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| name = Ron Sanchez
| name = Ron Sanchez
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_title = Interim head coach
| current_team = [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball|Charlotte]]
| current_team = [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]]
| current_conference = [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
| current_conference = [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| current_record = {{winpct|72|78|record=y}}
| current_record = {{winpct|6|5|record=y}}
| contract =
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| birth_date =age 43
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| birth_place = [[San Pedro de Macorís]], Dominican Republic
| birth_place = [[San Pedro de Macorís]], Dominican Republic
| death_date =
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| coach_years5 = 2009–2018
| coach_years5 = 2009–2018
| coach_team5 = [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]] (asst.)
| coach_team5 = [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]] (asst.)
| coach_years6 = 2018–present
| coach_years6 = 2018–2023
| coach_team6 = [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball|Charlotte]]
| coach_team6 = [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball|Charlotte]]
| coach_years7 = 2023–2024
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| overall_record = {{winpct|72|78|record=y}}
| coach_team7 = Virginia (associate HC)
| coach_years8 = 2024–present
| coach_team8 = Virginia (interim HC)
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| tournament_record = 4–0 ([[College Basketball Invitational|CBI]])
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| championships = [[College Basketball Invitational|CBI]] ([[2023 College Basketball Invitational|2023]])
| championships = [[College Basketball Invitational|CBI]] ([[2023 College Basketball Invitational|2023]])
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'''Ron Sanchez''' is a Dominican college basketball coach and current head coach for the [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball]] team.<ref name=Sanchez>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotte49ers.com/news/2018/3/19/mens-basketball-49ers-announce-ron-sanchez-as-mens-hoops-coach.aspx|title=49ers Announce Ron Sanchez as Men's Basketball Coach - Charlotte|website=Charlotte}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article205850739.html|title=Charlotte 49ers find next basketball coach on bench of No. 1 NCAA seed|publisher=}}</ref>
'''Ron Sanchez''' is a college basketball coach who is the interim head coach for the [[Virginia Cavaliers|Cavaliers]] [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|men's basketball team]] at the [[University of Virginia]]. He was appointed interim head coach in October 2024 following [[Tony Bennett (basketball)|Tony Bennett]]'s surprise retirement.<ref name=UVA>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/virginia-coaching-candidates-ron-sanchez-named-interim-coach-for-2024-25-search-begins-to-replace-bennett/|title=Virginia coaching candidates: Ron Sanchez named interim coach for 2024-25, search begins to replace Bennett|website=cbssports.com|first=Kyle|last=Boone|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=October 22, 2024}}</ref>

He previously served as the head coach of the [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball|men's basketball team]] at the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]] from 2018 until he resigned following a 22-14 season to rejoin the University of Virginia as assistant head coach on June 6, 2023.<ref name="Sanchez">{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotte49ers.com/news/2018/3/19/mens-basketball-49ers-announce-ron-sanchez-as-mens-hoops-coach.aspx|title=49ers Announce Ron Sanchez as Men's Basketball Coach - Charlotte|website=Charlotte|date=19 March 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article205850739.html|title=Charlotte 49ers find next basketball coach on bench of No. 1 NCAA seed|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Sanchez resigns at Charlotte to rejoin UVA staff |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/37806741/ron-sanchez-steps-charlotte-rejoin-virginia-staff |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
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==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
After graduation, Sanchez assisted his alma mater for three seasons, before taking an assistant coaching position at [[State University of New York at Delhi|SUNY Delhi]] from 1999 to 2001. While completing his master's degree studies, Sanchez served as a volunteer assistant coach at [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] under [[Mike Davis (basketball coach)|Mike Davis]] and was on staff during the Hoosiers' national runner-up season in [[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2002]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wsucougars.com/sports/2013/4/18/208185435.aspx|title=Ron Sanchez Profile - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site|website=wsucougars.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sanchez_ron00.html|title=Ron Sanchez Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Men's Basketball|publisher=}}</ref>
After graduation, Sanchez assisted his alma mater for three seasons, before taking an assistant coaching position at [[State University of New York at Delhi|SUNY Delhi]] from 1999 to 2001. While completing his master's degree studies, Sanchez served as a volunteer assistant coach at [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] under [[Mike Davis (basketball, born 1960)|Mike Davis]] and was on staff during the Hoosiers' national runner-up season in [[2002 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2002]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wsucougars.com/sports/2013/4/18/208185435.aspx|title=Ron Sanchez Profile - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site|website=wsucougars.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sanchez_ron00.html|title=Ron Sanchez Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Men's Basketball|publisher=}}</ref>


After Indiana, Sanchez joined [[Dick Bennett]]'s staff at [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]] as director of basketball operations, and was elevated to assistant coach when [[Tony Bennett (basketball, born 1969)|Tony Bennett]] took over the helm of the Cougars, where he was a part of the team's 2007-08 Sweet 16 squad. Sanchez followed Bennett to [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]], served as assistant coach from 2009 to 2018, and was part of three [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] regular season championship seasons, two [[ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]] championships, and six NCAA tournament teams including an Elite Eight run in the [[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2016 NCAA tournament]].
After Indiana, Sanchez joined [[Dick Bennett]]'s staff at [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]] as director of basketball operations, and was elevated to assistant coach when [[Tony Bennett (basketball, born 1969)|Tony Bennett]] took over the helm of the Cougars, where he was a part of the team's 2007-08 Sweet 16 squad. Sanchez followed Bennett to [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]], served as assistant coach from 2009 to 2018, and was part of three [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] regular season championship seasons, two [[ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]] championships, and six NCAA tournament teams including an Elite Eight run in the [[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2016 NCAA tournament]].


