Todd Buchanan

Todd Buchanan (born March 1, 1967) is an American college basketball coach and former head coach of the Houston Cougars women's basketball team.

Todd Buchanan
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamAllen Community College Red Devils
ConferenceKJCAA
Record42–49
Biographical details
Born (1967-03-01) March 1, 1967
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1995Murray State (Asst.)
1995–1996Oral Roberts (Asst.)
1996–1998Montevallo
1998–2000East Carolina (Asst.)
2000–2005Houston (Assoc. HC)
2005–2010Houston Baptist
2010–2013Houston
Head coaching record
Overall145–160
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
C-USA Regular Season Championships (2011)
Awards
C-USA Coach of the Year (2011)

Career

He was the sixth head coach of the Houston Cougars, and officially began in that position on April 20, 2010, resigning on December 21, 2013.[1][2] Prior to his appointment with Houston, he served as the head coach of Houston Baptist, where he transitioned the team from the NAIA to Division I of the NCAA.[3][4] In his first season as head coach at Houston, Buchanan achieved the second best season record in the program's history, and the best ever as a first year coach for the program.[5]

From 2000 through 2005, Buchanan served as an associate head coach for Houston under coach Joe Curl.

He is a graduate of Murray State University where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.[6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Montevallo Falcons (Gulf South) (1996–1998)
1996–97 Montevallo 12–175–10
1997–98 Montevallo 7–193–12
Montevallo: 19–368–22
Houston Baptist Huskies (RRAC) (2005–2007)
2005–06 Houston Baptist 28–420–01stNAIA Sweet Sixteen
2006–07 Houston Baptist 27–715–32ndNAIA Elite Eight
Houston Baptist Huskies (Independent) (2007–2008)
2007–08 Houston Baptist 14–11——
Houston Baptist Huskies (Great West) (2008–2010)
2008–09 Houston Baptist 8–21——
2009–10 Houston Baptist 3–251–117th
Houston Baptist: 80–6836–14
Houston Cougars (C-USA) (2010–2013)
2010–11 Houston 26–616–01stNCAA First round
2011–12 Houston 3–262–1412th
2012–13 Houston 13–177–99th
Houston Cougars (The American) (2013–present)
2013–14 Houston 4–7—
Houston: 46–5625–23
Total:145–160

      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. "Houston's Todd Buchanan resigns". ESPN. December 22, 2013. Retrieved 22 Dec 2013.
  2. Campbell, Steve (2010-04-20). "UH set to hire HBU's Buchanan as women's hoops". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  3. "University of Houston Women's Basketball: Weekly Release" (PDF). Houston Cougars athletics. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  4. Campbell, Steve (2010-04-21). "Buchanan a 'perfect fit'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  5. "Houston Women's Basketball Season Review". Houston Cougars athletics. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  6. The Shield Yearbook. Murray State University. 1989. p. 274. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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