Bill Dooley (basketball) explained

Bill Dooley
Birth Date:1 April 1960
Player Years1:1982–1983
Player Team1:Richmond
Coach Years1:1985–1987
Coach Team1:Richmond (GA)
Coach Years2:1987–1992
Coach Team2:Richmond (assistant)
Coach Years3:1993–1997
Coach Team3:Richmond
Coach Years4:1998–2000
Coach Team4:Delaware Valley
Coach Years5:2000–2002
Coach Team5:Irish national team
Coach Years6:2002–2003
Coach Team6:Delaware Valley
Coach Years7:2007–2012
Coach Team7:Chestnut Hill Academy
Coach Years8:2012–2015
Coach Team8:Hartford (assistant)
Coach Years9:2015–2016
Coach Team9:Virginia Tech (women's assistant)
Awards:CAA Coach of the Year (1994)

Bill Dooley (born April 1, 1960) is the American 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 boys' 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.

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]

On September 11, 2015, Dooley was announced as an assistant with the Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team under coach Dennis Wolff.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/d/doolebi01.html Bill Dooley
  2. Web site: http://www.chestnuthillacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=127333 . www.chestnuthillacademy.org . July 9, 2011.
  3. http://athletics.delval.edu/documents/2011/1/5/2010-11_Men_s_Media_Guide.pdf 2010–11 Delaware Valley men's basketball media guide
  4. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2004-07-25/sports/18274743_1_basketball-coach-billy-hahn-room-for-personal-interpretation-la-salle La Salle Hoop Coaches Resign
  5. Web site: Johnson . Raphielle . Hartford announces the addition of Bill Dooley to John Gallagher's staff . NBC Sports . August 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221417/http://m.nbcsports.com/content/hartford-announces-addition-bill-dooley-john-gallagher%E2%80%99s-staff . dead . March 3, 2016 . September 3, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Hokies add Dooley to staff. September 11, 2015. hokiesports.com.