Homer Drew
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Associate director of athletics |
| Team | Valparaiso |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 29, 1944 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Playing career | |
| 1962–1966 | William Jewell |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–1972 | Washington State (asst.) |
| 1972–1976 | LSU (asst.) |
| 1976–1987 | Bethel |
| 1987–1988 | Indiana-South Bend |
| 1988–2002, 2003–2011 |
Valparaiso |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2011–present | Valparaiso (assoc. AD) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 9× Mid-Con Tournament championship (1995–1999, 2001–2004) 8× Mid-Con regular season championship (1995–2000, 2002, 2004) |
|
| Awards | |
| 4× Mid-Con Coach of the Year (1994–1996, 2002) | |
Homer Walter Drew, Jr. (born September 29, 1944) is an American athletic administrator and former college basketball coach who is associate athletic director at Valparaiso University. Drew was the head coach of the Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team from 1988 to 2002 and 2003 to 2011. His younger son, Bryce Drew, succeeded him as the head coach in May 2011. His elder son Scott Drew is the head coach of Baylor University's men's basketball team after having served nine years assisting under Homer and one year as head coach of Valparaiso. Homer Drew is best known for leading Valparaiso's improbable run in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, he achieved his Bachelor of Arts in physical education and social studies at William Jewell College in 1966 before completing his Master of Arts in education at Washington University in St. Louis in 1968. Drew then earned a Doctorate in educational administration from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan in 1983.
In 1988, Drew moved to Valparaiso University. Valpo was a model of consistency under Drew, winning both the Mid-Continent Conference regular season and tournament titles five straight seasons from 1994 to 1999, and again in the 2001–02 season. In 1999–2000, he led the Crusaders to their sixth consecutive conference tournament title, and in 2000–01 to another regular season title. This continuous success helped Drew achieve conference Coach of the Year honors three consecutive seasons, from 1993 to 1996.
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