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Head Coach Terry Carroll

Head Coach Southeastern Community College 2007
Universtity of Denver (2001-2006)
Associate Head Coach Iowa State University (1999-2001)
Assistant Coach Iowa State University (1998-1999)
Indian Hills Community College (1989-1998)
Ottumwa High School (1988-1989) 
Drake University (1984-1988)
Fort Dodge High School (1981-1984)


Terry Carroll was named Head Coach for the Southeastern Community College on May, 10th 2007. Coach Carroll was quoted in the first few days of his head coaching career at Southeastern Community College as saying "We're a little bit behind right now but not so much that I think it's going to be a huge thing to overcome." Coach Carroll took his head coaching experience and put everything in motion. He retained assistant coach Jon Grzanich and Brian Turner which helped in the transition, and with the late season start. Coach Carrolls ablity to overcome has been seen in the Southeastern Community Colleges basketball program as the 2007 - 2008 season progresses.

Terry Carroll was named the 30th head men's basketball coach at the University of Denver on April 3rd, 2001.The 2005 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year has had five years at DU, including four consecutive winning season, the DU's best Division I season in school history, DU's first berth in the National Invitation Tournament in 46 years and the Pioneers' first Sun Belt Conference regular season championship.

DU Concluded its fourth-consecutive winning season in 2005-2006. The Pioneers recorded a 16-15 overall mark and finished second in the SBC's West Division with a mark of 7-8. Senior center Yemi Nicholson was named to the 2006 Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-America Team. He was also named the 2006 SBC Defensive Player of the Year. Nicholson made history during the 2005-2006 season by becoming the first player in the 30-year history of the SBC to earn Player of the Week honor four times in a single season.Nicholson's other post season awards included SBC All-Tournament Team and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 13 First Team. On January 6th, 2006 DU defeated Wyoming69-64 in front of a record-breaking crowd of 7,186 in Magness Arena, making the fourth annual PACK THE HOUSE game the first basketball sellout in Magness Arena history.

In Carroll's first season at the helm in 2001-2002, the Pioneers completed their third season in the Sun Belt Conference finishing 3-12 in the league and 8-20 overall. DU celebrated numerous accomplishments during the season, including the fith -best free-throw shooting percentage improvement in the nation, increasing their percentage to 69.7, up from 59.8 the year before. In 2002-2003, DU won its first two SBC tournament games before bowing out in the semifinals and finishing with a 17-15 overall record. Junior Brett Starkey was named second team all-conference and senior B.J. Pratt made the all-tournament team. Starkey was also named a Verizon Academic All-American. The year ended with Pratt being named the 2003 SBC Male Student-Athlete of the Year. In 2003-2004, the men's basketball team completed its 100th season 14-13 overall and 6-9 in the Sun Belt Conference West Division, its second-consecutive winning season. The Pioneers' non-conference season was highlighted by sweeping Colorado State and Wyoming for the first time since the 1956-57 season and just the third time in school history. the conference slate was highlighted by a 68-54 road win over New Mexico State, Denver's first win over the Aggies in Las Cruces since 1965. In Carroll's fourth year. DU's team capped of the best Division I season in school history with its first berth in the National Invitation Tournament in 46 years. The Pioneers' 20 wins that season stand as the most in their Division I history.Twelve of DU's victories came during Sun Belt Conference Play as the Pioneers won their first-ever Sun Belt Conference regular season championship with a 12-3 league record. The Pioneers also advanced with their first-ever SBC Tournament Championship Game. Carroll was named SBC Coach of the Year and center Yemi Nicholson earned SBC Player of the Year.

In just five seasons under Coach Carroll's watch the Pioneers have had four consecutive winning seasons, won their first SBC championship and made their Division I postseason appearance since returning to the Division I nine years prior. His coaching philosophy is simple, play hard, play smart, and play together. When all of these thing are done and done correctly, everything else will fall into place.

The Ames, Iowa native accepted the position at Denver after spending three seasons at Iowa State. He began his stint at ISU as an assistant in 1998 and was named associate head coach prior to the start to the 2000 campaign. He helped guide the Cyclones to back-to-back Big 12 Conference regular-season championships as well as back-to-back NIT Tournament appearances in 1999-00 and 2000-01. During the 1999 season, Iowa State made a strong run in the NCAA tournament only to be ousted by eventual national champion Michigan State in the Elite Eight.

Prior to his arrival at Iowa State, Carroll spent nine seasons as the head men's basketball coach at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. During that time, he led the Warriors to and impressive 269-50 record (.842) and back-to-back National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) titles in 1997 and 1998. He was named NJCAA Coach of the Year in both 1997 and 1998, earned NJCAA District Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches following both national championship runs. Carroll also led IHCC to a NJCAA record of 72 consecutive wins.

His collegiate coaching experience also includes a four-year stint as an assistant coach at Drake University under head coach Gary Garner (1984-88). Carroll also spent three seasons (1981-84) as the head boy's basketball coach at Fort Dodge High School and one year (1988-89) at the helm of boy's basketball program at Ottumwa High School.

Following his high school career, Carroll played at Oklahoma State for one season before transfering and finishing his career as the captain of th University of Northern Iowa basketball team. He earned his bachelor's degree from UNI in physical education and health in 1978 and received a master's of science in physical education at Winona State in 1984.

A standout basketball player at Ames High School, Carroll led the Little Cyclones to a state championship in 1973 while earning first team all-state accolades. With Carroll in the lineup, AHS posted an amazing 62-8 mark. A two-sport athlete, Carroll left Ames High School with seven letters in basketball and baseball and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1996. Carroll and his wife Barb, have two children, a daughter, Stephanie (24) and a son, Bill (20).