Kurt Kanaskie
Kanaskie in 2016.
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| Sport(s) | Men's basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Air Force |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 14, 1958 Enola, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1980 | La Salle |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1985 | South Carolina (asst.) |
| 1985–1988 | Lock Haven |
| 1988–1996 | IUP |
| 1996–2003 | Drake |
| 2003–2009 | Penn State (asst.) |
| 2009–2011 | Penn State (assoc. HC) |
| 2011–2012 | Navy (assoc. HC) |
| 2012–2014 | Virginia Tech (asst.) |
| 2014–present | Air Force (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 269–243 |
| Tournaments | 7–4 (NCAA D-II) |
Kurt Michael Kanaskie (born April 14, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant men's basketball coach at Air Force. Previously, Kanaskie was head coach positions at Lock Haven, IUP, and Drake.
Born in Enola, Pennsylvania, Kanaskie grew up in nearby Mechanicsburg and attended Cumberland Valley High School, in which he was an all-state basketball player. Kanaskie later attended La Salle College (now La Salle University) and played basketball for the La Salle Explorers under head coach Lefty Ervin from 1976 to 1980. As a senior in 1979–80, Kanaskie averaged 14.5 points and 2.7 rebounds and helped La Salle win the ECC Tournament and make the 1980 NCAA Tournament. Kanaskie graduated from La Salle in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration.
In the 1980 NBA draft, the Golden State Warriors selected Kanaskie as the second pick in the eighth round, 162nd overall. That year, Kanaskie became a college basketball assistant coach at South Carolina under Bill Foster. After five years in that position, Kanaskie served as head coach at Division II Lock Haven University from 1985 to 1988. Inheriting a program that won only 18 games in the past four seasons, Kanaskie led Lock Haven to 15 wins in his first season and ended with a 55–32 overall record. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) named Kanaskie its Coach of the Year for the West Division in 1987 and 1988 and co-Coach of the Year in the conference in 1987.
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