyoming) |
Player Years2: | 1991–1993 |
Player Team2: | Nebraska–Omaha |
Coach Years1: | 1993–1995 |
Coach Team1: | Nebraska–Omaha (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 1995–1996 |
Coach Team2: | Texas–San Antonio (asst.) |
Coach Years3: | 1996–2000 |
Coach Team3: | Texas–Arlington (asst.) |
Coach Years4: | 2000–2005 |
Coach Team4: | New Mexico State (asst.) |
Coach Years5: | 2005 |
Coach Team5: | New Mexico State (Interim HC) |
Coach Years6: | 2005–2006 |
Coach Team6: | New Mexico State (asst.) |
Coach Years7: | 2006–2010 |
Coach Team7: | Cincinnati (asst.) |
Coach Years8: | 2010–2021 |
Coach Team8: | Oregon (asst.) |
Coach Years9: | 2021–2024 |
Coach Team9: | DePaul |
Coach Years10: | 2024–present |
Coach Team10: | Oregon (asst.) |
Anthony Gerard Stubblefield (born March 28, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who last served as the head men's basketball coach at DePaul University.[1] He was previously an assistant for the University of Oregon, University of Cincinnati and New Mexico State University, where he also served as interim head coach during the 2004–2005 season due to Lou Henson's illness.[2]
Stubblefield starred at Broomfield (Colorado) High School and played two seasons at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming before transferring to Nebraska–Omaha for his final two years of eligibility.[3] [4] He'd serve as team captain his senior season.[2]
Stubblefield has served as an assistant coach at Omaha, Texas–San Antonio, Texas–Arlington, and New Mexico State after graduation. He was an interim head coach during the 2004-2005 season for NMSU as Lou Henson battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma and compiled a 2–12 record.[5] [6] He was then hired at Cincinnati under Mick Cronin where he spent four seasons before serving as an assistant coach for Oregon until 2021.[7]
Stubblefield was hired on April 1, 2021 as the new head coach of the Blue Demons, replacing Dave Leitao.[8] [9] On January 22, 2024, DePaul parted ways with Stubblefield, relieving him of his head coaching duties. [10]