UIndy Athletics

Having been UIndy's head coach for 12 seasons, Stan Gouard (pronounced juh-RARD) has lifted the Greyhound men's basketball program back to national prominence. That success has included six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2010-2016, multiple All-America honors, a No. 1 ranking from his Division II peers (2014-15 season) and 2013-14 GLVC Coach of the Year honors. Gouard was named NABC Midwest Region Coach of the Year following the 2019-20 campaign.

Gouard has now spent over 20 years in college basketball. The stint includes four years as a student-athlete at the University of Southern Indiana and John A. Logan College (1992-1996); seven as an assistant coach at Southern Indiana (2001-02), UIndy (2002-05) and Indiana State (2005-08); and nine as a head coach of the Greyhounds (2008-present).

UIndy finished the 2019-20 season with a 24-6 overall record and earned the top seed and hosting rights for the DII Midwest Regional. Senior Jimmy King earned two All-Region First Team nods, as well as unanimous selection to the All-GLVC First Team. Junior Trevor Lakes also gathered his second All-GLVC honor.

This past winter, Gouard led the Greyhounds to their first NABC national ranking in nearly three years as the team ranked inside the top 25 for two straight weeks in late November and early December. UIndy won its first six games of the season, before wrapping up its third consecutive campaign with a 12-6 record in GLVC action. 

The Greyhounds knocked off No. 3 Bellarmine in Nicoson Hall on February 9, the second straight season UIndy has defeated the Knights in the Circle City. Overall, UIndy won 19 games for the second straight year under Gouard, who has secured nine consecutive winning seasons on the south side. Jimmy King, Jesse Kempson, and Trevor Lakes each earned All-GLVC recognition, with CJ Hardaway Jr. earning All-Defensive squad honors.

Gouard led the Hounds to 19-9 in 2017-18, finishing tied for third in the GLVC with a 12-6 record. After defeating Maryville in the first round of the conference tournament, the Greyhounds dropped a semifinal contest to Bellarmine. Despite 19 in-region victories, including ones over NCAA tournament teams Bellarmine and Drury, UIndy missed the national tournament. 

Tate Hall returned UIndy back to first-team all-GLVC honors for UIndy, as Gouard also mentored senior guard Ajay Lawton to back-to-back all-defensive team nods. Lawton was also one of the best point guards in the conference, being named to the GLVC second team. Despite playing just two seasons in the Crimson and Grey, Lawton has his name in the program record books for steals and assists.

The 2016-17 season marked the first that the Greyhounds missed the NCAA tournament in six years. The team finished with a 16-12 record and 12-6 mark in GLVC play to earn the overall five-seed in the conference tournament. UIndy defeated Missouri-St. Louis, but fell to four-seed Wisconsin-Parkside in the quarterfinal round. 

Combined with highly-competitive GLVC schedule, the team played three top-14 programs in 2016-17, which included a win over Gouard's alma mater and No. 12 Southern Indiana. The victory came just two days after the Greyhounds almost took down No. 10 Bellarmine in Nicoson Hall. Overall, UIndy won eight games against GLVC tournament teams.

Gouard's 2015-16 team finished 21-8 (14-4 GLVC), marking his fifth consecutive 20-win season. Prior to Gouard's arrival, the only other 20-plus win streak was during the 1995-97 seasons. His final victory of the season - an NCAA Tournament win against 12th-ranked Ashland - gave him 150 for his career, making him the fastest to reach the mark in program history.

The 2015-16 squad continued Gouard's string of NCAA appearances, earning a bid for the sixth straight season. UIndy won its opening round game against Ashland, 77-60, before falling in the Midwest Regional semifinal against Ferris State, 89-87. Gouard mentored unanimous All-GLVC First Team and CCA All-Midwest Region Second Team selection Jordan Loyd during the '15-16 campaign, seeing Loyd become the 39th member of UIndy's 1,000-point club.

During the 2014-15 season, UIndy won its most games in 50 years, finishing with a record of 25-6 and earning a program-first fifth straight NCAA Division II Tournament berth. With help from a season-opening 17-game winning streak, the Greyhounds spent nine weeks in the top 10 of the D-II coaches poll, including a two-week stay at No. 1 - UIndy's first at the top since 1996-97.

The Hounds made their biggest splash in the postseason, however, as UIndy defeated Michigan Tech and Lewis on the way to its first-ever NCAA Midwest Regional final. Meanwhile, senior Joe Lawson was named first team all-region, Brennan McElroy was dubbed All-GLVC Second Team and GLVC All-Defensive Team.

A year prior, in 2013-14, UIndy finished 24-5, winning a GLVC East Division title and a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Regional. The Hounds defeated rival Bellarmine in the NCAA first round, and were also ranked in the top 25 for 13 consecutive weeks, culminating in a No. 12 ranking in the final NABC poll. The tandem of Reece Cheatham and Joe Lawson were named to the All-GLVC First Team.
 
