Fred Quartlebaum and Damon Archibald Added to Iowa State Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

AMES, Iowa - Fred Quartlebaum and Damon Archibald will join the Iowa State men's basketball coaching staff, ISU head coach Wayne Morgan announced today.

Quartlebaum, who spent the last three seasons as an assistant at North Carolina, is considered one of the top basketball recruiters in the nation. He helped recruit five McDonald's All-Americans (Sean May, Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton, Jawad Williams and Chris Thomas ) and had a pair of recruiting classes that were ranked second nationally (2001 & 2002) while at North Carolina. Mike Sullivan of Rivals Hoops ranked him in the top-10 of the best assistant recruiters in the nation.

"Fred comes from a great coaching background and a tremendous pedigree," Morgan said. "He has worked at North Carolina, Notre Dame, the Naval Academy and Holy Cross. He is qualified in every aspect of our profession. He will be a tremendous addition to our staff and he is respected nationally."

A native of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., Quartlebaum was an assistant coach for Matt Doherty at North Carolina from 2000 to 2003. In his first year, the Tar Heels won 26 games, earned a No. 1 national ranking late in the regular season, posted a 13-3 league record and won a share of the ACC regular-season championship. UNC earned a NCAA and a NIT berth in his three seasons in Chapel Hill, and two of his former players (Joe Forte and Brendan Haywood) are current players in the NBA.

"I am very excited about coming to Iowa State and working with Coach Morgan," Quartlebaum said. "We are going to have a great staff and I am really looking to be a part of the program. I was really impressed with the campus and landscape and I think it is just an absolutely beautiful place to be."

Quartlebaum followed Doherty to UNC from Notre Dame, where he spent one season (1999-2000) with the Fighting Irish. UND went 22-15 and earned a berth in the NIT championship game, falling to Wake Forest, 71-61 in the finals. Notre Dame played 14 of its 36 games against teams that participated in the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Two of his players at UND was All-American Troy Murphy and Ryan Humphrey, both current NBA players.

Quartlebaum was an assistant coach at Fairfield in 1998-99, at Holy Cross in 1997-98 and at Towson State in 1996-97. Prior to his Towson State stint, He served four seasons (1992-96) as an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy. He helped the Midshipmen earn the Patriot League championship and a trip to the NCAA tournament in 1994.

Before beginning his collegiate coaching career, Quartlebaum was the head coach at Rye High School in Rye, N.Y., in 1991-92.

A 1989 Fordham graduate with a degree in communications, Quartlebaum was a four-year performer for the Rams, helping lead the team to a NIT appearance in 1988. He was the team's co-captain his senior year.

He graduated from Archbiship Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y., earning all-county and all-division honors in basketball. He played AAU basketball for the Riverside Church squad. Born on Aug. 30, 1967, Quartlebaum is married to the former Christy Stephens. The couple has two sons, Trey (3) and Mayson (1).

Archibald, who has NCAA Tournament experience as both a player and a coach and whose father, Lynn, was the head coach at Idaho State and Utah, has coached on three NCAA Tournament teams and three NIT squads assisting at USC, Pepperdine and Fresno State. He helped guide Southern California to two NCAA appearances in his three years in Los Angeles. He has coached 10 players who have gone onto NBA careers.

"Damon is a coach I have known for a long time," Morgan said. "His growth as a coach and person has been phenomenal. At USC, he demonstrated his is an excellent coach and recruiter. I am extremely excited about all of the positives he brings to our program."

Archibald spent the last three seasons (2000-03) at USC where he was key cog in the best two-year period in school history. The Trojans made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in his first two seasons in Los Angeles, going 24-10 and 22-10. The 2000-01 Trojan squad advanced all the way to the Elite Eight before being knocked out by eventual national champion Duke. The 2001-02 USC squad tied for second in the Pac-10 and made another NCAA appearance. The 46-10 record achieved by the Trojans in his first two seasons is the best two-year win sum in school history.

"I am excited to be a basketball coach coming to a school, city and state were people love basketball," Archibald said. "I made a decision to go to Iowa State because I will get a chance to work with Wayne Morgan at a premier program."

A native of Tempe, Ariz., Archibald was responsible for USC's defense, recruiting and individual workouts. The Trojans led the Pac-10 in 2002 in steals (287) and turnover margin (5.0), both marks that are No. 1 in the Trojan recordbooks. Archibald had the privlege to coach three USC players who played in the NBA in Sam Clancy, Brian Scalabrine and Jeff Trepagnier. Clancy, who is the second-best scorer in school history, was an All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2002.

Archibald came to USC after a one-year stint as an assistant at Pepperdine in 1999-2000. While with the Waves, Archibald helped guide Pepperdine to a 25-9 record and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament, upsetting Indiana in the first round. NBA player Brandon Armstrong was one of his pupils during his stint in Malibu.

Prior to his job at Pepperdine, Archibald worked under legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian as the recruiting coordinator for three seasons at Fresno State from 1997 to 1999. During his time in Fresno, the Bulldogs won at least 20 games and made the NIT each season, including a Final Four NIT appearance in 1998. The 1998 Bulldog team was the subject of FOX Sports' acclaimed documentary "Between the Madness." Among the notable players Archibald coached while at Fresno was NBAers Courtney Alexander, Melvin Ely, Tremaine Fowlkes, Chris Herren, Rafer Alston and Randy Holcomb.

Archibald also worked as an NBA work-out specialist under then tutelage of NBA great Kiki Vandeweghe in 2000, preparing players like DerMarr Johnson, Donnell Harvey and Kenyon Martin (an overall No. 1 pick) for the NBA draft.

Archibald was a three-time letterwinner at Boise State, helping the Broncos win back-to-back Big Sky Conference championships and advance to the NCAA Tournament in both 1993 and 1994. As a redshirt freshman, his year was highlighted by an eight-point outburst in a one-minute span during the Broncos' 80-68 win over Idaho in the Big Sky Conference Championship final. Boise State was 21-8 that season.

He again starred in the Big Sky Conference title game as a sophomore when he tallied, 21 points, five rebounds and four assists in a win over Idaho State. He helped the Broncos to a 17-13 mark that year. As a junior, Archibald was the team captain on the Broncos' 17-10 team and led the conference in steals (2.2).

Archibald concluded his college career as a star at Albertson College in Caldwell, Idaho. He led the school to a 33-3 record and a NAIA Division II national championship. Archibald was named the Cascade Conference "Newcomer of the Year" and was the MVP of the national tournament and the national title game. He finished his college career with a combined 1,147 points, 286 assists, 292 rebounds and 191 steals and earned a try-out with the Golden State Warriors.

Archibald is a product of a strong coaching background. His late father, Lynn, was an assistant coach under legendary USC Coach Bob Boyd in 1976-77 before becoming the head coach at Idaho State (1977-82) and Utah (1984-89).

Archibald, who earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Boise State in 1997, has a wife, Renee, and two sons: Bradoc (6) and Tydan (3).

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Fred Quartlebaum and Damon Archibald Added to Iowa State Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

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