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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norwich (VT) | 16-5 | 5-1 | 1st | DNP | ||
14-8 | DNP | |||||
15-9 | DNP | |||||
18-6 | DNP | |||||
20-7 | NIT (2-2) | |||||
24-5 | NIT (3-1) | |||||
24-5 | NIT (4-0) | |||||
20-6 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
24-4 | NIT (3-1) | |||||
20-6 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
24-2 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
22-5 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
21-7 | NIT (1-1) | |||||
11-14 | DNP | |||||
14-10 | DNP | |||||
8-18 | 6-8 | T-4th | DNP | |||
12-14 | 9-5 | 3rd | DNP | |||
9-17 | 5-9 | T-4th | DNP | |||
10-17 | 2-12 | T-7th | DNP | |||
12-19 | 4-12 | 8th | DNP | |||
15-14 | 5-11 | T-7th | DNP | |||
11-20 | 3-13 | 8th | 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