Kerry Keating is an American college basketball

College basketball

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 coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...

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Keating was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts

Stoughton, Massachusetts

Stoughton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,962 at the 2010 census. The town is located approximately from Boston, from Providence, and from Cape Cod.-History:...

 and grew up in Rockville Centre

Rockville Centre, New York

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, on New York

New York

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's Long Island

Long Island

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. He attended Archbishop Molloy High School

Archbishop Molloy High School

Archbishop Molloy High School is a co-educational, college preparatory, Catholic school for grades 9-12, located on in the Briarwood section of Queens in New York City, thirty minutes east of Manhattan. Molloy currently has an endowment of about $6,000,000 . The school's current principal is Br...

 in Queens

Queens

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 and Seton Hall Preparatory School

Seton Hall Preparatory School

Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark...

 in West Orange, New Jersey

West Orange, New Jersey

West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207...

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In assistant coach roles at Tennessee and UCLA, Keating became known as one of the nation's best recruiters of incoming talent. These accomplishments and reputation helped Keating become the 14th head coach of Santa Clara when the school decided to replace longtime coach Dick Davey

Dick Davey

Dick Davey is an American college basketball coach, and the associate head men's basketball coach at Stanford University under head coach Johnny Dawkins. Davey is best known as head men's basketball coach at Santa Clara University from 1992-2007....

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Head coaching record

as of March 29, 2011