Fred Quartlebaum - Men's Basketball Coach - University of North Carolina Athletics

Fred Quartlebaum

Title:
Assistant Coach

Fred Quartlebaum, is in his second year as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina. Last year at Carolina, 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, advanced to the ACC Tournament finals, and were the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament South Regional.

Quartlebaum is in his third year as an assistant coach with Matt Doherty. The Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., native coached at Notre Dame in 1999-2000. He joined the Carolina staff on July 11, 2000, when Doherty was named head coach.

In his one season in South Bend, the Irish went 22-15 and earned a berth in the NIT championship game. Notre Dame played 14 of its 36 games against teams that participated in the 2000 NCAA Tournament.

Quartlebaum was an assistant coach at Fairfield in 1998-99, at Holy Cross in 1997-98 and at Towson State in 1996-97.

He also served four seasons (1992-96) as an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy, where he worked with current UNC assistant Doug Wojcik. He helped the Midshipmen earn the Patriot League championship and a trip to the NCAA tournament in 1994. Quartlebaum was the head coach of the junior varsity program at Navy.

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 in basketball for the Rams, helping lead the team to a National Invitation Tournament appearance in 1988. He served as a co-captain his senior year.

He graduated from Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, and earned all-county and all-division honors in basketball. He was selected one of the top eight high school players in New York City as a senior. 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 a son, Trey, who was born on July 15, 2000. They are expecting a second child in May 2002.