Sport(s) Tennis, Basketball 1980–1982 LSU Title Head coach 1983–1990 Duke | 1966-1969 Miami University (AC) Name Steve Strome 1969–1979 Miami University | |
Steve Strome is the former head men’s tennis coach at Miami University, Louisiana State University, Duke and Army. Strome also served as the assistant men's basketball coach at Miami University from 1966-69. During his coaching career Strome has received multiple awards including Coach of the Year in more than one conference, won multiple conference championships and was inducted into the Miami University Hall of Fame.
Coaching career
Strome coached the Miami University men's tennis team from 1969-79. In Strome's first year at Miami University his team did not even win one Mid-American Conference match. Strome however went on two win seven Mid-American Conference championships in the following years. He was also named MAC coach of the year five times and lead the Redskins to 27 singles and 14 doubles champions. During his tenure at Miami, Strome was also an assistant basketball coach from 1966-69.
In 1979 Strome announced that he would be leaving Miami University, and would take over as the head tennis coach at LSU. In 1980 Strome was inducted into the Miami University Hall of Fame. After coaching at LSU until 1982, Strome took another job at Duke where he served until 1990. Since then Strome has served as head coach of the United States Military Academy, whose team took five league titles. He has also been awarded Coach of the Year multiple times in the Patriot League.