 Woolpert in April 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| College | Peninsula College University of Portland |
| Coaching career | 1994–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1994–1995 | Yakima Sun Kings (asst.) |
| 1995–1996 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (asst.) |
| 1996–1998 | Yakima Sun Kings (asst.) |
| 1998–2001 | Yakima Sun Kings |
| 2001–2002 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2002–2003 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| 2004–2008 | Yakima Sun Kings |
| 2008–2009 | Tulsa 66ers |
| 2011–2013 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2014–2015 | Perth Wildcats (asst.) |
| 2015–2017 | Los Angeles D-Fenders (asst.) |
| 2018–2019 | Yakima SunKings |
| 2019 | Perth Wildcats (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Paul Woolpert is an American basketball coach and scout. He was the head coach of the Yakima Sun Kings in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for seven non-consecutive years (1998–2001, 2004–2008). He was named CBA Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008. He led the Sun Kings to four CBA Championships (1995, 2000, 2006, 2007). A new Yakima Sun Kings team was founded in 2017 and Woolpert was hired as head coach. The team won the North American Premier Basketball (NAPB) Championship in 2018. He was fired during the 2019 NAPB Championship Series.
Woolpert was also head coach of the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the CBA (2001–02), the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals of the Philippine Basketball Association (2003), the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League (2008–09) and the Townsville Crocodiles of the National Basketball League (2011–13).