Kansas State University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Speraw, Drew
Drew Speraw
- Title:
- Director of Men's Basketball Operations
- Phone:
- (785) 532-6531
Drew Speraw is in his 10th season at Kansas State as the director of operations for head coach Bruce Weber in 2021-22. He spent the 2012-13 season as the program’s video coordinator before assuming his current post on August 16, 2013.
Speraw has played an impactful role in one of the best stretches in K-State history, which includes 170 wins, two Big 12 regular-season championships (2013 and 2019) and five NCAA Tournament appearances (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) in the past nine seasons in his two roles, first as video coordinator (2012-13) and secondly as the director of operations (2013-present). The Wildcats’ two conference titles are the second-most by a Big 12 school in that span with the 2012-13 championship the first-ever in the Big 12 era and the first conference title by the school in more than 36 seasons.
Speraw helped K-State post consecutive 25-win campaigns in 2017-18 and 2018-19 for the first time in school history, as the Wildcats collected a 25-12 overall record and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in eight seasons in 2017-18 before posting a 25-9 mark and a second Big 12 regular-season title in 2018-19. The school was one of 24 programs nationally, including 15 in power conferences, with 25-win seasons in each of those two seasons.
As video coordinator in 2012-13, Speraw helped K-State to one of its best seasons in school history, as the Wildcats registered a 27-8 overall record and 14-4 mark in league play en route to their first-ever Big 12 Championship and a fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA?Tournament. The 27 wins were the second-most in school history, while the 14 in league play tied the school record held by the 1958-59 team. It was the 20th conference championship in school history and the first since the 1976-77 season.
Speraw initially came to K-State in August 2012 after spending two seasons (2010-12) at Iowa as first, a graduate student manager (2010-11), and then as an administrative assistant (2011-12) for head coach Fran McCaffery. He took on the added responsibility as video coordinator during the 2011-12 season after the departure of another staff member. Speraw was part of a staff that improved the Hawkeyes’ win total by seven in 2011-12 from the previous season and helped the team earn its first postseason win since 2003. In all, he helped Iowa win 39 games in two years, including 18 victories and a trip to the second round of the NIT in 2011-12.
The son of former UCF head coach Kirk Speraw, he played for his father from 2005-10. A team captain as a senior, he played in 66 career games as a Golden Knight. The younger Speraw connected on 39 percent from 3-point range during his college career. The elder Speraw, currently an assistant coach at Iowa, is the all-time winningest coach in UCF history with 279 victories to go with four NCAA Tournament appearances from 1993-2010.
Speraw earned his bachelor’s degree in finance in 2009 from UCF. He also fulfilled requirements for a Master’s degree in sports and fitness with a concentration in sport leadership and coaching from UCF in 2010. He added a second Master’s degree in business administration from Iowa in 2012.
A native of Lakeland, Florida, Speraw attended Oviedo High School in Orlando, where he was two-year basketball lettermen, helping the Lions to a 24-5 record as a senior en route to the Class 6A Elite Eight. He also competed on the AAU level for the Seminole Shooters. In addition, he was a two-year lettermen for the Lion football team, serving as the starting quarterback in 2004.
Speraw, 35, and his wife, Jamie, who finished her Master’s degree at K-State, have two daughters, Blakely and Charli, and a son, Jett.
Speraw has played an impactful role in one of the best stretches in K-State history, which includes 170 wins, two Big 12 regular-season championships (2013 and 2019) and five NCAA Tournament appearances (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) in the past nine seasons in his two roles, first as video coordinator (2012-13) and secondly as the director of operations (2013-present). The Wildcats’ two conference titles are the second-most by a Big 12 school in that span with the 2012-13 championship the first-ever in the Big 12 era and the first conference title by the school in more than 36 seasons.
Speraw helped K-State post consecutive 25-win campaigns in 2017-18 and 2018-19 for the first time in school history, as the Wildcats collected a 25-12 overall record and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in eight seasons in 2017-18 before posting a 25-9 mark and a second Big 12 regular-season title in 2018-19. The school was one of 24 programs nationally, including 15 in power conferences, with 25-win seasons in each of those two seasons.
As video coordinator in 2012-13, Speraw helped K-State to one of its best seasons in school history, as the Wildcats registered a 27-8 overall record and 14-4 mark in league play en route to their first-ever Big 12 Championship and a fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA?Tournament. The 27 wins were the second-most in school history, while the 14 in league play tied the school record held by the 1958-59 team. It was the 20th conference championship in school history and the first since the 1976-77 season.
Speraw initially came to K-State in August 2012 after spending two seasons (2010-12) at Iowa as first, a graduate student manager (2010-11), and then as an administrative assistant (2011-12) for head coach Fran McCaffery. He took on the added responsibility as video coordinator during the 2011-12 season after the departure of another staff member. Speraw was part of a staff that improved the Hawkeyes’ win total by seven in 2011-12 from the previous season and helped the team earn its first postseason win since 2003. In all, he helped Iowa win 39 games in two years, including 18 victories and a trip to the second round of the NIT in 2011-12.
The son of former UCF head coach Kirk Speraw, he played for his father from 2005-10. A team captain as a senior, he played in 66 career games as a Golden Knight. The younger Speraw connected on 39 percent from 3-point range during his college career. The elder Speraw, currently an assistant coach at Iowa, is the all-time winningest coach in UCF history with 279 victories to go with four NCAA Tournament appearances from 1993-2010.
Speraw earned his bachelor’s degree in finance in 2009 from UCF. He also fulfilled requirements for a Master’s degree in sports and fitness with a concentration in sport leadership and coaching from UCF in 2010. He added a second Master’s degree in business administration from Iowa in 2012.
A native of Lakeland, Florida, Speraw attended Oviedo High School in Orlando, where he was two-year basketball lettermen, helping the Lions to a 24-5 record as a senior en route to the Class 6A Elite Eight. He also competed on the AAU level for the Seminole Shooters. In addition, he was a two-year lettermen for the Lion football team, serving as the starting quarterback in 2004.
Speraw, 35, and his wife, Jamie, who finished her Master’s degree at K-State, have two daughters, Blakely and Charli, and a son, Jett.
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