Charles Edward Ramsey (born March 25, 1961) is an American athlete and college basketball coach. He is the former head men's basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 25, 1961 Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1981 | Fisk |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1993 | Eastern Michigan (asst.) |
| 1993–1994 | Tennessee State (asst.) |
| 1994–1996 | Drake (asst.) |
| 1996–2001 | California (asst.) |
| 2001–2005 | Michigan (asst.) |
| 2005–2011 | Eastern Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68-118 (.366) |
Early life
editRamsey was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan and graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 1979, where he played on the baseball, basketball and football teams.[1] He played collegiately for Fisk University from 1979 to 1981, and was named All-American.[2] In 1992, Ramsey graduated from Eastern Michigan University.[3]
Ramsey was inducted into the Ypsilanti High School Athletic Hall of Fame where he was a 3 sport athlete in Football, Basketball, and Baseball. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, initiated at Delta Nu chapter.
Career
editHe has been an assistant basketball coach at the University of California,[4] Drake University, Tennessee State and the University of Michigan.[5]
He accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater, Eastern Michigan, in 2005.[6] He served as head coach until 2011.[7] Ramsey's 68 career wins (after the 2011 season) put him 5th on the all-time career win list for EMU coaches. Ben Braun tops the list with 185 wins followed by Elton Rynearson with 160.[citation needed]
Ramsey was inducted into the Ypsilanti High School Hall of Fame in 2008,[8] and is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[9]
Family life
editRamsey and his wife Allison (deceased) have two sons, Charles (Tre’) and Chandler. They live in Ypsilanti. Was remarried to Janel N Ramsey 1/1/19, a son Jaden and daughter Ciara.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (2005–2011) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Eastern Michigan | 7–21 | 3–15 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2006–07 | Eastern Michigan | 13–19 | 6–10 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2007–08 | Eastern Michigan | 14–17 | 8–8 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
| 2008–09 | Eastern Michigan | 8–24 | 6–10 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2009–10 | Eastern Michigan | 17–15 | 8–8 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
| 2010–11 | Eastern Michigan | 9–22 | 5–11 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| Total: | 68–118 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Ypsilanti Public Schools Hall of Fame Inductees". Ypsilanti High School. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles E. Ramsey". The Official Site Of The Michigan Eagles. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles Ramsey 'at peace' with Eastern Michigan's decision to fire him". The Ann Arbor News. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles Ramsey". Cal Bears Men's Basketball. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan fires basketball coach Charles Ramsey". The Ann Arbor News. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles E. Ramsey". The Official Site Of The Michigan Eagles. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles Ramsey 'at peace' with Eastern Michigan's decision to fire him". The Ann Arbor News. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Ypsilanti Public Schools Hall of Fame Inductees". Ypsilanti High School. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Charles Ramsey". Cal Bears Men's Basketball. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
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