Bill Grier

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Bill Grier

Title	Head coach
College	San Diego
Sport	Basketball
Born	October 19, 1963 (1963-10-19) (age 44)
Place of birth	Silverton, Oregon
Career highlights
Playing career
1986–1987 1987–1988	Central Oregon CC Southwestern Oregon CC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–2007 2007–present	Gonzaga (asst.) San Diego

Bill Grier (born October 19, 1963) is the head men's basketball coach at the University of San Diego.

[edit] Early career

Grier grew up in Oregon, where he attended Cottage Grove High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon. He began coaching freshman basketball at his alma mater in 1986. He left to attend Central Oregon Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College, where he played basketball, before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon in 1990.^[1]

[edit] College coaching career

He coached at Creswell High School in Creswell, Oregon before becoming an assistant college coach at Gonzaga University in 1992. He remained at Gonzaga until 2007, when he was hired to coach at USD.^[1] In his first season, Grier coached the Toreros to an upset of Gonzaga in the finals of the WCC tournament. The Toreros received a #13 seed in the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and upset #4 seed Connecticut in the first round.

In April 2008, Grier explored the opening at Oregon State but decided to remain at San Diego. [1]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
San Diego (West Coast Conference) (2007 — present)
2007–2008	San Diego	22-14	11-3	3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
San Diego:		22-14	11-3
Total:		22-14
National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion