Luke & Clancy Shields, Class of 2022

Luke (1985-) and Clancy (1987-) were born and raised in Grand Junction, CO. Both enjoyed tremendous success on the junior circuit and in NCAA competition, and have gone on to become highly decorated collegiate coaches. 

A highly accomplished junior player, Luke went on to play collegiately at Boise State University, amassing numerous accolades. He earned ITA All-American honors in singles in 2007, and in both singles and doubles in 2005. Luke was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC)  Player of the Year in 2007, and helped lead the Broncos to the WAC title in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He earned All-WAC First Team honors in singles and doubles every season, and owns the BSU career (119) and single-season (35; twice) wins record. 

While head coach at Fresno State (2014-21), Luke was a two-time Mountain West Coach of the Year honoree, in 2017 and 2019. He was named Intercollege Tennis Association (ITA) Northwest Region Coach of the Year in 2019. He spent a year at Oklahoma and was announced as the new head coach at his alma mater, Boise State University, in 2022.

A top national and international junior player, Clancy was a member of the US Junior Davis Cup Team. He joined the Boise State squad a year after Luke, in 2005, earning All-WAC first-team honors (for doubles and singles) seven times. He helped the Broncos to three WAC titles in 2006, 2007 and 2009. Clancy was a first-team Academic All-American in 2007, and the 2009 Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship and Leadership Award winner.

As head coach at Utah State for three seasons, Clancy led the Aggies to the 2016 Mountain West title and was named ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year and Mountain West Coach of the Year. He was hired as head coach at the University of Arizona in 2017. Clancy was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2021, and was named ITA Southwest Coach of the Year in 2019. His 2022 Wildcat squad was PAC-12 Conference Regular Season Champions, the first-ever title in school history.