Bob Clark begins his second season as assistant coach with the Demon Deacons and brings with him more than 30 years of coaching experience. During his first season with the Demon Deacons, Clark helped Wake Forest better its record from 2006-07 by six wins. The Demon Deacons finished 12-2 in non-conference play, the team's best opening mark since 1987. WFU received several votes for the AP Poll early in the season when it landed an upset over 10th-ranked Texas A&M at the Paradise Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Wake Forest went on to take the St. John's division title at the event with wins over Indiana and Wichita State. Prior to his arrival at Wake Forest, Clark served as the head coach for the girls' basketball team at Loch Raven High School in Baltimore, Md. After leading Loch Raven to the finals of the Region 2A North tournament, Clark was named the Coach of the Year for the Baltimore metropolitan area by the Baltimore Examiner. After going 10-11 the previous season, Clark led the Raiders to a 19-4 record in his first year. In the collegiate ranks, Clark has helped guide eight teams in to postseason play, including four squads that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Clark's extensive college coaching experience includes assistant stints at American University (2005-06), Georgetown University (1998-04), Towson (1996-98), Long Beach State (1995-96), Radford (1993-95), Providence (1990-93), Arizona State (1987-90) and Oklahoma (1986-87). During Clark's six seasons at Georgetown, he helped the Hoyas to four WNIT bids and also served as the recruiting coordinator for three years. Clark reunites with Wake Forest's newly appointed associate head coach Natasha Adair, who also served as an assistant coach at Georgetown during the same time. In addition to postseason experience at Georgetown, Clark was also part of four teams that advanced to the NCAA tournament. While an assistant at Radford, Clark's teams won the Big South Tournament earning an automatic bid to the NCAA's in each of his two seasons. At Providence, the Lady Friars compiled a 62-30 record and earned two at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament. During the 1990-91 season, the Lady Friars led all Division I schools with a 96.7 scoring average, a record that still stands. Clark's first collegiate position was as an assistant men's basketball coach at Roanoke College in Salem, Va., from 1984-86. During that time, Roanoke won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference title and competed in the Division III National Tournament. Clark, a Philadelphia native, is a 1984 graduate of Towson University with a degree in elementary education. Clark resides Winston-Salem with his wife, Kristen, who is a reading specialist in the Winston-Salem school system, and two daughters, Alyssa (9) and Brittany (5). |
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