John Beilein
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| John Beilein | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | University of Michigan | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Born | Feb 5, 1953 | |
| Place of birth | Burt, New York | |
| Career Highlights | ||
| Overall | 551-318 | |
| School as a player | ||
| 1971-75 | Wheeling Jesuit University | |
| Position | Basketball Player | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1978-1982 1982-1983 1983-1992 1992-1997 1997-2002 2002-2007 2007-present |
Erie CC Nazareth LeMoyne Canisius Richmond West Virginia Michigan |
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John Beilein (pronounced bee-line; born February 5, 1953 in Burt, Niagara County, New York) is the men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He is the 16th head coach of the Wolverines. Beilein has won 551 career games and is ranked 22nd all-time in wins among NCAA Division I coaches.
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[edit] Coaching career
In 1975, Beilein graduated from Wheeling College (now Wheeling Jesuit University) with a bachelor of arts degree in history; he had competed on the school's basketball team. After graduating he began his coaching career, at Central High School in Newfane, New York, and remained there for three years. He went on to earn a master of arts in education from Niagara University in 1981.
Beilein served as the coach of Erie Community College from 1978 to 1982, Nazareth College for the 1982-1983 school year, and Le Moyne College from 1983 to 1992. Throughout his entire career, Beilein has always served as a head coach and never an assistant. In fact, until he arrived at Canisius College, in 1992, he had always served as his school's sole coach, without assistants [1].
At Canisius - his first NCAA Division I coaching position - Beilein reached the NCAA tournament once and the National Invitation Tournament twice in his five seasons. In 1997 he moved to the University of Richmond. There, he compiled a 100-53 record in five seasons, recording a winning record each season, and again reached the NCAA tournament once and the NIT twice.
In 2002, Beilein accepted the head coaching position at West Virginia University. At WVU he posted a 104-60 record over five seasons. In 2004-05, his team went 24-11 and reached the "Elite Eight" (fourth round) of the NCAA tournament. The following year, WVU went 22-11 and reached the "Sweet Sixteen" (third round). In 2006-07, Beilein's Mountaineers went 27-9 and won the NIT championship.
On April 3, 2007 the University of Michigan announced that it had hired Beilein to coach its men's basketball team. He replaced Tommy Amaker, who was fired after failing to reach the NCAA Tournament in his six seasons.
[edit] Coaching style
Beilein is known for his offense which emphasizes constant motion, passing, back-door cuts, disciplined teamwork, and precision shooting. The offense usually starts out with four players outside the three-point arc with one player at the top of the key. In addition to working this formation to try to open up space for players to cut to the basket, West Virginia also took a high amount of three-point shots. He is also notable for employing the rare 1-3-1 zone defense.
[edit] Personal life
Beilein is married to Kathleen Beilein. They have three sons (Patrick, who played for his father at WVU; Mark; and Andy) and a daughter (Seana Hendricks).
[edit] Career Division I coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall Record | Conference Record | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | Canisius | 10-18 | 5-9 | --- | |
| 1993-94 | Canisius | 22-7 | 12-2 | NIT 1st Round | |
| 1994-95 | Canisius | 21-14 | 10-4 | NIT Semifinal | |
| 1995-96 | Canisius | 19-11 | 7-7 | NCAA 1st Round | |
| 1996-97 | Canisius | 17-12 | 10-4 | --- | |
| 1997-98 | Richmond | 23-8 | 12-3 | NCAA 2nd Round | |
| 1998-99 | Richmond | 15-12 | 10-6 | --- | |
| 1999-00 | Richmond | 18-12 | 11-5 | --- | |
| 2000-01 | Richmond | 22-7 | 12-4 | NIT 2nd Round | |
| 2001-02 | Richmond | 22-14 | 11-5 | NIT Quarterfinal | |
| 2002-03 | West Virginia | 14-15 | 5-11 | --- | |
| 2003-04 | West Virginia | 17-14 | 7-9 | NIT 3rd Round | |
| 2004-05 | West Virginia | 24-11 | 8-8 | NCAA Elite Eight | |
| 2005-06 | West Virginia | 22-11 | 11-5 | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | |
| 2006-07 | West Virginia | 27-9 | 9-7 | NIT Champions | |
| Overall record at Canisius: 89-62 (.589) | |||||
| Overall record at Richmond: 100-53 (.654) | |||||
| Overall record at WVU: 104-60 (.634) | |||||
| Preceded by Gale Catlett |
West Virginia Men's Basketball Head Coach 2002–2007 |
Succeeded by Bob Huggins |
| Preceded by Tommy Amaker |
Michigan Men's Head Basketball Coach 2007– |
Succeeded by Current Coach |
Dobson • Satterfield • Marshall • Dobson • Pitt • Gaudio • Hooker • Mills • Slone • Goetz • Tarrant • Dooley • Beilein • Wainwright • Mooney
