Jerry Dunn

Jerry Dunn

Dunn in 2009.
Sport(s) Men's basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Tuskegee
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Record 15–12
Biographical details
Born May 6, 1953
Raleigh, North Carolina
Alma mater George Mason University (B.S., 1981)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1983
1983–1995
1995–2003
2003–2007
2007–2010
2012–2013
2014–current
George Mason (asst.)
Penn State (asst.)
Penn State
West Virginia (asst.)
Michigan (asst.)
New York Knicks (asst.)
Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall 132-133

Jerry Michael Dunn (born May 6, 1953) is the head coach of Tuskegee University Golden Tigers Men's Basketball.[1] Dunn is a former assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Michigan, who held the title of Associate Head Coach.[2] He previously held the same position at West Virginia University, but followed head coach John Beilein to Michigan after the 2006–2007 season. Dunn served as the head coach of Penn State Nittany Lions basketball from 1995 to 2003.

Coaching career

Dunn is a graduate of George Mason University, where he was a player and assistant coach from 1977 to 1983.

After 13 seasons as an assistant under Penn State head coach Bruce Parkhill, Dunn served as the head coach at Penn State from 1995 to 2003. Coach Dunn led his team to its first Top Ten ranking and the 1996 NCAA Tournament. In 2001 he led Penn State to the Big Ten Tournament semi-finals and to a number 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament; Penn State beat number 2 seed, North Carolina, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in over half a century. Coach Dunn reached 50 wins and 100 wins faster than any other head men’s basketball coach in Penn State history.[3]

Dunn served as an assistant coach on John Beilein's staff at West Virginia from 2003 to 2007. He followed Beilein to the University of Michigan when Beilein was hired as the Michigan head basketball coach. On December 29, 2009, Dunn took an indefinite leave of absence from Michigan due to personal matters.[4]

Prior to becoming head coach at Tuskegee, Jerry Dunn was Assistant Coach Player Development for the New York Knicks.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (1995–2003)
1995–96 Penn State 21–7 12–6 5th NCAA First Round
1996–97 Penn State 10–17 3–15 10th
1997–98 Penn State 19–13 8–8 7th NIT Runners-up
1998–99 Penn State 13–14 5–11 8th
1999–00 Penn State 19–16 5–11 9th
2000–01 Penn State 21–12 7–9 6th NCAA Sweet 16
2001–02 Penn State 7–21 3–13 10th
2002–03 Penn State 7–21 2–14 11th
Penn State: 117–121 45–87
Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2014–present)
2014–15 Tuskegee 15–13 11–8 3rd (Western)
Tuskegee: 15–13 11–8
Total: 132–134

      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