Pete Gillen
Biographical details | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | June 20, 1947
Playing career | |
1965–1968 | Fairfield |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1975–1976 | Hawaii (assistant) |
1976–1978 | VMI (assistant) |
1978–1980 | Villanova (assistant) |
1980–1985 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
1985–1994 | Xavier |
1994–1998 | Providence |
1998–2005 | Virginia |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 392–221 |
Tournaments | 8–9 (NCAA Division I) 6–7 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
5 MCC tournament (1986–1989, 1991) 6 MCC regular season (1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994) | |
Awards | |
5x MCC Coach of the Year (1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994) | |
Peter Joseph Gillen
Biography
Playing career
Gillen was a two sport athlete in baseball and basketball at Fairfield University, where he received his bachelor's degree cum laude in English Literature in 1968.[1]
Coaching career
Coach Gillen began his coaching career at his high school alma mater
He was head basketball coach at
At Xavier, Gillen compiled an impressive record, taking the Musketeers to the NCAA tournament seven times and to the NIT tournament once (1994). He won 202 games in the third-longest tenure ever for a XU coach. He was the winningest coach in XU history until Chris Mack passed him in 2018.
Following his success at Xavier, Gillen was hired at Providence to replace Rick Barnes, who had left to coach Clemson University. He followed PC's 1994 Big East title with two trips to the NIT before the Friars' 1997 run to the Elite Eight, upsetting Marquette and Duke and beating Chattanooga before losing in overtime to eventual national champion Arizona.
Following a tough 1997–98 year, where he lost four starters (three to graduation, and one (
In September 2008, Gillen was inducted into the
USA Basketball
Coach Gillen was an assistant coach under Don Nelson for the US national team during the 1994 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal.[6]
Broadcasting career
In 2005, Gillen joined College Sports Television (later CBS College Sports and now CBS Sports Network) as a college basketball analyst.[7]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Midwestern Collegiate Conference ) (1985–1994)
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1985–86 | Xavier | 25–5 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1986–87 | Xavier | 19–13 | 7–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1987–88 | Xavier | 26–4 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1988–89 | Xavier | 21–12 | 7–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1989–90 | Xavier | 28–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1990–91 | Xavier | 22–10 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1991–92 | Xavier | 15–12 | 7–3 | T–2nd | |||||
1992–93 | Xavier | 24–6 | 12–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
1993–94 | Xavier | 22–8 | 8–2 | 1st | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
Xavier: | 202–75 (.729) | 83–25 (.769) | |||||||
Providence Friars (Big East Conference) (1994–1998) | |||||||||
1994–95 | Providence | 17–13 | 7–11 | T–6th | NIT Second Round | ||||
1995–96 | Providence | 18–12 | 9–9 | 3rd (BE7) | NIT Second Round | ||||
1996–97 | Providence | 24–12 | 10–8 | T–2nd (BE7) | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1997–98 | Providence | 13–16 | 7–11 | 4th (BE7) | |||||
Providence: | 72–53 (.576) | 33–39 (.458) | |||||||
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1998–2005) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Virginia | 14–16 | 4–12 | 9th | |||||
1999–00 | Virginia | 19–12 | 9–7 | T–3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
2000–01 | Virginia | 20–9 | 9–7 | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2001–02 | Virginia | 17–12 | 7–9 | T–5th | NIT First Round | ||||
2002–03 | Virginia | 16–16 | 6–10 | T–6th | NIT Second Round | ||||
2003–04 | Virginia | 18–13 | 6–10 | T–7th | NIT Second Round | ||||
2004–05 | Virginia | 14–15 | 4–12 | T–10th | |||||
Virginia: | 118–93 (.559) | 45–67 (.402) | |||||||
Total: | 392–221 (.639) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b "Cum Laude: Bachelor of Arts". Fairfield University, The College of Arts and Sciences, Catalogue Issue 1968-1969. Fairfield University. 1968. p. 130.
- ^ Plenty of star power at NYC HOF ceremony
- ^ "Pete Gillen". University of Virginia. Archived from the original on December 19, 2005. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Pete Gillen Bio". Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. "City’s Basketball Hall Welcomes 98-Year-Old Inductee", The New York Times, September 17, 2008. Accessed September 14, 2009.
- ^ 1994 USA Basketball Archived 2007-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pete Gillen, College Basketball Analyst". CBS. Retrieved December 20, 2016.