UIndy's Todd Sturgeon '88 Reunites with His DePauw Coach, Royce Waltman

July 6, 2007

July 6, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - "University of Indianapolis head men's basketball coach Todd Sturgeon [pictured at left] announced today that Royce Waltman [seen below right] has been added to his staff and will join the Greyhounds for the coming 2007-08 season," notes an announcement this afternoon. "The Waltman-Sturgeon tandem dates back to Sturgeon's playing days at DePauw University. The pair brought the Tigers to the NCAA Division III championship game." Sturgeon is a 1988 graduate of DePauw University; Waltman was the Tigers' head men's basketball coach from 1987-1992.

Sturgeon played under Waltman at DePauw for one season.  For the next four years, he assisted the coach, a period where the Tigers posted an 82-29 (.739) record. "When Waltman landed the head job at UIndy, Sturgeon followed as his assistant, helping the Hounds to an 89-49 (.645) mark in five seasons and two NCAA Division II tournament berths."

For the past ten seasons, Waltman was head coach at Indiana State University. Sturgeon is 138-113 (.550) in nine years at UIndy.

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