Joe Mullaney III

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Mineola, NY
  • Coached Providence to NIT titles in 1961 and 1963. Reached NIT semifinals in 1959 (4th) and 1960 (2nd)
  • Guided Providence to nation's best record among independent schools in 1960 and 1965
  • Providence's all-time winningest coach
  • Letterman in college under coaches Doggie Julian and Buster Sheary. Sixth-leading scorer for 1947 NCAA champion (27-3 record)
  • Served as an FBI agent after brief playing career with the Celtics
  • Coached in the NBA (Los Angeles Lakers), ABA (Kentucky Colonels, Utah Stars and Memphis Sounds), Italy and CBA (Pensacola)
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (six: AP/UPI)--1960 (14/18), 1963 (NR/13), 1964 (NR/19), 1965 (4/4), 1966 (NR/10) and 1967 (NR/17)
  • All-Americans (four): Providence's Vinnie Ernst (1963), John Thompson (1964), Jimmy Walker (1965 through 1967) and Lenny Wilkens (1960).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1954-55

Norwich (VT)

16-5

5-1

1st

GMC

DNP

1955-56

Providence

14-8

DNP

1956-57

Providence

15-9

DNP

1957-58

Providence

18-6

DNP

1958-59

Providence

20-7

NIT (2-2)

1959-60

Providence

24-5

NIT (3-1)

1960-61

Providence

24-5

NIT (4-0)

1961-62

Providence

20-6

NIT (0-1)

1962-63

Providence

24-4

NIT (3-1)

1963-64

Providence

20-6

NCAA (0-1)

1964-65

Providence

24-2

NCAA (2-1)

1965-66

Providence

22-5

NCAA (0-1)

1966-67

Providence

21-7

NIT (1-1)

1967-68

Providence

11-14

DNP

1968-69

Providence

14-10

DNP

1978-79

Brown

8-18

6-8

T-4th

Ivy League

DNP

1979-80

Brown

12-14

9-5

3rd

Ivy League

DNP

1980-81

Brown

9-17

5-9

T-4th

Ivy League

DNP

1981-82

Providence

10-17

2-12

T-7th

Big East

DNP

1982-83

Providence

12-19

4-12

8th

Big East

DNP

1983-84

Providence

15-14

5-11

T-7th

Big East

DNP

1984-85

Providence

11-20

3-13

8th

Big East

DNP

  • 22-Year College Coaching Record: 364-218 (.625) overall
  • 16-5 (.762) in one year at Norwich (VT)
  • 319-164 (.660) in 18 years at Providence
  • 29-49 (.372) in three years at Brown
  • 5-1 (.833) in Green Mountain Conference
  • 20-22 (.476) in Ivy League
  • 14-48 (.226) in Big East Conference
  • 2-4 (.333) in Big East Tournament
  • 2-3 (.400) in NCAA Tournament
  • 13-5 (.722) in NIT