Kevin Clark (basketball)

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Name = Kevin Clark
Sport = Basketball
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Birthplace = flagicon|United States Stamford, Connecticut
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College = Rhode Island
Title = Assistant coach
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Years = 1977–1981
Team = Clark
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CoachYears = 1982–1983
1984–1987
1987–1991
1991–1994
1994–1998
1998–2003
2003–2004
2004–present
CoachTeams = Holy Cross (asst.)
Clark (asst.)
Clark
Fairfield (asst.)
George Washington (asst.)
St. John's (asst.)
St. John's (interim)
Rhode Island (asst.)
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Kevin Clark is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Rhode Island. He is probably most well-known for his stint as the interim head coach at St. John's during the 2003–2004 season.

Clark had come to St. John's as an assistant on Mike Jarvis' staff in 1998. In December 2003, Jarvis was fired after a 2-4 start, and Clark was named as his replacement for the rest of the season. Under Clark, the Red Storm were fairly competitive in their first eight Big East Conference games, despite losing each one.

However, the season came unraveled on February 4, after a loss to Pittsburgh. Six players broke curfew and went to a club in downtown Pittsburgh. They took a woman they met there back to the team hotel for sex. Ultimately, one player was expelled, another withdrew from school, another was suspended from school for at least one year, two others were kicked off the team for the rest of the season and another was suspended for two games. [cite news |first=Joe |last=Drape |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Keita Says St. John's Paid Him To Play |publisher=New York Times |date=2004-04-04 |accessdate=2007-11-22 ] School officials did not hold Clark responsible for the incident.

After team captain Andre Stanley was declared academically ineligible, the Red Storm were cut down to only eight players, including four walk-ons. Ultimately, the Red Storm finished 6-21, including a 1-15 record in Big East play--the worst season in the program's history.