Kevin Willard
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| Kevin Willard | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Iona College | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Team record | 12-20 | |
| Born | April 6, 1975 | |
| Place of birth |  Huntington, New York |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 12-20 | |
| Playing career | ||
| 1992–1993 1994–1997 |
Western Kentucky Pittsburgh |
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| Position | Point guard | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1997–2001 2001–2007 2007–present |
Boston Celtics (asst.) Louisville (asst.) Iona |
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Kevin Willard (born April 6, 1975 in Huntington, New York) is the head men's basketball coach at Iona College. He took over for Jeff Ruland on April 10, 2007.[1]
Willard came to Iona after spending ten years as an assistant under Rick Pitino. He started his coaching career in the NBA ranks, working on the bench with the Boston Celtics. After Pitino resigned from the Celtics in 2001, Willard followed him to Louisville, and spent the next six years as an assistant there.
Willard played basketball at Western Kentucky during the 1992–1993 season before transferring to Pittsburgh after his freshman year to finish his career.
Willard's father, Ralph Willard, is the head men's basketball coach at the College of the Holy Cross
[edit] Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 2007–2008 | Iona | 12-20 | 8-10 | 7th | MAAC First Round | ||||
| Iona: | 12-20 | 8-10 | |||||||
| Total: | 12-20 | ||||||||
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National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion |
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