Fred Castro
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate Head Coach |
| Team | Mississippi State |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Denton, Texas |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | Oklahoma (Volunteer asst.) |
| 2007–2008 | Rogers State (asst.) |
| 2008–2009 | Mercer (asst.) |
| 2010–2011 | Albany (asst.) |
| 2011–2013 | Tulsa (asst.) |
| 2013–2016 | Washington (asst.) |
| 2016–2023 | Eastern Michigan |
| 2024–present | Mississippi State (assoc.) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2005–2007 | Oklahoma (Video & Travel Coordinator) |
| 2009–2010 | Minnesota Lynx (scout) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 80–129 (.383) |
Fred Castro is a women's basketball coach who is currently the Associate Head Coach at Mississippi State.[1] Formerly, he was head coach of the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team, a position he assumed after the end of the 2016 season.[2][3] He compiled a 80–129 record at Eastern Michigan. He was fired in December of 2023 after a 1–7 start.[4] Prior to that, he spent three years as the offensive coordinator of the University of Washington women's team, under head coach Mike Neighbors.[3]
Head coaching career
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| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2016–2023) | ||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Eastern Michigan | 6–25 | 1–17 | 6th (West) | ||||||
| 2017–18 | Eastern Michigan | 11–20 | 6–12 | 6th (West) | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Eastern Michigan | 14–17 | 6–12 | 4th (West) | ||||||
| 2019–20 | Eastern Michigan | 16–15 | 9–9 | 4th (West) | ||||||
| 2020–21 | Eastern Michigan | 10–10 | 7–7 | 8th | ||||||
| 2021–22 | Eastern Michigan | 7–20 | 4–16 | 11th | ||||||
| 2022–23 | Eastern Michigan | 15–15 | 7–11 | 7th | ||||||
| 2023–24 | Eastern Michigan | 1–7 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 80–129 (.383) | 40–84 (.323) | ||||||||
| Total: | 80–129 (.383) | 40–84 (.323) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ Krajisnik, Stefan. "Fred Castro hired as assistant for Sam Purcell's Mississippi State women's basketball staff". Clarion Ledger.
- ^ "Head Coach Fred Castro".
- ^ a b Jude, Adam. "UW women lose another assistant coach as Fred Castro takes head-coaching job at Eastern Michigan", The Seattle Times, May 5, 2016.
- ^ Paul, Tony. "EMU fires women's basketball coach, names Blanton interim coach". Detroit News.
- ^ "Mid-American Conference". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ "Mid-American Conference". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
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