Head Coach: Adrian Bush
Email: abush@ut.edu
Office Phone: 813-253-6240 x 3407

Adrian Bush is in his third year at the helm of the University of Tampa after starring for the Spartans as a player from 1990-94. Bush was named the program’s eighth head coach prior to the 2005 season following the untimely death of his mentor, Tom Fitzgerald. 

Bush became the head coach after serving a total of eight years with Tampa as a player and assistant coach. Over his past two seasons with the Spartans Bush has produced a 15-16-4 record.

Bush enjoyed a stellar playing career at Tampa and has had tremendous success coaching at nearly every amateur level in the sport.  As a player Bush earned National Player of the Year honors in 1994 when he captained the Spartans to a national championship.  A four-time all-region and all-Sunshine State Conference performer, Bush was inducted into the SSC Hall of Fame in 2002 and was named to the SSC Silver Anniversary Team one year later.  He was also recognized as an All-American in 1991 and 1994 and played on the 1992 US National B Team and the 1993 US Olympic Festival Team (South) that won the gold medal.  He went on to play professionally for the Tampa Bay Cyclones, the Tampa Bay Terror, the New Orleans Gamblers, and the Orlando Sundogs.

Bush returned to UT in 2004 for his second stint as an assistant at his alma mater.  He also coached at Tampa under Keith Fulk from 1996-98 when the Spartans won two SSC Championships.  Bush's coaching prowess extends well beyond his time spent on the UT campus.  In 2002, he earned his USSF National "A" Coaching License and was a staff coach for the FYSA Olympic Development Program (ODP).

Prior to being the head coach at his alma mater, Bush held the position of executive director/director of coaching with HC United Soccer Club from 2001-05, working with over 2,200 youth players in the Tampa area. Bush had a total of four players who were named to the final roster for the men’s 2005 U-17 US National Team  His experience includes working as head coach and head trainer for the Tampa Bay Kickers soccer club (1997-2000), head coach of the Tampa Bay Heather U-19 Girls Club Team (1999-2000), and the Tampa Arsenal U-19 Boys Club Team (1991-92).  During his career coaching boys and girls clubs from the U-13 to U-19, Bush has compiled 11 state championships.

As the head boy’s soccer coach at Gaither High School, Bush amassed a 121-25-9 record from 1995-2001, winning the state 4A championship during the 1999-2000 season and finishing as runner-up the following year.  In the championship season, Gaither was ranked fifth in the country in the final NSCAA/Adidas National Poll.  He has also assisted the Jesuit High School junior varsity team for two seasons helping guide the team to a record of 39-0-2.

His most recent accomplishment is an induction to the University of Tampa Athletic Hall of Fame as the fifth men’s soccer player to be chosen to the elite group. Bush will be inducted in the Fall of 2006.

A 1995 graduate of the University of Tampa. Bush is single and resides in Tampa.

Assistant Coach: Maurice Loregnard
Email: mloregnard@ut.edu
Office Phone: 813-253-6240 x 3184

Maurice Loregnard is in his sixth season as an assistant coach for The University’s men’s soccer program after serving as the graduate assistant coach on the 2001 national championship team.

He is a native of St. James, Trinidad, and came to UT as a junior college transfer from Young Harris J.C. He started all 34 games in his two-year career at Tampa. Loregnard was a two-time All-Region selection at Young Harris (Ga.) and a nine-year member of Trinidad national teams.

Assistant Coach: Steve Wolf
Email: swolf@ut.edu
Office Phone: 813-253-6240 x 3184

In his second season as assistant men’s soccer coach, Steve Wolf brings an impressive soccer resume. As an individual and group trainer for Steve Wolf Soccer Skills, Wolf previously served as an assistant coach for the women’s soccer team at Utica College from 2004-05.

He has also worked for Individual and Group Training Service in Seminole after being the head coach of the Tampa Bay Hawks of the Premier Development League. Wolf also had coaching stints with the Palm Harbor NightHawks, Largo High School and the Clearwater Chargers.

Wolf played college soccer for Clemson and then played professionally for the Tampa Bay Cyclones for one season before playing six years in the Men’s Premier League. Wolf carries a USSF “A” Coaching License.