Bill Dooley (basketball)

Bill Dooley
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Assistant coach
Team Hartford
Biographical details
Born April 1, 1960
Playing career
1982–1983 Richmond
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1987
1987–1992
1993–1997
1998–2000
2000–2002
2002–2003
2007–2012
2012–present
Richmond (grad. asst.)
Richmond (asst.)
Richmond
Delaware Valley
Irish national team
Delaware Valley
Chestnut Hill Academy
Hartford (asst.)
Accomplishments and honors

Awards

CAA Coach of the Year (1994)

Bill Dooley (born April 1, 1960) is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Richmond from 1993 through 1997.[1] Prior to taking the helm of the Spiders basketball program, he served as assistant coach at Richmond for eight years under Dick Tarrant. Dooley began his collegiate playing career at Catholic University before transferring to the University of Richmond, where he served as team captain for the 1982-83 season. Dooley is currently an assistant coach at the University of Hartford after serving as varsity boy's basketball coach at Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia.[2]

After leaving Richmond, Dooley became head coach at Delaware Valley College in 1998.[3] After going 17-31, Dooley left to become head coach for Ireland's national team. Following this run, Dooley returned to Delaware Valley in 2002 but left midseason the following year.[3]

In 2004, Dooley was hired as an assistant at La Salle by Billy Hahn. However, just three weeks after being hired the school was rocked by a rape scandal involving several players. Dooley was named interim coach while Hahn was placed on administrative leave and ultimately dismissed.[4] Dooley was not retained as an assistant by new head coach John Giannini.

On August 10, 2012, Dooley was announced as an assistant for coach John Gallagher at Hartford.[5]

NCAA Division I coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Richmond (Colonial Athletic Association) (1993–1997)
1993–94 Richmond 14–14 8–6 4th
1994–95 Richmond 8–20 3–11 7th
1995–96 Richmond 8–20 3–13 9th
1996–97 Richmond 13–15 7–9 8th
Richmond: 43–69 21–39
Total: 43–69

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. Bill Dooley. sports-reference.com
  2. , accessed July 9, 2011
  3. 3.0 3.1 2010-11 Delaware Valley men's basketball media guide, accessed July 9, 2011
  4. La Salle Hoop Coaches Resign, accessed July 9, 2011
  5. Johnson, Raphielle (August 10, 2012). "Hartford announces the addition of Bill Dooley to John Gallagher's staff". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2012.