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35 steals. He shot 51 percent from the field and 72 percent fromthe free throw line. As a senior in 1979-80, Romar played all 28games for the Huskies who posted an 18-10 record, including a 9-9conference mark. Washington participated in the National InvitationTournament. He led all UW playmakers with 99 assists whileaveraging 9.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.Romar served as team captain his senior year. He was the recipientof the Most Inspirational Award both years, an honor voted on byhis teammates. The Golden State Warriors selected Romar in theseventh round of the 1980 NBA Draft with the 141st pick overall.He totaled 1,731 points (5.9 average) and distributed 1,022 assists(3.5 average) during 291 career regular-season NBA games. Hisfive-year NBA career included stints with Golden State (1981-84),Milwaukee (1984) and Detroit (1984-85).After the 1984-85 season, Romar joined Athletes in Action (AIA),the athletic division of Campus Crusade for Christ, a non-denominationalministry that began in 1951 at UCLA. Romar started224 of 233 games during his seven years as a player for AIA. In1991-92, he averaged 24.4 points, 5.9 assists and 1.8 steals whileshooting 54.5 percent from the field, including 49.5 percent frombeyond the 3-point arc and 83.7 percent from the free throw line.Romar set single-game records while an AIA player for mostpoints (54) and assists (21). He remains the team’s all-time assistsleader (1,689) and ranks No. 2 in all-time scoring (4,244).In 1992, the then 34-year-old Romar scored 45 points againstMichigan’s “Fab Five” freshmen, who went on to reach the NCAAchampionship game. In 1989, Romar took on co-head coachingduties for AIA, in addition to his continued responsibilities as aplayer. The year prior to Romar’s assuming the coaching position,AIA went 12-25, the worst record in franchise history. Just threeyears later, Romar directed the 1991-92 AIA team to 21 wins, includinga victory over NCAA Final Four participant Florida.Romar served during the summer of 1997 as an assistant underRick Majerus for the United States’ 22 & Under Team that competedat the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. At Washington,he replaced Bob Bender who resigned on Mar. 13, 2002.Romar is the second former Husky player to return as the headcoach. He joins Lynn Nance, who played at UW from 1964-65 andwas the Huskies’ head coach for four seasons from 1989-93.Romar’s All-Time Coaching RecordOverall ConferenceYear W L W L FinishPepperdineWCC1996-97 6 21 4 10 T6th1997-98 17 10 9 5 2nd1998-99@ 19 13 9 5 T2ndTotals 42 44 22 20St. LouisConf. USA1999-00$ 19 14 7 9 7th2000-01 17 14 8 8 8th2001-02 15 16 9 7 5thTotals 51 44 24 24WashingtonPac-102002-03 10 17 5 13 9th2003-04$ 19 12 12 6 2nd2004-05* 29 6 14 4 2nd2005-06* 26 7 13 5 2nd2006-07 19 13 8 10 7th2007-08+ 16 17 7 11 8th2008-09# 26 9 14 4 1st2009-10* 26 10 11 7 3rd2010-11& 24 11 11 7 3rd2011-12@ 24 11 14 4 1stWash Totals 219 113 109 71All-Time Totals 312 201 155 115@ - NIT,+ - CBI,$ - Lost in NCAA 1st Round,# - Lost in NCAA 2nd Round& - Lost in NCAA 3rd Round* - Lost in NCAA Sweet 16Romar and his wife, Leona, have three daughters -- Terra, Taviaand Taylor. Taylor, a 2012 graduate of Washington, was a cheerleader.He also became a grandfather for the first time when Taviagave birth in 2012 to grand daughter, Eden.COACHES382012-13 Husky Basketball