Tony McAndrews  -  
    Tony McAndrews

    Position:
    Assistant Coach
    Experience:
    3rd season
    Alma Mater:
    St. Ambrose, '66

    Tony McAndrews is in his third season as an assistant coach at Cleveland State, but he is no stranger to the sidelines, having amassed more than 30 years as a coach at the high school and collegiate levels.

    McAndrews joined the Viking staff after serving as the head coach at Pope John Paul II H.S. in Boca Raton, Fla., from 2007 to 2009.

    In addition to his duties at Pope John Paul II, McAndrews served as an advanced scout for the Orlando Magic, which won the Eastern Conference Championship and advanced to the 2009 NBA Finals.

    McAndrews began his coaching career as an assistant at Iowa under Lute Olson from 1977-81, including an appearance in the 1980 Final Four.

    From there, McAndrews served as the head coach at Colorado State from 1981-87 before rejoining Olson as an assistant coach at Arizona from 1987-93. While with the Wildcats, McAndrews was instrumental in helping the squad to five PAC-10 titles, nine berths in the NCAA tournament, as well as an appearance in the 1988 Final Four.

    McAndrews had a large part in turning the Wildcat program into a national power as Arizona won at least 20 games eight times with McAndrews on the bench, including a program-best 35 wins during the 1987-88 season.

    After a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Georgia Southern (1994-95), McAndrews was named the head coach at Nova Southeastern, where he served from 1995-2004.

    He was also an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic in 2005-06, helping the Owls to a 15-13 mark.

    McAndrews, who has coached and mentored 12 NBA players, including NBA Champions Steve Kerr and Sean Elliott, was a scout for the Seattle Supersonics and served as an assistant coach of the World Game Trials.

    A 1966 graduate of St. Ambrose, McAndrews was inducted into the schools athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.