Todd Lickliter
Encyclopedia
Todd Lickliter is a basketball coach. He was the head coach of the University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
and Butler University Bulldogs men's basketball
team. In 2011 he became an assistant coach at Miami (Ohio)
.
in 1973, and he played his final high school game in the Fieldhouse in the 1975 sectional semifinals. Following his high school graduation, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington
, but wound up transferring to Central Florida Community College
. He played one season at Central Florida, earning an associate degree in 1977, and then transferred to Butler, where he played his final two collegiate seasons, 1977-79. He earned a B.S degree in secondary education from Butler in 1979. Lickliter was involved in numerous intramural sports, winning consecutive field hockey, volleyball and table tennis championships.
in 1988-89 under his former college coach, Joe Sexson. He left the Bulldogs after one year to accept a head coaching job at Danville High School
in Danville, Indiana
, where he remained for three seasons. He returned to the collegiate ranks in 1996 as an administrative assistant on Barry Collier's
staff. Lickliter accepted an assistant coaching position at Eastern Michigan
in 1997 and remained on the Eagles' staff for two seasons, before returning to Butler in 1999. In six NCAA Division I seasons, he contributed to teams that won three conference regular season championships, four conference tournament titles, made four NCAA Tournament
appearances, and compiled a 106-73 record.
Lickliter played a prominent role in refining Butler's basketball system during his stint as assistant coach to Collier and Thad Matta
. During his three seasons on the staff of the two former head coaches, the Bulldogs had three 20-win seasons, won three conference regular season titles, three league tournament crowns and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. In his final two seasons as a Butler assistant coach, the Bulldogs compiled a 47-18 record, including "Top 25" wins over #10 Wisconsin
and #23 Wake Forest
. The win over the Demon Deacons in the 2001 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship was Butler's first NCAA tournament win in 39 years.
. During his first season, Lickliter led the Bulldogs to a then-school record 26 victories and third consecutive Horizon League
regular season championship. They also cracked the Associated Press
Top 25 rankings for the first time in 53 years. The following year the Bulldogs surpassed their previous season's win total, finishing 27-6. Lickliter's 53 wins during the first two years of his head coaching career rank third best in Division I history, behind Bill Guthridge
(58 wins) of North Carolina
and Everett Case
(55 wins) of North Carolina State. During his six years as head coach, he owned the top three single-season win totals in Butler basketball history and led the Bulldogs to the postseason four times, including two appearances in the NCAA Sweet 16. Prior to his departure from Butler, Lickliter was named National Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches
.
. Iowa and Lickliter agreed to a "memo of understanding".
Lickliter missed three non-conference games during the 2009-2010 season. He underwent a medical procedure to repair a tear in his carotid artery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Iowa Assistant Coach Chad Walthall filled in. Lickliter missed games against Prairie View A&M, Northern Iowa, and Iowa State. Two of the three games were losses. After returning, the team won his first two games back.
He was fired on Monday, March 15, 2010, after three seasons.
in Iowa City
, Iowa
, where he won the 2008 state basketball championship. John is in his junior year playing for NAIA
Marian. Garrett is currently a realtor in Indianapolis and Ry is currently working in a research program in Cracow, Poland.
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
Hawkeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes
The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are members of the...
and Butler University Bulldogs men's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team. In 2011 he became an assistant coach at Miami (Ohio)
Miami RedHawks men's basketball
The Miami RedHawks men's basketball team intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Miami University. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The RedHawks play home basketball games at Millett Hall in Oxford,...
.
Early years
Lickliter was a fifth-year starting guard at North Central High School in Indianapolis, where he played for his father, Arlan. He helped North Central to a sectional title in Hinkle FieldhouseHinkle Fieldhouse
Hinkle Fieldhouse is a basketball arena located on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. When it was built in 1928, it was the largest basketball arena in the United States, and it retained that distinction until 1950. It is the sixth-oldest college basketball arena still in...
in 1973, and he played his final high school game in the Fieldhouse in the 1975 sectional semifinals. Following his high school graduation, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, sometimes referred to as UNC Wilmington, is a public, co-educational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina...
, but wound up transferring to Central Florida Community College
Central Florida Community College
College of Central Florida, formerly known as Central Florida Community College, is a public state college in Ocala, Florida. The College of Central Florida is a member institution of the Florida College System....
. He played one season at Central Florida, earning an associate degree in 1977, and then transferred to Butler, where he played his final two collegiate seasons, 1977-79. He earned a B.S degree in secondary education from Butler in 1979. Lickliter was involved in numerous intramural sports, winning consecutive field hockey, volleyball and table tennis championships.
