Head Coach

Joel DePagter

email: joel.t.depagter@lawrence.edu

Joel DePagter (class of 1998) took over the Lawrence University men's basketball team in March of 2007 and just finished guiding his team to one of the finest seasons in school history.  The Men's Basketball team finished with an overall record of 22-3 in the 2007-2008 season, including a 15-1 conference record, the Midwest Conference regular season championship, and the Midwest Conference Tournament Championship.  DePagter also led his team into the NCAA Division III National Tournament, the 4th time in 5 years.  DePagter, who also serves at the Lawrence University Head Golf Coach, has been an assistant coach at Lawrence for the past 4 seasons.  As a player from 1995-1998, DePagter led the Vikings to the 1997 Midwest Conference Championship, its first in 54 years, and the school's 1st-ever berth in the NCAA Division III National Basketball Tournament.

Since arriving as an assistant in the fall of 2003, the Lawrence men's basketball program has achieved great success.  In DePagter's first year as an assistant, the team went 24-5 and was a shot away from going to the Division III Final Four.   During DePagter's 4 seasons as an assistant at Lawrence, the Vikings' record is an impressive 82-22 with 3 Midwest Conference Championships and 3 NCAA Division III Tournament berths.

DePagter was a three-time 1st-team All-Midwest Conference selection and the 1997 MWC Player of the Year.  The Sheboygan native is seventh on the all-time scoring list with 1,243 points.  He is first in career assists (357) and steals (211).  DePagter has three of the top four seasons in school history for assists and holds the record at 137.  He is 1-2-3 on the season steals list and holds the mark at 77 steals.

DePagter took over the Lawrence Men's Golf team in the fall of 2004 and led his team to the 2005 Midwest Conference Golf Championship - the school's first Golf title in 56 years.  DePagter, who has a bachelor's degree in history, is a 1998 graduate of Lawrence.  He received his master's degree in Sport Administration from Central Michigan University.