Al Grushkin - Men's Basketball Coach - Murray State University Athletics

Al Grushkin

Title:
Defensive Analyst

At Murray State

Joins the Racers as Special Assistant to the Head Coach for the 2025-26 season.

Before MSU

Over a career that is now into its fourth decade, Grushkin brings a wealth of knowledge in the game.
Coaching experience at both the NBA and collegiate level, including NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II.
In 36 years working in basketball, he worked with 10 different collegiate teams and five in the professional ranks and was head coach at five teams that were nationally ranked.
12 times in his career, helped teams to a conference or postseason championship within first two seasons of arrival.
As Defensive Coordinator for four different NCAA DI programs, three won league championships.
Most recently worked with High Point, helping the team to its first NCAA appearance and helped he High Point defense become first in the Big South Conference in scoring & field goal defense after being nine and sixth prior to Grushkin’s arrival.
At Kansas State was part of a staff that produced a run to the NCAA Elite-8.
Coached at Arkansas with Hall of Famer Coach Nolan Richardson.
Also coached at Arkansas State, Texas-San Antonio, Idaho State, Western Illinois, Indiana Tech and Tulsa.
In 10 seasons as a head coach, all 10 teams ranked in top-25 nationally in scoring defense and at Indiana Tech, his teams had the #1, #3, #15 ranked team defenses in the country.
Defense was a hallmark of Grushkin at Indiana Tech, as the team was the #1 national computer ranked for team defense in the 2010-11 season.
In professional basketball, was head coach for the St. Louis River Sharks and assisted with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Erie Bay Hawks.
Was a scout for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and Marty Blake Associates.