Kerry Keating (born July 15, 1971) is an American

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coach and the former head men's basketball coach at

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private university, private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university' ...

Early life and college education

Keating was born in

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, and grew up in

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, on

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. He attended

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and

Seton Hall Preparatory School Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, SHP, or "The Prep", is a Roman Catholic all boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating under ...

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. Keating enrolled at

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in 1989 and played on the

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team as a

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as a freshman under coach

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. The following year, Keating became a student assistant and video coordinator on Carlesimo's staff. Keating graduated from Seton Hall in 1993.

Coaching career

Keating served as an administrative assistant for Wake Forest head coach

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in the 1993–94 season. The following season, Keating joined

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's staff at Vanderbilt as an assistant coach. Keating then returned to Seton Hall University in 1995 to be an assistant coach for three seasons, first under

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, then under

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. Having previously worked with

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as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt, Keating became an assistant coach under Peterson at

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in 1998. Keating would follow Peterson to

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in 2000 and

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in 2001. In 2003, Keating joined

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's staff at

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ranked Keating as one of the nation's best recruiters of incoming talent in 2005. These accomplishments and reputation helped Keating become the 14th head coach of Santa Clara when the school decided to replace longtime coach

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. Keating signed a six-year contract through 2013 at his hiring and was extended for two years through the 2014–15 season in 2011. In October 2013, Keating signed a multi-year contract extension. He is Santa Clara University's second highest paid employee. He has led Santa Clara to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament and the

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championships. Santa Clara is the first school to win both the CIT and CBI titles. Keating left Santa Clara after a nine-year tenure that saw him go 139–159 overall, and 53–88 in the WCC.

Post-Coaching

After leaving Santa Clara University, Kerry was a scouting consultant for the

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. Kerry regularly appears as an analyst for ABC7 KGO-TV “After The Game” NBA live post-game show in San Francisco. He regularly advises tech startups through his consulting company, The Vinculum Group. Some of his companies include Hot Mic, TaskHuman, FanWide, Boost, SocialVenu, Mojo Vision, Adapt Inc., and Versalume.

Head coaching record

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