Bob Starkey (born September 7, 1959) is an assistant coach for the

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team. He served as an assistant under head coach

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at Texas A&M from 2012 to 2021.

Coaching career

Starkey began his career as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team at

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from 1984 to 1987. He then became an assistant coach at

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for the women's team from 1988 to 1989. In 1990, Starkey moved to Louisiana State University as an assistant for the LSU men's team until 1996. In 1997, he was an administrative assistant for the LSU men's and women's basketball teams. Starting in 1998, he served as an assistant coach for the

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team until 2011. During the 2007 season, he served as interim head coach during the

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after

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resigned on March 7, 2007 and then stepped down immediately on March 8, 2007. During his time as interim head coach, Starkey led the Lady Tigers to its fourth straight

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, coaching the team to a 4–1 record. Starkey stated that he had no desire to become LSU's head coach on a permanent basis and instead remained at LSU as an assistant coach under

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. During the 2011–2012 season, Starkey was an assistant for UCF women's team.

References

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