The Hounds reached 20 wins for the second year in a row and the NCAA Tournament for the third year in a row in 2012-13. The program was ranked for 10 consecutive weeks in the NABC Division II Top 25, including rising to No. 5 in the country in January, the highest ranking for UIndy at the time since Feb. 1997.
 
In his fourth season in 2011-12, the Greyhounds reached 20 wins for the first time since 2003-04 and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row, while winning the program's first NCAA Tournament game since 1996. The Greyhounds were ranked for five weeks in the NABC Division II Top 25, while senior point guard Adrian Moss earned All-America honors and was selected to play in the Reese's Division II All-Star Game. UIndy won five games against other Top 25 programs, including defeats of No. 1 Bellarmine (99-94 OT) on Dec. 1 at Nicoson Hall and No. 1 Kentucky Wesleyan (80-77) on Jan. 21 in Owensboro, Ky.
 
In his third season, 2010-11, Gouard led the Greyhounds back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005 and into the national rankings for the first time since 2004 when UIndy was ranked No. 22 on Feb. 1. UIndy saw a seven-win increase to 19 victories during this season, led by All-American Darius Adams. Gouard helped tutor Adams to finish seventh in the country in scoring with 23.2 points per game. Adams went on to play in the Reese's Division II All-Star Game, where he led his team to victory and was named Most Outstanding Player.

UIndy made headlines during the 2010-11 preseason when they went on the road and defeated Division I No. 23 Tennessee, 79-64, in Knoxville. The Hounds then went on to win at No. 4 Southern Indiana, 70-68, for UIndy's first win in Evansville since 1982. UIndy ended the season with a comeback victory at home over No. 21 Northern Kentucky, 81-76.
 
Gouard and the Hounds opened eyes right away in 2009-10, defeating NCAA Division I Valparaiso 88-83 in the team's first exhibition game. Another big win followed nearly three weeks later as the Hounds snatched a 71-63 victory over defending-national champion Findlay, snapping the Oilers' 38-game winning streak in the process. 
 
Prior to coming the UIndy, Gouard was an assistant at Division I Indiana State University for three seasons from 2005-08. Gouard mentored the Sycamore post players, including Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman and All-Bench Team selection Isiah Martin, who broke the single-season blocks record at ISU by a freshman and led the entire conference in blocked shots.
 
From 2002-05, during his first stint at UIndy, the Greyhounds compiled a 47-31 record, advancing to the NCAA tournament all three seasons. Gouard helped mentor All-GLVC players Jason Wright, Lawrence Barnes and three-time honoree David Logan.  Logan would become the league’s-all-time leading scorer en route to earning NCAA Division II Player of the Year accolades. During the 2004-05 season, the Greyhounds posted three victories over top-20 opponents and were ranked No. 7 nationally. Prior to his first job with Indianapolis, Gouard spent one season at his alma mater, Southern Indiana, helping the Screaming Eagles to a 22-8 record.
 
As a player, Gouard was nationally known. He led University of Southern Indiana to its first national championship in 1995 under head coach Bruce Pearl. Gouard also led the Eagles to two Great Lakes Valley championships, and was twice named by the National Association of Basketball Coaches the Division II National Player of the Year. He also was recognized as the NCAA Division II Elite Eight Most Outstanding Player and the CBS/Chevrolet MVP of the title game in 1994. While at Southern Indiana, Gouard’s teams compiled an 82-12 record, and he currently ranks third in scoring, fifth in rebounding and first in steals.
 
Gouard was inducted into the John A. Logan College Hall of Fame in 1998, the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2003 and the University of Southern Indiana Hall of Fame in 2007. He also received the key to the city of Evansville, Ind., in 1996. Following his stellar collegiate career, Gouard played professionally for the Barrinquilla Ciamanes of Columbia, South America, leading his team to the 1999 championship. Gouard also led his Sundsvall Dragon team in Sweden to the playoffs.
 
As native of Danville, Ill., Gouard earned his bachelor of science in communications from Southern Indiana. He and his wife Chasity have a daughter, Kennedy Noelle, who was born in December of 2009.
 
Head Coaching Record

Year	School	Win	Loss	Pct.	Accomplishments
2019-20	UIndy	24	6	.800	NCAA Tournament (No. 1 seed), NABC Midwest Coach of the Year
2018-19	UIndy	19	10	.655	GLVC Quarterfinal
2017-18	UIndy	19	9	.679	GLVC Semifinal
2016-17	UIndy	16	12	.571	GLVC Second Round
2015-16	UIndy	21	8	.724	NCAA Second Round
2014-15	UIndy	25	6	.806	NCAA Sweet 16
2013-14	UIndy	24	5	.827	NCAA Second Round, GLVC Coach of the Year
2012-13	UIndy	20	9	.690	NCAA First Round
2011-12	UIndy	20	9	.690	NCAA Second Round
2010-11	UIndy	19	9	.679	NCAA First Round
2009-10	UIndy	12	16	.429
2008-09	UIndy	9	18	.333
Overall		228	117	.661