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David Christopher Padgett (born February 13, 1985) is an American former
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coach and player. As a
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player, he played at Louisville after transferring from Kansas.


High school

Born in
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, Padgett attended
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, where he averaged 27 points and 14
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per game his senior year. He was a McDonald's High School and a first-team ''Parade'' All-American. He also was a member of the 2004 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, earning a gold medal at the event. As a high school senior, he was the top-rated center and considered the fourth-rated prospect overall by
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, the seventh overall by Rivals Hoops, and fifteenth overall by
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.com. In 2003, he was the Nevada player of the year.


College career


Kansas (2003–2004)

Padgett committed to the
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in 2003 in Roy Williams' last season as the head coach. He decided to remain at Kansas after Williams left for the
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and
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became the head coach. His most memorable moment at Kansas came when he made the game winning shot in an 84–82 victory against Missouri in what turned out to be the last basketball game at the
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.


Louisville (2005–2008)

After his freshman year, Padgett decided to transfer to the
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. NCAA rules dictated that he redshirted and would sit out for the 2004–2005 season, during which the Cardinals made it to the
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. Padgett served as team captain with
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. His team debut against
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was the third-highest scoring debut of any Cardinal at 17 points. He scored a career-high 27 points and eight rebounds against
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. Padgett scored in double-figures in 14 games in the 2006-2007 season. The Cardinals' leader in
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percentage (59.7%, fourth in the
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), Padgett averaged 9.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was named to the All-Big East Conference Second Team. At the beginning of his senior year, Padgett broke his
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in the season opener against
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. He recovered quicker than expected and rejoined the team against
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on January 1, 2008. Padgett was a unanimous first-team selection for All-Big East. Padgett's final year with Louisville came to end in the
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of the
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. Though the #3 Cardinals lost to the #1 Tar Heels 83–73, Padgett was the Cardinals' top all around performer, finishing the game with 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.


Professional career

Though undrafted by an NBA team, Padgett was signed on July 2, 2008, by the
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, and added to its summer league team. However, Padgett was waived by the Heat on October 26, 2008. After spending the 2008–09 season in Spain, Padgett was named to the
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2009 summer league team. However, Padgett was not invited to training camp, and proceeded to play the next year in Spain with U.B. La Palma.


Coaching career

Following his second season in Spain, Padgett unofficially retired and returned to Louisville as the team's assistant strength coach, working under his former head coach
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. After spending the 2010–11 season in that position, he left to become a full-time assistant at IUPUI, serving in that role until IUPUI head coach
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was fired at the end of the 2013–14 season. Padgett then returned to the Louisville program, and was initially hired in the 2014 offseason as assistant video coordinator. Shortly after he was hired at U of L, he was promoted to director of basketball operations when
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left to become an assistant with UMKC. Padgett was promoted to an assistant coach position at U of L, in March 2015. Padgett was named acting head coach at Louisville on September 29, 2017, amid FBI investigations of various basketball programs that ultimately led to the firings of both Pitino and athletic director
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. Following Louisville's loss in the NIT, they announced that Padgett would not be retained as head coach.


Head coaching record


College


Personal

Padgett's father,
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, played for the
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, his uncle played for the
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, his grandfather, Jim, played for
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, and his sister, Melissa, played for the
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. He has a wife, Megan, and two sons, Nolan and Gavin. He resides in Louisville. Padgett left coaching following the 2017–18 season and now works as a financial advisor for Farnsley Advisors in Louisville. He also serves as a commentator for college basketball telecasts on
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.


References


External links


IUPUI coach bio

Player bio at the University of Louisville


{{DEFAULTSORT:Padgett, David 1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Nevada Basketball players from Nevada CB Canarias players Centers (basketball) IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball coaches Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coaches Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Sportspeople from Reno, Nevada UB La Palma players