UMSL Men's Basketball Coaching Staff
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Chris Pilz - Head Coach |
| Phone: 314-516-5638 | |
| E-mail:PilzC@umsl.edu | |
Head Coach Chris Pilz is entering his fifth season at UMSL in the 2007-08 season, and is continuing to work on building the Missouri-St. Louis men’s basketball program to the prominence it held during his playing career. Pilz has brought in an up-tempo style that brought with it a lot of excitement back to the Mark Twain Building, and is now looking to get over that next hurdle and get UMSL to the top of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
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year, UMSL finished with a 9-18 record, after going 14-13 in the
2005-06 season and narrowly missed out on a bid to the GLVC Tournament.
The previous year, he led the team to a bid to the GLVC Tournament
after a 9-19 season that included a team with his first group of
recruits. In his first season at UMSL, the Rivermen finished with
a 9-18 overall record, falling two games short of a bid to the GLVC
Tournament. In his short time at UMSL, he has already coached three
all-conference honorees. |
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Pilz came to UMSL having built a successful program at Hazelwood Central (Mo.) High School. In his six seasons at Hazelwood Central, Pilz led the team to a 107-55 record and never finished with a losing season. In 2001-02, Pilz led the team to the Elite Eight, going 23-6 on the year. In 1999, he guided the team to a Sweet 16 appearance in the state tournament. Prior to coaching at Hazelwood Central, Pilz was the head coach at Senath-Hornersville (Mo.) High School where he went 32-18 in two seasons. His coaching career began at Salem (Mo.) High School where he went 45-35 in four seasons.
As a player at UMSL, Pilz was a second team All-American selection in 1990-91 and holds the distinction of having played in more winning games, 72, than any other men’s basketball player in UMSL history. He was a member of the 1987-88 team and the 1990-91 team that both set the school record with 22 wins in a season. Pilz was a member of the last UMSL team to qualify for the NCAA Division II Tournament during the 1987-88 season.
Pilz was a 2002 inductee into the UMSL Sports Hall of Fame, and is the third all-time leading scorer in UMSL history with 1,673 career points. He ranks first in school history in career steals (233) and is second in career assists (426). He was named to the MIAA All-Freshman team in 1987-88 and was conference Newcomer of the Year that same season. Pilz was named an all-conference selection three times and was a two-time all-region selection.
Chris Pilz knows the true meaning of the phrase “there’s no place like home” after being named the UMSL men’s basketball head coach on August 18, 2003. Pilz returned to the very gym where he once torched opponents on the hardwood, and now looks to add some fire to the program that he once represented as an All-American.
“I was very fortunate to get the opportunity to play here at UMSL when there were no other options for me as a player, and now I’m getting that same opportunity as a coach here at UMSL” added Pilz. “I played on some great teams at UMSL and developed some great friendships with teammates. It was that excitement and love for the game that inspired me to become a head coach. It’s always been a goal of mine to be able to coach at the collegiate level and to get that opportunity here at UMSL is an exciting feeling.”
Pilz
graduated from UMSL with a bachelor of science in secondary education
in 1991, and went on to complete his master’s in educational administration
from Lincoln University in 1995. He is a graduate of Licking (Mo.) High
School and resides in St. Louis, Mo., with his wife Angela, and their
four children; Cameron (14), Ashton (8), Addison (6) and Aldon (4).
CHRIS PILZ FILE
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COACH:
Salem High School (Salem, Mo.)45-35 (4 years)
Senath-Hornersville HS (Senath, Mo.) 32-18 (2 years)
Hazelwood Central HS (St. Louis, Mo.) 107-55 (6 years)
TOTAL 184-108 (12 years)
COLLEGIATE PLAYER AT UMSL:
CAREER RECORDS (rank in school records)
Career Points: 1,673 - 2nd all-time
Career Assists: 426 – 2nd all-time
Career Steals: 233 – 1st all-time
Field Goals Made: 527 – 5th all-time
3-Point Field Goals Made: 168 – 2nd all-time
Free Throws Made: 455 – 2nd all-time
SEASON RECORDS (rank in school records)
Points: 574 (1990-91) - 4th
Assist: 131 (1990-91) – 2nd
112 (1987-88) – 5th
Steals: 86 (1990-91) – 1st
50 (1989-90) – 4th
49 (1988-89) – 5th
AWARDS – HONORS
1987-88: -MIAA Newcomer of the Year
-MIAA All-Freshman Team
-Co-MVP of NCAA South-Central Regional
1988-89: -MIAA Honorable Mention All-Conference
-First Team All-Region Selection
1989-90: -MIAA Second Team All-Conference
-Second Team All-South Central Region Selection
1990-91: -MIAA First Team All-Conference
-Second Team All-American (National Association of Basketball Coaches)
Notes
-Played
in more winning games than any other player in UMSL history (72)
-2002 Inductee to the Missouri-St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame
-Member of 1987-88 (22-9) team and 1990-91 (22-6) teams that each hold
the school record with 22 wins in a season
-Member of the last UMSL team to reach NCAA Tournament (1990-91)
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Deryn Carter - Assistant Coach |
| Phone: 314-516-6734 | |
Deryn
Carter is in his sixth season as part of the coaching staff for the
Rivermen after playing for UMSL in the 2001-02 season.
Carter assists with on floor coaching in practices and in-game situations
for the Rivermen. His duties also include recruiting and helping assist
head coach Chris Pilz in the building of the Rivermen program. Carter
handles some of the adminstrative duties within the program, including
travel arrangements, film exchange and scouting.
As a player, Carter was the leader of the team during the 2001-02 season,
scoring a team-best 16.7 points per game and was an honorable mention
All-GLVC selection. He led the team in assists with 91 on the season
and added a team-high 44 steals. Carter played one season at St. Louis
University before transferring to UMSL.
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Charles 'Chico' Jones - Assistant Coach |
| Phone: 314-516-6734 | |
Charles
Jones is in his 29th year as an assistant coach with the Rivermen. His
responsibilities include on the floor coaching and the team’s
conditioning program.
Jones is a native of Memphis, Tenn., where he attended Manassas High
School and Shelby State Community College. Jones completed his undergraduate
work at Central Methodist College in Fayette, Mo., in 1978.
After receiving his B.S. degree, Jones served as a youth specialist
at the Booneville Training Center for Boys before accepting a position
as a health and physical education teacher at Normandy Junior High School
in St. Louis, Mo., in 1979. Jones joined the Rivermen staff as an assistant
coach at that same time, and earned his master’s degree in secondary
education from UM-St. Louis in 1983.