Dave Bliss
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Binghamton, NY
- Coach of fourth-place team in 1990 NIT
- Won four conference tournament championships--1979 (Big Eight), 1988 (SWC), 1993 (WAC) and 1996 (WAC)
- New Mexico's all-time winningest coach
- Assistant coach under Bob Knight for six seasons at Army (1967-68 and 1968-69) and Indiana (1971-72 through 1974-75), and at Cornell under Jerry Lace for two seasons in 1969-70 and 1970-71
- Major-college career playing statistics under Hugh MacNeil (8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 43.7 FG%, 76.3 FT%). All-Ivy League second-team selection as a senior
- Final Top 25 Rankings (seven: AP/UPI/USA)--1979 (16/NR), 1984 (NR/NR/24), 1993 (21/NR/NR), 1996 (23/NR/25), 1997 (11/19), 1998 (18/21) and 1999 (25/NR)
- All-Americans (two): southern Methodist's Jon Koncak (1985) and New Mexico's Kenny Thomas (1998).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9-17 | 6-8 | 4th | DNP | |||
18-10 | 9-5 | 2nd | DNP | |||
14-13 | 7-7 | 4th | DNP | |||
21-10 | 10-4 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
15-12 | 6-8 | 6th | DNP | |||
7-20 | 3-13 | 9th | DNP | |||
6-21 | 1-15 | 9th | DNP | |||
19-11 | 9-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
25-8 | 12-4 | 3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-10 | 10-6 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
18-11 | 10-6 | 4th | NIT (0-1) | |||
16-13 | 7-9 | T-6th | DNP | |||
28-7 | 12-4 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
22-11 | 11-5 | T-2nd | NIT (2-1) | |||
20-14 | 9-7 | 5th | NIT (3-2) | |||
20-10 | 10-6 | 3rd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
20-13 | 11-5 | 3rd | NIT (2-1) | |||
24-7 | 13-5 | 3rd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
23-8 | 14-4 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
15-15 | 9-9 | T-4th | DNP | |||
28-5 | 14-4 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
25-8 | 11-5 | 3rd | WAC (Mountain) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
24-8 | 11-3 | 2nd | WAC (Mountain) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
25-9 | 9-5 | T-2nd | WAC (Pacific) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
14-15 | 4-12 | T-8th | DNP | |||
19-12 | 6-10 | 8th | NIT (0-1) | |||
14-16 | 4-12 | T-10th | DNP | |||
14-14 | 5-11 | T-9th | DNP |
- 28-Year Coaching Record: 526-328 (.616) overall
- 77-62 (.554) in five years at Oklahoma
- 142-101 (.584) in eight years at southern Methodist
- 246-108 (.695) in 11 years at New Mexico
- 61-65 (.484) in four years at Baylor
- 38-32 (.543) in Big Eight Conference
- 64-64 (.500) in Southwest Conference
- 122-58 (.678) in Western Athletic Conference
- 19-45 (.297) in Big 12 Conference
- 4-3 (.571) in Big Eight Tournament
- 6-7 (.462) in SWC Tournament
- 16-9 (.640) in WAC Tournament
- 3-4 (.429) in Big 12 Tournament
- 8-11 (.421) in NCAA Tournament
- 7-6 (.538) in NIT