Dennis Wolff

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Dennis Wolff

Title Head coach
College Boston University
Sport Basketball
Team record 216-167 (.564)
Born March 1, 1955 (1955-03-01) (age 53)
Place of birth Flag of the United States New York City, NY
Career highlights
Overall 246-185 (.571)
Championships
America East Regular Season Championship (2002, 2003, 2004)
America East Tournament Championship (1997, 2002)
Awards
America East Coach of the Year (1997, 2003, 2004)
Playing career
1973–1975
1976–1978
LSU
UConn
Position Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980–1982
1982–1985
1985–1989
1989–1990
1990–1994
1994–present
Connecticut College
St. Bonaventure (asst.)
Wake Forest (asst.)
SMU (asst.)
Virginia (asst.)
Boston University

Dennis Wolff (born March 1, 1955 in New York City) is the head coach of men's basketball at Boston University.

Wolff finished his collegiate basketball career at UConn after playing two years at LSU. He became the head coach at Boston University following the 1993-1994 season, taking over for Bob Brown. He was previously the head coach at Connecticut College, where he coached from 1980 to 1982. In between his head coaching jobs, Wolff was an assistant at St. Bonaventure, Wake Forest, SMU, and the University of Virginia. In his 13 seasons at BU, Wolff has 216-167 record, and Wolff has the most wins in school history. His career head coaching record is 246-185.

Dennis and his wife JoAnn have 3 children, Nicole, Matthew and Michael. Nicole played for the University of Connecticut women's basketball team, while Matthew is a redshirt junior on his father's team at Boston University.

[edit] Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Connecticut College (NCAA Division III) (1980 — 1982)
1980–1981 Connecticut College 16-8
1981-1982 Connecticut College 14-10
Connecticut College: 30-18
Boston University (America East Conference) (1994 — present)
1994–1995 Boston University 15-16 7-9 T-4th
1995–1996 Boston University 18-11 13-5 2nd
1996–1997 Boston University 25-5 17-1 1st NCAA 1st Round
1997–1998 Boston University 19-11 12-6 T-1st
1998–1999 Boston University 9-18 5-13 8th
1999–2000 Boston University 7-22 5-13 T-8th
2000–2001 Boston University 14-14 9-9 5th
2001-2002 Boston University 22-10 13-3 T-1st NCAA 1st Round
2002–2003 Boston University 20-11 13-3 T-1st NIT 1st Round
2003–2004 Boston University 23-6 17-1 1st NIT Opening Round
2004–2005 Boston University 20-9 14-4 3rd NIT 1st Round
2005–2006 Boston University 12-16 9-7 T-3rd
2006–2007 Boston University 12-18 8-8 3rd
Boston University: 216-167 142-82
Total: 246-185

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