Bob Clark begins his third season as assistant coach with the Demon Deacons and brings with him more than 30 years of coaching experience. In his second year with Wake Forest, the Demon Deacons began the season by setting a new win-streak record, starting 12-0. In January, the nation began to recognize Wake Forest's achievements and the Demon Deacons were voted into the Top 25 for the first time since the 1987-88 season. The Demon Deacons finished the season with 19 wins, the second most in program history, and earned a berth to the 2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament. It marked just the third time that a Wake Forest women's basketball team had earned a spot in postseason action past the ACC Tournament. Clark assists in all areas of the Wake Forset program, including scouting, recruiting and specialized work with all athletes. 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. for the 2006-07 season. 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. 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 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 in Winston-Salem with his wife, Kristen, who is a reading specialist in the Winston-Salem school system, and two daughters, Alyssa (10) and Brittany (6). |
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