Early coaching career
Lickliter began his collegiate coaching career at Butler UniversityButler University
Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health...
in 1988-89 under his former college coach, Joe Sexson. He left the Bulldogs after one year to accept a head coaching job at Danville High School
Danville Community High School
Danville Community High School is a public high school located in Danville, Indiana, United States just off U.S. Route 36. The school nickname is the Warriors, and the school colors are crimson and gray. DCHS currently enrolls students from grades nine through twelve and consistently scores above...
in Danville, Indiana
Danville, Indiana
Danville is a town in Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,001at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Hendricks County. -History:...
, where he remained for three seasons. He returned to the collegiate ranks in 1996 as an administrative assistant on Barry Collier's
Barry Collier (basketball coach)
Barry Collier is an American former college basketball coach. He is currently the athletic director at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was previously head men's basketball coach at Butler and at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.-References:...
staff. Lickliter accepted an assistant coaching position at Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
in 1997 and remained on the Eagles' staff for two seasons, before returning to Butler in 1999. In six NCAA Division I seasons, he contributed to teams that won three conference regular season championships, four conference tournament titles, made four NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
appearances, and compiled a 106-73 record.
Lickliter played a prominent role in refining Butler's basketball system during his stint as assistant coach to Collier and Thad Matta
Thad Matta
Thad Matta is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team. He was hired as the 13th head coach in Ohio State history on July 7, 2004 after the school had fired previous coach Jim O'Brien...
. During his three seasons on the staff of the two former head coaches, the Bulldogs had three 20-win seasons, won three conference regular season titles, three league tournament crowns and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. In his final two seasons as a Butler assistant coach, the Bulldogs compiled a 47-18 record, including "Top 25" wins over #10 Wisconsin
Wisconsin Badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...
and #23 Wake Forest
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Originally, Wake Forest's athletic teams were known as the Fighting Baptists, due to its association with the Baptist Convention...
. The win over the Demon Deacons in the 2001 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship was Butler's first NCAA tournament win in 39 years.
Butler Bulldogs
In May 2001 Lickliter was named Butler University's 20th men's head basketball coach after Matta accepted the same position at Xavier UniversityXavier University (Cincinnati)
Xavier University is a co-educational Jesuit university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,000 students and graduate enrollment of 2,600 students. Xavier is primarily...
. During his first season, Lickliter led the Bulldogs to a then-school record 26 victories and third consecutive Horizon League
Horizon League
The Horizon League is a ten school, NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in five of the Midwestern United States....
regular season championship. They also cracked the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
Top 25 rankings for the first time in 53 years. The following year the Bulldogs surpassed their previous season's win total, finishing 27-6. Lickliter's 53 wins during the first two years of his head coaching career rank third best in Division I history, behind Bill Guthridge
Bill Guthridge
Bill Guthridge is a retired American college basketball coach.Guthridge initially gained recognition after serving for 30 years as Dean Smith's assistant at the University of North Carolina. Following Dean Smith's retirement in 1997, Guthridge served as head coach of the Tar Heels for three seasons...
(58 wins) of North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history...
and Everett Case
Everett Case
Everett N. Case , nicknamed "Gray Fox", was a basketball coach most notable for his tenure at North Carolina State University, from 1946 to 1964....
(55 wins) of North Carolina State. During his six years as head coach, he owned the top three single-season win totals in Butler basketball history and led the Bulldogs to the postseason four times, including two appearances in the NCAA Sweet 16. Prior to his departure from Butler, Lickliter was named National Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches
National Association of Basketball Coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches , headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American organization of college men's basketball coaches...
.
Iowa Hawkeyes
Lickliter was introduced as the head coach at the University of Iowa on April 3, 2007 replacing previous coach Steve AlfordSteve Alford
Stephen Todd Alford is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team...
. Iowa and Lickliter agreed to a "memo of understanding".
Lickliter missed three non-conference games during the 2009-2010 season. He underwent a medical procedure to repair a tear in his carotid artery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Iowa Assistant Coach Chad Walthall filled in. Lickliter missed games against Prairie View A&M, Northern Iowa, and Iowa State. Two of the three games were losses. After returning, the team won his first two games back.
He was fired on Monday, March 15, 2010, after three seasons.
Head coaching record
Family
Lickliter and his wife, Joez, have three sons, Ry, Garrett, and John. John was a senior point guard at Iowa City High SchoolIowa City High School
Iowa City High School is a public high school in Iowa City, Iowa. It was built in 1937 as part of the Public Works Projects started by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide jobs. The first classes were held in the fall of 1939....
in Iowa City
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, where he won the 2008 state basketball championship. John is in his junior year playing for NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
Marian. Garrett is currently a realtor in Indianapolis and Ry is currently working in a research program in Cracow, Poland.