Bobby Champagne - Director of Operations & Basketball Strategy - Men's Basketball Support Staff

Bobby Champagne

Title:
Director of Operations & Basketball Strategy
Email:
rjchampa@central.uh.edu

ABOUT BOBBY CHAMPAGNE
Hometown	Lafayette, La.
College	South Alabama '90
Family	Wife – Anna Sons – Will, Charlie, Joe Daughter – Annie
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Year	Team, Position
2021 –	Houston, Director of Operations & Basketball Strategy
2021	Tharptown High School, boys' head coach (Russellville, Ala.)
2003-18	North Alabama, Head Coach
2002-03	UTEP, assistant coach
2001-02	Georgia State, assistant coach
1997-01	Louisiana, assistant coach
1994-97	Oklahoma, assistant coach
1991-94	Washington State, assistant coach
1990	Louisiana Stars AAU, coach
1989-90	South Alabama, graduate assistant coach
CHAMPIONSHIPS
2024-25	• Big 12 Champions • Big 12 Tournament Champions
2023-24	Big 12 Champions
2022-23	American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
2021-22	• American Athletic Champions • American Athletic Tournament Champions
2013-14	Gulf South Tournament Champions
2007-08	Gulf South East Division Champions
1999-00	• Sun Belt Tournament Champions
NBA DRAFT SELECTIONS
Year	Experience
2024	Jamal Shead (Toronto Raptors) \| Second Round \| #45 pick
2023	• Jarace Walker (Indiana Pacers) \| First Round \| #8 pick • Marcus Sasser (Detroit Pistons) \| First Round \| #25 pick
2021	Quentin Grimes (New York Knicks) \| First Round \| #25 pick
1998	Corey Brewer (Miami Heat) \| Second Round \| #51 pick
1997	Nate Erdmann (Utah Jazz) \| Second Round \| #56 pick
1996	• Mark Hendrickson (Philadelphia 76ers \| #31 pick • Ryan Minor (Philadelphia 76ers) \| Second Round \| #32 pick
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1987-89	South Alabama
	– All-Academic Team
	– President's List
	– Dean's List
1986-88	Coastal Alabama College

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Longtime coaching veteran Bobby Champagne joined the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program as its director of operations and basketball strategy in October 2021

This is the third school at which Champagne has worked for Sampson. He previously served as Sampson’s assistant coach at Oklahoma from 1994 to 1997 and at Washington State from 1991 to 1994.

In their years together, Sampson and Champagne have combined for 250 wins with nine postseason appearances, including eight NCAA Tournaments.

In his role with the Cougars, Champagne works closely with Sampson and the coaching staff.

His primary responsibilities include scheduling games, coordinating team travel, managing the program’s budget, organizing day-to-day schedules and other operational duties. He also serves as liaison for the program to the Athletics Department and the University.

Champagne came to Houston after serving as the head coach at Tharptown High School in Russellville, Ala.

From 2003 to 2018 he served as the head coach at North Alabama. During that time, he compiled a 245-194 record with four NCAA Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight berth in 2008.

His 2008 squad won the NCAA Division II South Regional championship and the Gulf South Conference Tournament as he was recognized as the South Region Coach of the Year by the NCAA.

In addition to his work with Sampson at Washington State and Oklahoma, Champagne also served as an assistant coach at UTEP (2002-03), Georgia State (2001-02) and Louisiana (1997-01).

Champagne began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at South Alabama during the 1989-90 season and worked as a coach for the Louisiana Stars AAU team in 1990.

A native of Lafayette, La., Champagne and his wife, Anna, have three sons, Charlie, Will and Joe, and a daughter Annie.