as an analyst for Duke's home basketball games. He joined the Duke coaching staff in 1998, working alongside head coach Mike Krzyzewski. He was promoted to associate head coach in charge of player development in 1999. In April 2008, he was named head coach at Stanford University, succeeding Trent Johnson. During his time with the Cardinal, he became known as "the king of the NIT" (with crowns in 2012 and 2015). But Dawkins could not get over the hump in the NCAA tournament, with only one appearance (2014) in 8 seasons. On March 14, 2016, at the conclusion of his eighth season, and after a disappointing one NCAA Tournament appearance in eight seasons as head coach, Dawkins was fired. On March 23, 2016, Dawkins was hired as head coach by the University of Central Florida. Shortly thereafter, his son, Aubrey Dawkins, transferred from Michigan to play for his father. On March 2, 2019, UCF defeated (#8 AP Poll/#6 Coaches Poll) Houston at Fertitta Center, stopping the nation's longest home winning streak at 33. With the win UCF entered the AP Poll for the first time since the 2010–11 Knights spent four weeks in the poll, peaking at 19. In 2023 Dawkins UCF club had a profound moral victory in their second loss of the season to USF by only losing by 7 points at home. Dawkins hopes the relatively close loss will be something to build upon. Head coaching record References External links Stanford profile 1963 births Living people African-American basketball coaches African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Washington, D.C. Basketball players from Washington, D.C. College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Detroit Pistons players Duke Blue Devils men's basketball coaches Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Philadelphia 76ers players Point guards San Antonio Spurs draft picks San Antonio Spurs players Shooting guards Stanford Cardinal men's basketball coaches UCF Knights men's basketball coaches Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople