Bruce Rasmussen (basketball)
Current position | |
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Title | Director of Athletics |
Team | Creighton |
Conference | Big East |
Biographical details | |
Born | Webster City, Iowa[1] | September 29, 1950
Alma mater | Northern Iowa |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1980–1992 | Creighton |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1994–2021 | Creighton |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 196–147 (.571) |
Bruce Rasmussen (born September 29, 1950)[2] was the director of athletics at Creighton University. He was the head coach of the Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team from 1980 to 1992.[3] From 1992 to 1994, he served as the associate athletics director, before being named the athletics director in 1994. He presided over the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee in 2018.
Career[]
Rasmussen graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1971.[2]
Legacy[]
The Rasmussen Fitness and Sports Center, which opened in October 2012, is named after Bruce Rasmussen.[4] Inducted in 2008, he is a member of the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame.[3] In 2014, he was named Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Player Bio: Bruce Rasmussen NACDA.COM :: NACDA Official Web Site". nacda.com. Retrieved 2 Nov 2015.
- ^ a b "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 23 Sep 2015.
- ^ a b "Omaha Sports Hall of Fame - Bruce Rasmussen". omahasportshalloffame.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 Nov 2015.
- ^ "Rasmussen Fitness and Sports Center | Campus Recreation & Intramurals | Creighton University". creighton.edu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 Nov 2015.
- ^ "Creighton University Athletics - Bruce Rasmussen Honored as Athletic Directors of the Year Announced". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 2 Nov 2015.
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Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- American women's basketball coaches
- Creighton Bluejays athletic directors
- Creighton Bluejays women's basketball coaches
- People from Webster City, Iowa
- University of Northern Iowa alumni