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COACHESHEAD COACHLorenzo RomarHometown: Compton, Calif..HS: Pius XLast College: Washington/Cincinatti ‘92Years At Washington: 11th seasonWith 10 years of leading the Husky basketball team under his belt,Lorenzo Romar has earned the distinction as the Pac-12 Conference’slongest tenured coach. In his time at Washington, Romarhas lifted the Huskies to an elite level and unprecedented success.Romar will continue roaming the Huskies’ sidelines and buildingon that success for the forseeable future after signing a 10-yearcontract extension in April of 2010.The Huskies are enjoying their greatest stretch of success in teamhistory under the direction of Romar. Besides six NCAA tournamentappearances, three Sweet 16’s, three Pac-10 tournamentchampionships, two regular season Pac-10/12 titles and a NITSemifinal run, the numbers show Romar has entered uncharteredterritory.From 2004-2005 -- Romar’s third season at Washington -- to now,the Huskies have won 190 games, the most ever in a eight-yearspan of U-Dub basketball history. He has averaged 21.9 wins perseason during his 10 year UW career and has amassed four of theseven largest single-season win totals in UW history. Romar hassix 20-win season under his tenure -- a mark that only trails HecEdmundson’s 11 seasons with 20+ wins.Not only have the wins started piling up for Romar, but the numberof players he has sent to the NBA while at Washington has reachedunprecedented heights. Romar has seen nine of his player draftedsince 2005, including six first round picks. The 2012 Draft sawtwo Huskies selected in the first round -- a first in UW history.Overall, 10 players have been part of NBA rosters with two moreexpected to be added to the list after Tony Wroten and TerrenceRoss make squads, during Romar’s tenure.In 2012, Romar led UW to its second regular season outright conferencecrown since 1953. Washington was 24-11 overall and 14-4in the first year of Pac-12 play. The Huskies were denied a NCAAtournament bid, but Pac-12 Coach of the Year Romar was ableto lead his Huskies to the Big Apple and the NIT semifinals duringthe post season. Romar saw his star freshman Tony Wrotenearn Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Terrence Ross First TeamAll-Conference honors before both went on to become NBA firstround draft picks in June.Romar led the Huskies to their third-straight NCAA appearancein 2011, won a second-consecutive Pac-10 Tournament Championshipand produced two members of the All-Pac-10 team (IsaiahThomas and Matthew Bryan-Amaning). Thanks to a buzzerbeatingshot by Thomas, Washington was able to capture its thirdconference tournament crown under Romar’s direction. The No. 7seeded Huskies crowned their 24-11 season with a first round winover Georgia in the NCAA Tournament before falling to NorthCarolina in the third round.In 2009-10, Romar led the Huskies to another historic season.Washington won its second Pac-10 Tournament Championship,made its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and advanced to theNCAA Sweet 16 for the third time under Romar. Despite their No.11 seeding, the Huskies beat No. 5 seed Marquette and No. 4 NewMexico before losing to the No. 2 seed West Virginia.The Huskies ended 2010 with a 26-10 record putting Romar inelite coaching company. He joins Hec Edmundson as the only UWcoach to lead a team to four seasons with 25 or more wins.The 2008-09 Husky squad won the first outright Pac-10 Championshipfor the school since 1953. Romar’s Huskies were 26-9 in2009 and 14-4 in the Pac-10 Conference to finish a game ahead ofUCLA. He earned Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors for his efforts.Washington earned its first-ever No. 4 seed for the 2009 NCAATournament. They beat No. 12 seed Mississippi State 71-58 inthe first round before dropping a close 76-74 decision to No. 5Purdue.He coached UW to back-to-back Sweet 16 berths (2005 & 2006)for the first time in school history. UW participated in three consecutiveNCAA Tournaments, from 2004-06, for just the secondtime.Romar ranks third among all-time UW coaches with 195 victories.He posted his 100th UW win on Feb. 12, 2007 against Stanford.Romar was honored at the 2006 Final Four as the winnerof the John Wooden “Keys to Life” Award following a season inwhich he directed the Huskies to a 26-7 record. UW was 13-5 inPac-10 play, finishing as the conference runner-up for the thirdstraight season. UW won two NCAA tournament games before anovertime setback against top-seed Connecticut.He guided the Huskies to a 29-6 record in 2005, tying the 1938squad for the highest win total in school history. UW finishedsecond in the Pac-10 standings with a 14-4 mark. After receivingtheir first ever No. 1 seed, the Huskies posted two NCAA Tournamentvictories and advanced to the Sweet 16. Romar, who led UWto its first conference tournament championship, was named the2005 Pac-10 Coach of the Year and Black Coaches AssociationNational Coach of the Year.Romar fashioned a spectacular turnaround during his second seasonwhen UW posted a 19-12 record in 2004 and participated inthe NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999. In 2004, Romarguided the Huskies to their first second-place regular-seasonfinish since 1986 and their first Pac-10 Tournament championshipgame appearance since 1987. After opening the conference campaignwith an 0-5 record, UW reeled off 12 wins in its final 13Pac-10 outings. Capping the run was a 75-62 triumph over No.1 and previously undefeated Stanford in the final regular-seasongame. His Huskies won all three meetings with highly ranked Arizona,sweeping the season series for the first time since 1984. The362012-13 Husky Basketball