A veteran of over two decades of college coaching at the NCAA Division I level, Randy Roth enters his eighth season on the Cal U coaching staff and sixth as associate head coach.
During his tenure with the program, the Vulcans have averaged almost 20 wins per year and made five appearances in the PSAC Tournament. In his second season, Cal U captured its first PSAC Championship since 1999 and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to his time with Cal U, Roth worked five years at Duquesne from 2001-06. In 2004, he helped coach the Dukes to their most successful season in a decade. Roth made his initial coaching debut in Pennsylvania with Robert Morris in the 2000-01 campaign.
Roth started his coaching career at the high school and junior college ranks before moving to NCAA Division I at Ohio, his alma mater, from 1984-89. He then made stints at Butler (1989-91) and Akron (1991-92) before serving as an assistant coach at Ohio State for five seasons (1992-97). While with the Buckeyes, he helped recruit several players who propelled Ohio State to the Final Four in 1999, including future NBA players Michael Redd and Ken Johnson, who holds the Big Ten career record for blocks.
After his time at Ohio State, Roth coached three years at Nebraska before moving to the Pittsburgh area.
As a coach in NCAA Division I, Roth helped coach six teams to post-season play with two NCAA Tournament teams in Ohio (1985) and Nebraska (1998). He has also helped guide four different teams to berths in the NIT: Ohio (1986), Butler (1991), Ohio State (1993) and Nebraska (1999).
Roth earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Ohio in 1983 before completing his master’s in higher education administration from Ohio in 1987.
He resides in Moon Twp., Pa., with his wife Jeanine and their two children, Connor and Casey.
