Bill C. Foster

Alma Mater: 

Carson-Newman (TN)

Class of: 

1958

Hometown: 
Palatka, FL
  • Captured 1995 NIT championship with Virginia Tech
  • Assistant coach at The Citadel under Dick Campbell for two seasons in 1967-68 and 1968-69
  • Recruiter with UNC Charlotte under Harvey Murphy for one season in 1969-70
  • Freshman coach with Carson-Newman (19-1 record) for one season in 1957-58 when he couldn't play because of a shoulder injury
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (one: AP/UPI/USA)--1996 (22/20/21)
  • Major-College All-Americans (two): Clemson's Larry Nance (1981) and Tree Rollins (1977).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1962-63

Shorter (GA)

16-8

GIAC

1963-64

Shorter (GA)

22-5

GIAC

1964-65

Shorter (GA)

24-5

GIAC

1965-66

Shorter (GA)

26-5

GIAC

1966-67

Shorter (GA)

22-8

GIAC

1970-71

UNC Charlotte

15-8

1971-72

UNC Charlotte

13-12

1972-73

UNC Charlotte

14-12

1973-74

UNC Charlotte

22-4

1974-75

UNC Charlotte

23-3

1975-76

Clemson

18-10

5-7

T-4th

ACC

Probation

1976-77

Clemson

22-6

8-4

T-2nd

ACC

Probation

1977-78

Clemson

15-12

3-9

T-6th

ACC

Probation

1978-79

Clemson

19-10

5-7

5th

ACC

NIT (1-1)

1979-80

Clemson

23-9

8-6

4th

ACC

NCAA (3-1)

1980-81

Clemson

20-11

6-8

T-5th

ACC

NIT (0-1)

1981-82

Clemson

14-14

4-10

T-6th

ACC

NIT (0-1)

1982-83

Clemson

11-20

2-12

8th

ACC

DNP

1983-84

Clemson

14-14

3-11

8th

ACC

DNP

1985-86

Miami (fl)

14-14

DNP

1986-87

Miami (fl)

15-16

DNP

1987-88

Miami (fl)

17-14

DNP

1988-89

Miami (fl)

19-12

DNP

1989-90

Miami (fl)

13-15

DNP

1991-92

Virginia Tech

10-18

3-9

7th

Metro

DNP

1992-93

Virginia Tech

10-18

1-11

7th

Metro

DNP

1993-94

Virginia Tech

18-10

6-6

4th

Metro

DNP

1994-95

Virginia Tech

25-10

6-6

T-4th

Metro

NIT (5-0)

1995-96

Virginia Tech

23-6

13-3

T-1st

A10 (West)

NCAA (1-1)

1996-97

Virginia Tech

15-16

7-9

3rd

A10 (West)

DNP
  • 30-Year Coaching Record: 532-325 (.621) overall
  • 110-31 (.780) in five years at Shorter (GA)
  • 87-39 (.690) in five years at UNC Charlotte
  • 156-106 (.595) in nine years at Clemson
  • 78-71 (.523) in five years at Miami (fl)
  • 101-78 (.564) in six years at Virginia Tech
  • won three Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships and never finished lower than second
  • 44-74 (.373) in Atlantic Coast Conference
  • 16-32 (.333) in Metro Conference
  • 20-12 (.625) in Atlantic 10 Conference
  • 3-9 (.250) in ACC Tournament
  • 2-4 (.333) in Metro Tournament
  • 1-2 (.333) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
  • 4-2 (.667) in NCAA Tournament
  • 6-3 (.667) in NIT