Austin Parkinson
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Butler |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 51–69 (.425) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 8, 1981 Kokomo, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2004 | Purdue |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | IUPUI (men) (assistant) |
| 2010–2022 | IUPUI |
| 2022–present | Butler |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 275–210 (.567) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) |
Austin Parkinson (born August 8, 1981) is an American college basketball coach and the head coach of the Butler Bulldogs women's basketball program. He held the same position at Indiana University Indianapolis from 2010 to 2022.
Playing career
Parkinson played four seasons of college basketball for Purdue University. He graduated in 2004 with the tenth-most assists in school history.[1]
Coaching career
IUPUI (2008–2022)
Assistant, men's team
Parkinson's collegiate coaching career began in 2008 when he was hired as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team at Indiana University Purdue–University Indianapolis (IUPUI), now known as Indiana University Indianapolis.[2]
Head coach of women's team
Following the conclusion of the 2009-10 season, Parkinson was hired as the head coach for the IUPUI women's basketball program. The previous coach, Shann Hart had been fired following allegations of player abuse.[3] Hart's scandal-tinged firing left the program in a state of duress, but Parkinson led the Jaguars to eight 20-win seasons during his tenure, as well as the school's first-ever berth in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[4] Commentators described the success of the program under his leadership as "nothing short of miraculous."[5]
Butler (2022–present)
On April 8, 2022, Parkinson was announced as the next head coach of the women's basketball team at Butler University.[4]
Personal life
Parkinson's father, Bruce Parkinson, also played basketball at Purdue and is still the school's record for career assists. Bruce was elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.[6]
Parkinson's Grandfather, Jack Parkinson, won the 1946 NIT and 1948 NCAA tournament playing for Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Basketball Hall of Fame.[7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUPUI Jaguars (Summit League) (2010–2017) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | IUPUI | 4–24 | 2–16 | 9th | |||||
| 2011–12 | IUPUI | 13–19 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2012–13 | IUPUI | 20–12 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2013–14 | IUPUI | 23–10 | 11–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 2014–15 | IUPUI | 15–16 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2015–16 | IUPUI | 21–11 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2016–17 | IUPUI | 24–9 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
| IUPUI Jaguars (Horizon League) (2017–2022) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | IUPUI | 22–10 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2018–19 | IUPUI | 20–12 | 13–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019–20 | IUPUI | 23–8 | 15–3 | 1st | |||||
| 2020–21 | IUPUI | 15–5 | 11–3 | 1st | |||||
| 2021–22 | IUPUI | 24–7 | 18–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| IUPUI: | 224–141 (.614) | 134–70 (.657) | |||||||
| Butler Bulldogs (Big East Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Butler | 11–19 | 6–14 | 8th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Butler | 15–17 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Butler | 16–89 | 5–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2025–26 | Butler | 9–15 | 3–11 | ||||||
| Butler: | 51–69 (.425) | 20–50 (.286) | |||||||
| Total: | 275–210 (.567) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Former Purdue Men's Basketball Player, Now Coach, Moves from IUPUI to Butler". Purdue Exponent. April 14, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ Marot, Michael (March 15, 2022). "IUPUI Women Get Second Chance to Make First Impression". Yahoo! News. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ "IUPUI Fires Hoops Coach". Indianapolis Business Journal. September 24, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ a b "Butler Hires Austin Parkinson as Women's Basketball Coach". ESPN.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ VanTryon, Matthew (March 17, 2022). "How Austin Parkinson Took IUPUI From Darkest Days to the Big Dance". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ "Bruce Parkinson". Hoops Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Parkinson Selected to Lead Butler's Women's Basketball Program". butlersports.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2026.