Mark Sembrowich enters his third season as head men's basketball coach at the Academy of Art University.
Sembrowich brings a wealth of collegiate coaching experience to the ART U program. He previously served as the Recruiting/Academic Coordinator at Stanford University during the 2008-09 campaign. Sembrowich was involved with all aspects of the program, focusing primarily on recruiting efforts and monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes. In addition to coordinating the program’s national recruiting effort and serving as the primary liaison to the Office of Admission, Sembrowich was also responsible for video scouting and film exchange while also serving as the program’s Assistant Camp Director.
Appointed to the men’s basketball staff by first-year head coach Johnny Dawkins, Sembrowich played an integral role in leading Stanford to its second 20-win season during his year with the program. He also helped extend the program’s lengthy streaks of consecutive winning seasons (16) and postseason appearances (16). Sembrowich’s proven successes at Stanford will help this young program in its third year.
Sembrowich’s resume is extensive. He began his college coaching career at West Point, serving as an assistant coach at Army for five seasons (2000-05), where he gained experience in all areas of coaching.
After his time at West Point, Sembrowich completed two stints as an assistant coach at the Division I level. He served two seasons (2006-08) at Yale, guiding the Bulldogs to two straight winning seasons and a second-place Ivy League finish in 2006-07.
Before joining the Army coaching staff, Sembrowich spent 12 years as an assistant coach under legendary Head Coach Ziggy Kauls at Mounds View High School in St. Paul, Minn. In 1998-99, he helped guide Mounds View High School to the Minnesota state 4A championship. During his tenure, nine players advanced to Division I or II programs, including Nick Horvath, who went on to play at Duke University.
Sembrowich's coaching resume also includes a stop at the University of Minnesota at Morris during the 1994-95 campaign, in which they qualified in the NAIA National Tournament.
A member of the NABC, Sembrowich coached in numerous camps and coaching clinics throughout the country, including Nike All-America Camp, Eastern Invitational, Pangos All American, Stanford, Duke, Kansas, Yale, Minnesota, West Point, North Dakota State, Utah and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
A 1992 graduate of the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minn.), Sembrowich was a two-time letterwinner in football, playing defensive back.
Head Coach, ART U
2009 - present
| Year |
Overall (Pct.)
|
PacWest (Place)
|
| 2010-11 |
5-21 (.192) |
2-14 (9th) |
| 2009-10 |
0-26 (.000) |
0-16 (9th) |
| Totals |
5-47 (.096) |
2-30 (.063)
|
