Ralph Willard
Alma Mater:
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Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY
- Won five conference tournament championships (one in Sun Belt in 1993 and four in Patriot League from 2001 through 2003 and 2007)
- Assistant coach at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (NY) under Don Kennedy for one season in 1971-72, at Hofstra under Dick Berg for one season in 1984-85, at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim for one season in 1986-87, with the NBA's New York Knicks under Rick Pitino for two seasons in 1987-88 and 1988-89, at Kentucky under Pitino for one season in 1989-90, and at Louisville back under Pitino starting in 2009-10
- Major-college career playing statistics under Jack Donahue (3.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 40.8 FG%, 77.1 FT%)
- Final Top 20 Rankings (one: AP/USA)--1993 (20/24/16).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14-14 | 8-6 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
21-11 | 10-6 | 4th | NIT (0-1) | |||
26-4 | 14-4 | 2nd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
20-11 | 14-4 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
10-18 | 5-13 | 9th | DNP | |||
10-17 | 5-13 | 7th | Big East 7 | DNP | ||
18-15 | 10-8 | T-2nd | Big East 7 | NIT (1-1) | ||
11-16 | 6-12 | T-5th | Big East 7 | DNP | ||
14-16 | 5-13 | 11th | DNP | |||
10-18 | 3-9 | T-5th | DNP | |||
22-8 | 10-2 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
18-15 | 11-5 | 2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
26-5 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
13-15 | 7-7 | 5th | DNP | |||
25-7 | 13-1 | 1st | NIT (1-1) | |||
20-12 | 11-3 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
25-9 | 13-1 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
15-14 | 5-9 | 8th | DNP | |||
18-14 | 11-3 | 2nd | DNP |
- 19-Year Coaching Record: 336-241 (.582) overall
- 81-42 (.659) in four years at Western Kentucky
- 63-82 (.434) in five years at Pittsburgh
- 192-117 (.621) in 10 years at Holy Cross
- 46-30 (.605) in Sun Belt Conference
- 31-59 (.344) in Big East Conference
- 97-41 (.703) in Patriot League
- 6-4 (.600) in Sun Belt Tournament
- 2-5 (.286) in Big East Tournament
- 17-6 (.739) in Patriot League Tournament
- 2-6 (.250) in NCAA Tournament
- 2-3 (.400) in NIT