Gene Sullivan (basketball)
Gene Sullivan (April 21, 1931 – February 21, 2002) was an American basketball coach and collegiate athletic director.
Sullivan grew up on the Northwest Side of
From 1975 to 1978, Sullivan worked as DePaul University's athletic director. He then became athletic director at Loyola University Chicago, and took over as men's basketball coach in 1980. In 1985, his Loyola Ramblers, led by Alfredrick Hughes, reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost to Georgetown University–their deepest NCAA Tournament run in 31 years.[3] Sullivan left Loyola in 1989 with a 149-114 career record.[2]
Sullivan spent the next few years as head of recreational programs for the
Loyola returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2018 for the first time since Sullivan's team made its 1985 appearance.[4] The school honored the team in 2009.[5]
Head Coaching Record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Loyola–Chicago (Midwestern City/Midwestern Intercollegiate) (1980–1989) | |||||||||
1980–81 | Loyola–Chicago | 13–15 | 7–4 | 2nd | |||||
1981–82 | Loyola–Chicago | 17–12 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
1982–83 | Loyola–Chicago | 19–10 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
1983–84 | Loyola–Chicago | 20–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
1984–85 | Loyola–Chicago | 27–6 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division 1 Sweet 16 | ||||
1985–86 | Loyola–Chicago | 13–16 | 7–5 | 4th | |||||
1986–87 | Loyola–Chicago | 16–13 | 8–4 | T–1st | |||||
1987–88 | Loyola–Chicago | 13–16 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
1988–89 | Loyola–Chicago | 11–17 | 4–8 | 6th | |||||
Loyola–Chicago: | 149–114 (.567) | 72–39 (.649) | |||||||
Total: | 149–114 (.567) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Source:[6]
References
- ^ Bill Jauss. "At 70, it's time to take a breath". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 2001. Sports, 1.
- ^ a b c Bill Jauss. "Gene Sullivan 1931-2002". Chicago Tribune. February 22, 2002. Sports, 1.
- ^ Toni Ginnetti. "Gene Sullivan , former Loyola coach, dead at 70". Chicago Sun-Times. February 21, 2002. 2.
- ^ "Arch Madness: Loyola University Chicago: Features".
- ^ Shannon Ryan. "Loyola celebrating 1984-85 NCAA tournament team". Chicago Tribune. December 11, 2009. Retrieved on December 12, 2009.
- ^ "Gene Sullivan Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports–Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.