Lelo Prado

Lelo Prado

• School Hillsborough Community College, University of Tampa

• Born November 5, 1962

Biographical Information

Lelo Prado played two seasons at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida before transferring to the University of Tampa, where he graduated in 1985.

Prado was an assistant at Hillsborough Community College in 1985 and at the University of Tampa from 1986 to 1988.

Prado was head coach for seven years at Tampa (1989-1995), where his players included future big leaguers Tino Martinez, Jeff Carter, Ozzie Timmons, and Sam Militello. He led Tampa to NCAA Division II titles in 1992 and 1993. He then spent 11 seasons at the University of Louisville (1996-2006). Prado then became the coach of the University of South Florida in 2007. He stepped down after the 2014 season, becoming associate athletic director for administration and external services at USF.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1989	University of Tampa	37-18-1	18-6	Division II Regionals
1990	University of Tampa	45-14	15-9	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1991	University of Tampa	34-17	18-6	Division II Regionals /
1992	University of Tampa	42-19	18-6	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1993	University of Tampa	43-21	21-3	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1994	University of Tampa	36-18	14-7	Division II Regionals
1995	University of Tampa	41-17	14-7	Division II Regionals
1996	University of Louisville	18-36	6-15	C-USA
1997	University of Louisville	23-32	11-15	C-USA
1998	University of Louisville	31-24	14-13	C-USA
1999	University of Louisville	37-19	14-13	C-USA
2000	University of Louisville	17-37-1	10-16-1	C-USA
2001	University of Louisville	32-29	13-14	C-USA
2002	University of Louisville	39-18	21-9	C-USA CWS Regionals
2003	University of Louisville	34-23	14-15	C-USA
2004	University of Louisville	26-30	13-17	C-USA
2005	University of Louisville	32-24	15-14	C-USA
2006	University of Louisville	31-29	17-10	Big East
2007	University of South Florida	34-26	13-14	Big East
2008	University of South Florida	31-27	14-13	Big East
2009	University of South Florida	34-25	19-9	Big East
2010	University of South Florida	26-32	16-11	Big East
2011	University of South Florida	25-29	13-14
2012	University of South Florida	38-22	18-11	Big East
2013	University of South Florida	36-22	17-7	Big East
2014	University of South Florida	27-31	10-14	American

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