Todd Starkey

Todd Starkey
Current position
TitleAssociate Head Coach
TeamArizona
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Born (1971-06-05) June 5, 1971 (age 55)
EducationMontreat (1993)
Playing career
?Mars Hill
?Montreat
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Men's basketball
1998–2003Montreat (assistant)
2003–2005Lenoir–Rhyne (assistant)
Women's basketball
2005–2014Lenoir–Rhyne
2014–2016Indiana (assistant)
2016–2026Kent State
2026–presentArizona (AHC)
Head coaching record
Tournaments
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • MAC Tournament (2024)
  • 2 MAC East Division (2017, 2020)
  • 3 South Atlantic regular season (2009, 2010, 2013)
  • South Atlantic Conference Tournament (2009)
Awards

Todd Starkey (born June 5, 1971) is an American basketball coach who is currently the associate head coach at the University of Arizona. He was previously the head women's basketball coach at Kent State University.

Career

He was previously an assistant coach at Indiana University Bloomington and was also the head women's basketball coach at Lenoir–Rhyne University from 2005 to 2014, where he won a national coach of the year award in 2009.

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears (South Atlantic Conference) (2005–2014)
2005–06 Lenoir–Rhyne 10–183–117th
2006–07 Lenoir–Rhyne 16–129–7T–4th
2007–08 Lenoir–Rhyne 15–135–95th
2008–09 Lenoir–Rhyne 27–513–3T–1stNCAA Division II Round of 32
2009–10 Lenoir–Rhyne 21–813–31stNCAA Division II Round of 64
2010–11 Lenoir–Rhyne 14–1311–7T–3rd
2011–12 Lenoir–Rhyne 19–911–73rd
2012–13 Lenoir–Rhyne 19–1013–52ndNCAA Division II Round of 64
2013–14 Lenoir–Rhyne 24–717–5T–1stNCAA Division II Round of 64
Lenoir–Rhyne: 165–95 (.635)95–57 (.625)
Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (2016–2026)
2016–17 Kent State 19–1313–51st (East)WNIT first round
2017–18 Kent State 13–195–134th (East)
2018–19 Kent State 20–1311–74th (East)WNIT second round
2019–20 Kent State 19–1111–7T–1st (East)Postseason not held
2020–21 Kent State 11–910–65th
2021–22 Kent State 19–1210–10T–6thWNIT second round
2022–23 Kent State 21–1112–64thWNIT first round
2023–24 Kent State 21–1113–53rdNCAA Division I First Round
2024–25 Kent State 21–1212–64th
2025–26 Kent State 15–169–9T–6th
Kent State: 179–127 (.585)106–74 (.589)
Total:344–222 (.608)

      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

Notes

  1. ↑ Season not played past March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Personal life

Starkey's son Drew Starkey is an actor.

References

  1. ↑ Kent State Women's Basketball [@KentStWBB] (June 5, 2021). "Wishing a Happy Birthday to our leader, @ToddStarkey33 ! We hope you have the best day ever! P.S. You don't look a day over 25" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Arizona Women's Basketball Adds Todd Starkey to Coaching Staff". University of Arizona Athletics. March 16, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Todd Starkey Named Kent State Women's Basketball Head Coach". Kent State University. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lenoir-Rhyne's Starkey Named Region 3 Women's Basketball Coach Of The Year". South Atlantic Conference. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Carly (November 29, 2024). "Drew Starkey Says He Has a "Little Bit of Troy Bolton in Me" With Love for Acting and Basketball". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2024.