Larry Park is in his 17th season as the head coach of the women's basketball program. The Hawks have won 121 games over the past 10 seasons, highlighted by an 18-10 record and second place finish in the Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division in 2016-17.
In 2016-17, the Hawks posted back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1997-98 and advanced to the second round of the GLVC Tournament for the second year in a row.
Park has coached for the past 41 seasons on the collegiate level. He has been an assistant coach for the Rockhurst men’s program since 1996. He also was an admission and financial aid counselor, and assistant men’s basketball coach, at Rockhurst from 1989-91.
Park played an important role in Rockhurst’s successful conversion from an NAIA Division I affiliate to an NCAA Division II member in 1998. He has been involved in all aspects of the men’s program under head coach Bill O'Connor.
Prior to joining the Rockhurst men’s staff in 1996, Park spent five seasons as an assistant men’s coach at Avila University in Kansas City, Mo. He also was an assistant men’s coach at Ottawa University (1986-89) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (1982-85).
In 2009, Park received the Walt Tylicki Memorial Award from the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association for his long-time service as a coach and educator who has devoted an entire career to helping people become better students and athletes.
Park graduated with a bachelor's degree in American history from UMKC, where he was a two-year letterman in basketball from 1980-82. He is married to Kelli, and they have four children: Brennan, Curtis, Tucker and Tori.
