Vince Goo (born January 16, 1947)[1] is a retired American basketball coach who was most recently the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He is the winningest coach in program history with a record of 334–116 (.742).
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1947 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Alma mater | Southern Oregon State (B.S.) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Men's basketball | |
| 1969–1971 | Castle HS (JV) |
| 1971–1977 | Castle HS |
| 1977–1979 | Kaiser HS (HI) (asst.) |
| 1979–1984 | Kaiser HS |
| Women's basketball | |
| 1984–1987 | Hawaii (asst.) |
| 1987–2004 | Hawaii |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 334–116 (.742) (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–4 (NCAA) 4–4 (WNIT) 2–1 (NWIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
| 3× Big West Coach of the Year (1989, 1993, 1994) | |
The son of former Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball coach Ah Chew Goo, Goo got his start coaching men's basketball at the high school level in Hawaii, coaching the junior varsity squad at Castle High School for two years before being named the varsity coach. He later coached the varsity team at Kaiser High School, spending the first two seasons as an assistant before being promoted to head coach.[2]
Goo joined the women's basketball staff at Hawaii as an assistant under Bill Nepfel, and was promoted to head coach before the 1987–88 season. Under Goo, the Rainbow Wahine made five NCAA tournaments and four WNIT tournaments, and all 41 players who completed their eligibility at Hawaii playing for him all completed their degrees.[3]
Goo announced he would retire from coaching at the end of the 2004 season after the Rainbow Wahine had their worst season under him.[4]
Goo currently resides in Hawaii Kai with his wife Gay; he and his wife have four children.[3][2]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (Pacific Conference Athletic Association) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Hawaii | 14–14 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (Big West Conference) (1988–1996) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Hawaii | 20–10 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 48 | ||||
| 1989–90 | Hawaii | 26–4 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 24 | ||||
| 1990–91 | Hawaii | 12–15 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1991–92 | Hawaii | 25–7 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NWIT Final | ||||
| 1992–93 | Hawaii | 28–4 | 17–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1993–94 | Hawaii | 25–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 1994–95 | Hawaii | 6–20 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Hawaii | 23–6 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–2004) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Hawaii | 21–8 | 12–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1997–98 | Hawaii | 24–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 1998–99 | Hawaii | 17–10 | 9–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Hawaii | 20–9 | 11–3 | 2nd | WNIT first round | ||||
| 2000–01 | Hawaii | 26–8 | 12–4 | 2nd | WNIT Semifinals | ||||
| 2001–02 | Hawaii | 23–8 | 14–4 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2002–03 | Hawaii | 16–14 | 9–9 | T–4th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Hawaii | 8–20 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| Hawaii: | 334–116 (.742) | 194–96 (.669) | |||||||
| Total: | 334–116 (.742) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Goo gets 300th win as late birthday gift". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "UH basketball's first AC shares gifts with others". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Goo's Gone: Wahine Basketball Coach Loses Final Game". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Goo retiring after 20 years at Hawaii". ESPN. Retrieved 9 May 2021.