Steve Lutz

Steve Lutz (born October 25, 1972) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Oklahoma State University. He previously served as the head coach at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Western Kentucky.

Steve Lutz

Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Oklahoma State
Conference	Big 12
Record	17–18 (.486)
Biographical details
Born	(1972-10-25) October 25, 1972 (age 52) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1992	Ranger Junior College
1992–1995	Texas Lutheran
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1999	Incarnate Word (asst.)
1999–2000	Garden City CC (asst.)
2000–2006	Stephen F. Austin (asst.)
2006–2010	SMU (asst.)
2010–2017	Creighton (asst.)
2017–2021	Purdue (asst.)
2021–2023	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2023–2024	Western Kentucky
2024–present	Oklahoma State
Head coaching record
Overall	85–53 (.616)
Tournaments	1–3 (NCAA Division I) 2–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Southland tournament (2022, 2023) Southland regular season (2023) C-USA tournament (2024)
Awards
Southland Coach of the Year (2023)

Early life

Lutz grew up in San Antonio, Texas and played basketball and baseball for East Central High School, graduating in 1991.^[1] He then played one season of basketball at Ranger Junior College before arriving at Texas Lutheran.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Lutz started his coaching career with stops at University of Incarnate Word and Garden City CC (Kansas). During his four seasons at UIW, the Crusaders (now Cardinals) went 99–20.^[2]

Stephen F. Austin

Lutz spent the next six seasons (2000-2006) under coach Danny Kaspar.^[3]

SMU

Lutz spent six seasons at SMU (2006–2010) under coach Matt Doherty.^[4][5]

Creighton

Lutz spent seven seasons at Creighton (2010–2017) under coach Greg McDermott.^[6]

Purdue

Lutz spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Purdue (2017–2021). In 2020–21, Lutz coached Jaden Ivey prior to Ivey's #5 overall draft pick in the 2022 NBA draft. Lutz was the Boilermakers' defensive guru working with head coach Matt Painter.^[7][8]

Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Lutz spent two seasons as the head coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2021–2023). Turning the program around, Lutz finished with a 47–23 record (67.1% win rate) during those two years. Lutz also led the Islanders to a Southland Conference Regular Season Champions, 2× Southland Conference Tournament Champions, and the program’s first ever 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament victory against Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball.^[9]

Western Kentucky

On March 18, 2023, Lutz was announced as the new head coach at Western Kentucky. ^[10] In his lone season at Western Kentucky, Lutz finished with a 22-12 record including a Conference USA Tournament Championship, which is the school's first ever since joining the conference in 2014 and another trip to the NCAA tournament, which is the school's first tournament appearance since 2013.

Oklahoma State

On April 1, 2024, Lutz was announced as the new head coach at Oklahoma State.^[11]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders (Southland Conference) (2021–2023)
2021–22	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	23–12	7–7	4th	NCAA Division I First Four
2022–23	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	24–11	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi:		47–23 (.671)	21–11 (.656)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (Conference USA) (2023–2024)
2023–24	Western Kentucky	22–12	8–8	3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
Western Kentucky:		22–12 (.647)	8–8 (.500)
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25	Oklahoma State	17–18	7–13	T–12th	NIT Quarterfinals
Oklahoma State:		17–18 (.486)	7–13 (.350)
Total:		85–53 (.616)
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

Personal life

Lutz and his wife, Shannon, have two daughters and a son.