Keith Freeman

Keith Freeman (born December 11, 1963) is an assistant coach of the women's basketball team at Mississippi State University.[1] He is the former women's basketball program head coach at Valparaiso University. Freeman, the sixth head coach in the history of the Valparaiso University Crusader women’s basketball program, was hired as the head coach before the 1994–1995 season.[2] Freeman also served as the head women's basketball coach at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, from 1990–1994, and was the Great Lakes Valley Coach of the Year in 1992. Prior his tenure at Saint Joseph's, Freeman was the head men's basketball coach at Huntington (Ind.) College from 1985 to 1989. Freeman took over the Huntington program at age 21, making him one of the youngest college coaches in the nation.[2] Freeman began coaching at the age of 19 when he was named the head women's basketball coach at Huntington, serving from 1983 to 1985.[2]

Keith Freeman

Current position
Title	Assistant coach
Team	Mississippi State
Conference	SEC
Record	276–226
Biographical details
Born	December 11, 1963
Alma mater	Huntington Ball State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1985	Huntington
1985–1989	Huntington (men's)
1990–1994	Saint Joseph's (IN)
1994–2012	Valparaiso
2012–2018	Wright State (assistant)
2018–2020	Old Dominion (associate HC)
2020–present	Mississippi State (associate HC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1991–1993	Saint Joseph's (IN) (assistant)
1993–1994	Saint Joseph's (IN)
Head coaching record
Overall	435–347 (women's basketball) 30–74 (men's basketball)
Tournaments	0–2 (NCAA Division I) 2–1 (WNIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
GLVC Coach of the Year (1992) MCC/Summit Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2002)

Freeman graduated cum laude from Huntington College in May 1986, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He also completed his Master of Business Administration at Ball State University in August 1987.[2]

Head coaching record

Women's basketball

Source[3][4]

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Huntington Foresters (1983–1985)
1983–84	Huntington	20–10
1984–85	Huntington	24–9
Huntington:		44–19 (.698)
St. Joseph's Pumas (Great Lakes Valley) (1990–1994)
1990–91	St. Joseph's	21–7	12–6	T–3rd
1991–92	St. Joseph's	28–3	16–2	1st	NCAA Div. II Elite Eight
1992–93	St. Joseph's	20–7	13–5	3rd
1993–94	St. Joseph's	16–11	10–8	T–5th
St. Joseph's:		85–28 (.752)	51–21 (.708)
Valparaiso Crusaders (Mid-Continent/Summit) (1994–2007)
1994–95	Valparaiso	16–11	12–6	4th
1995–96	Valparaiso	17–10	12–6	T–3rd
1996–97	Valparaiso	14–12	8–7	5th
1997–98	Valparaiso	22–7	14–2	2nd
1998–99	Valparaiso	18–11	10–4	T–1st
1999–00	Valparaiso	18–12	10–6	4th
2000–01	Valparaiso	7–22	4–12	8th
2001–02	Valparaiso	26–7	13–1	1st	WNIT Quarterfinals
2002–03	Valparaiso	18–13	8–6	T–2nd	NCAA
2003–04	Valparaiso	20–12	11–5	T–2nd	NCAA
2004–05	Valparaiso	18–10	12–4	T–2nd
2005–06	Valparaiso	16–13	9–7	4th
2006–07	Valparaiso	20–11	11–3	2nd
Mid-Continent/Summit:			143–69 (.675)
Valparaiso Crusaders (Horizon) (2007–present)
2007–08	Valparaiso	14–16	9–9	6th
2008–09	Valparaiso	16–14	10–8	T–4th
2009–10	Valparaiso	9–21	6–12	T–7th
2010–11	Valparaiso	7–24	4–14	T-9th
2011–12	Valparaiso	10–21	5–13	T-8th
Horizon League:			34–56 (.378)
Valparaiso Crusaders:		286–247 (.537)	177–125 (.586)
Total:		415–294 (.585)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Men's basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Huntington Foresters (1985–1989)
Huntington:		30–74 (.289)
Total:		30–74 (.289)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Keith Freeman". wsuraiders.com. Retrieved 15 Aug 2015.
2. Keith Freeman - Women's Basketball Coaches - Official Athletic Site of the Valparaiso University Crusaders, retrieved 2011-Aug-10
3. "2011-12 Horizon League Women's Basketball" (PDF). Retrieved 15 Aug 2015.
4. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved 14 Aug 2015.

External links

• Mississippi State coaching bio