On March 19, 2018, Sanchez was named the 11th head coach in Charlotte men's basketball history.<ref name=Sanchez/>
On March 19, 2018, Sanchez was named the 11th head coach in Charlotte men's basketball history.<ref name=Sanchez/> On June 6, 2023, he resigned after winning the CBI Championship in a 22&ndash;14 season and rejoined Bennett's staff at Virginia as associate head coach.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://virginiasports.com/news/2023/06/06/sanchez-returning-to-virginia-as-associate-head-coach/ | title=Sanchez Returning to Virginia as Associate Head Coach | date=6 June 2023 }}</ref>

On October 18, 2024, Bennett unexpectedly announced his retirement from UVA and Sanchez was elevated to interim head coach for the season.<ref name=UVA/>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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| conference=[[Conference USA]]
| startyear =2018
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| endyear =2023
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| overall = {{winpct|72|78|record=y}}
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| confrecord = {{winpct|39|51|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia Cavaliers]]<ref>{{cite web| title = 2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball media guide, page 43 | publisher = Virginia Athletics| year = 2012 | url =http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/va/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012-13mbbfactbook.pdf | access-date = November 10, 2012}}</ref>
| conference = [[Atlantic Coast Conference]]
| startyear = 2024
| endyear =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| season = [[2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2024–25]]
| name = [[2024–25 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]]
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 0–1
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| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
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| overall = {{winpct|6|5|record=y}}
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| overall = {{winpct|78|83|record=y}}
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{{Charlotte 49ers men's basketball coach navbox}}
{{Charlotte 49ers men's basketball coach navbox}}
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Latest revision as of 17:29, 19 December 2024

Ron Sanchez
Current position
TitleInterim head coach
TeamVirginia
ConferenceACC
Record6–5 (.545)
Biographical details
BornSan Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Playing career
1993–1996SUNY Oneonta
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1999SUNY Oneonta (asst.)
1999–2001SUNY Delhi (asst.)
2001–2003Indiana (asst.)
2003–2009Washington State (asst.)
2009–2018Virginia (asst.)
2018–2023Charlotte
2023–2024Virginia (associate HC)
2024–presentVirginia (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall78–83 (.484)
Tournaments4–0 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CBI (2023)

Ron Sanchez is a college basketball coach who is the interim head coach for the Cavaliers men's basketball team at the University of Virginia. He was appointed interim head coach in October 2024 following Tony Bennett's surprise retirement.[1]

He previously served as the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 2018 until he resigned following a 22-14 season to rejoin the University of Virginia as assistant head coach on June 6, 2023.[2][3][4]

Playing career

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Sanchez played collegiately at SUNY Oneonta where he was a two-time SUNYAC all-conference selection, and SUNYAC Player of the Year for the 1995-96 season. He was inducted into the Red Dragons' athletic hall of fame in 2007.[5]

Coaching career

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After graduation, Sanchez assisted his alma mater for three seasons, before taking an assistant coaching position at SUNY Delhi from 1999 to 2001. While completing his master's degree studies, Sanchez served as a volunteer assistant coach at Indiana under Mike Davis and was on staff during the Hoosiers' national runner-up season in 2002.[6][7]

After Indiana, Sanchez joined Dick Bennett's staff at Washington State as director of basketball operations, and was elevated to assistant coach when Tony Bennett took over the helm of the Cougars, where he was a part of the team's 2007-08 Sweet 16 squad. Sanchez followed Bennett to Virginia, served as assistant coach from 2009 to 2018, and was part of three ACC regular season championship seasons, two ACC tournament championships, and six NCAA tournament teams including an Elite Eight run in the 2016 NCAA tournament.

On March 19, 2018, Sanchez was named the 11th head coach in Charlotte men's basketball history.[2] On June 6, 2023, he resigned after winning the CBI Championship in a 22–14 season and rejoined Bennett's staff at Virginia as associate head coach.[8]

On October 18, 2024, Bennett unexpectedly announced his retirement from UVA and Sanchez was elevated to interim head coach for the season.[1]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Charlotte 49ers (Conference USA) (2018–2023)
2018–19 Charlotte 8–21 5–13 13th
2019–20 Charlotte 16–13 10–8 4th
2020–21 Charlotte 9–16 5–11 11th
2021–22 Charlotte 17–14 10–8 8th
2022–23 Charlotte 22–14 9–11 5th CBI Champion
Charlotte: 72–78 (.480) 39–51 (.433)
Virginia Cavaliers[9] (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25 Virginia 6–5 0–1
Virginia: 6–5 (.545) 0–1 (.000)
Total: 78–83 (.484)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ a b Boone, Kyle (October 18, 2024). "Virginia coaching candidates: Ron Sanchez named interim coach for 2024-25, search begins to replace Bennett". cbssports.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "49ers Announce Ron Sanchez as Men's Basketball Coach - Charlotte". Charlotte. 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Charlotte 49ers find next basketball coach on bench of No. 1 NCAA seed".
  4. ^ "Sanchez resigns at Charlotte to rejoin UVA staff". ESPN.com. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  5. ^ "Ron Sanchez (2007) - Hall of Fame - SUNY Oneonta". www.oneontaathletics.com.
  6. ^ "Ron Sanchez Profile - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site". wsucougars.com.
  7. ^ "Ron Sanchez Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Men's Basketball".
  8. ^ "Sanchez Returning to Virginia as Associate Head Coach". 6 June 2023.
  9. ^ "2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball media guide, page 43" (PDF). Virginia Athletics. 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
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