Bob Amsberry (basketball)

Bob Amsberry

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Wartburg
Conference	American Rivers
Record	375–134 (.737)
Biographical details
Alma mater	Buena Vista University Western Illinois University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992-1997	MacMurray College (assistant)
1997-2006	Rockford
2006-Present	Wartburg
Head coaching record
Overall	506–241 (.677)
Tournaments	NCAA 18-12 IIAC/A-R-C 18-12
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3x NCAA Regional - Final Four (2016, 2018, 2024) 3x NIIC Regular Season (2004, 2005, 2006) 4x NIIC Tournament (2001, 2003, 2005, 2006) 6x IIAC/A-R-C Regular Season (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024) 5x IIAC/A-R-C Tournament (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024)
Awards
2018 DIII National Coach of the Year 2x Regional Coach of the Year (2016, 2024) 4x Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference Coach of the Year (2000, 2004, 2005, 2006) 5x IIAC/A-R-C Coach of Year (2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024)

Robert "Bob" Amsberry is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head women's basketball coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.

Coaching career

Rockford College

Amsberry became the head coach of Rockford College in 1997 and inherited a losing streak that reached 70 games.[1] In just three seasons he went from 0–25 to 18–8, orchestrating one of the best turnarounds in NCAA history. They would go on to win three consecutive conference titles from 2004 to 2006.[2] Amsberry left Rockford as the winningest coach in the colleges history with 131 wins, a record he still holds today.

Wartburg College

Amsberry has led the Knights eight consecutive NCAA tournaments, including three final four appearances in 2016, 2018, and 2024. His 2017–18 season was the first undefeated regular season in program history. The Knights reached their highest ranking in school history when they reached No. 2 in both the WBCA and D3hoops.com polls.[1] The Knights started the season with a school-record 31 consecutive victories before eventually falling in the Final Four to Bowdoin College and finishing the season 31–1. Amsberry received the 2018 DIII WBCA National Coach of the Year Award[3] for their school record performance in 2017–2018. He was also a finalist for the award in both 2016 and 2019. In addition, he has been awarded the Iowa Basketball Coaches’ Association Paul Maske Memorial Coach of the Year award four times. On November 11th 2023, following a 71-57 win against Luther, Amsberry surpassed Monica Severson as the winningest coach in Wartburg history with 336 wins.[4] The 2023-24 season Amsberry brought his team to their third NCAA DIII Final Four appearance after defeating Washington and lee in the Elite Eight.[5] Amsberry was also named the 2024 Region 9 Coach of the Year.[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Rockford Regents (Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference) (1997–2006)
1997–98	Rockford	0–25	0-10	6th
1998–99	Rockford	6–19	2-8	5th
1999–00	Rockford	18–8	8-2	2nd
2000–01	Rockford	17-9	8-4	2nd	NCAA First Round
2001–02	Rockford	14-11	6-6	4th
2002-03	Rockford	17-12	8-4	2nd	NCAA First Round
2003–04	Rockford	16-10	10-2	1st
2004-05	Rockford	22-6	10-2	1st	NCAA First Round
2005-06	Rockford	21-7	9-3	1st	NCAA First Round
Rockford:		131–107 (.550)	61-41 (.598)
Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2006–2018)
2006–07	Wartburg	13-13	8-8	6th
2007–08	Wartburg	13-11	6-10	7th
2008–09	Wartburg	16-11	10-6	2nd
2009–10	Wartburg	18-8	12-4	3rd
2010–11	Wartburg	21-5	12-4	3rd
2011–12	Wartburg	18-9	10-6	T-3rd
2012–13	Wartburg	16-10	9-5	2nd
2013–14	Wartburg	12-15	5-9	T–5th
2014–15	Wartburg	17-11	6-8	T-5th
2015–16	Wartburg	23-8	9-5	3rd	NCAA Final Four
2016–17	Wartburg	25-3	15-1	1st	NCAA First Round
2017–18	Wartburg	31-1	16-0	1st	NCAA Final Four
Wartburg Knights (American Rivers Conference) (2018–Present)
2018-19	Wartburg	27-4	15-1	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
2019-20	Wartburg	25-4	14-2	1st	NCAA Second Round
2020-21	Wartburg	13-3	6-2	T-2nd	No postseason; COVID-19
2021-22	Wartburg	21-6	13-3	2nd	NCAA First Round
2022-23	Wartburg	23-7	15-1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2023-24	Wartburg	29-3	16-0	1st	NCAA Final Four
2024–25	Wartburg	14–2	7–0
Wartburg:		375–134 (.737)	193–75 (.720)
Total:		506–241 (.677)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Bob Amsberry - Head Women's Basketball Coach - Staff Directory". Wartburg College Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
2. "Women's Basketball Head Coaching Records (Year-by-Year)". Rockford University. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
3. "Wartburg's Bob Amsberry NAMED 2018 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS/WBCA NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
4. Woods, Ben. "No. 8/14 Women's Basketball Win 71-59 Over Luther; Bob Amsberry Becomes Program Leader in Wins". Wartburg Athletics. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
5. Nelson, Jim (March 9, 2024). "College Women's Basketball: Wartburg College advances to Division III Final Four". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
6. "D3hoops.com 2024 women's All-Region 9 team". D3hoops. D3hoops.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

External links

• Women's Basketball Yearly Results (PDF)
• Basketball - Conference Tournament History
• Wartburg women's basketball team two wins shy of a Division III national title ... and perfection
• Bob Amsberry Named Wartburg Women's Basketball Coach
• Bob Amsberry Coaching profile