Bill Gibbons (basketball)
{{Short description|American basketball coach}}
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Bill Gibbons, Jr. is a former American women's basketball coach. As head coach for College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Gibbons was one of the longest tenured coaches in the NCAA Division I, having debuted as coach during the 1985–86 season and coaching at Holy Cross until 2019. In 2007, Gibbons was an assistant coach on the United States squad that won the gold medal in women's basketball at the Pan American Games.
In October 2014, Gibbons was removed as head basketball coach after a former player, Ashley Cooper, filed a lawsuit against him alleging physical and verbal abuse. He was reinstated to the team in January 2015 after Holy Cross investigated and concluded that "The College believes the lawsuit's allegations have no legal merit" and were false.{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10296442/holy-cross-coach-bill-gibbons-returns-team|title=Holy Cross coach Bill Gibbons returns to team|date=January 15, 2014|work=ESPN.com|accessdate=28 January 2018}}
On March 28, 2019, Gibbon’s contract was not renewed after a second suspension as head coach.
He was born and raised in Worcester and graduated from Clark University with his B.A. and M.A.{{cite web |url=http://www.goholycross.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=33100&ATCLID=210237897 |title=Bill Gibbons Bio - Holy Cross Crusaders - College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site |website=www.goholycross.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905092001/http://www.goholycross.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=33100&ATCLID=210237897 |archive-date=2015-09-05}}
Coaching career
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- NCAA{{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach|title=NCAA Statistics|website=web1.ncaa.org|access-date=2018-04-20}}
- Patriot League record book{{Cite web|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/patriotleague.org/documents/2017/9/22/2017_18_WBB_Record_Book.pdf|title=Patriot League record book|website=Patriot League}}
- Holy Cross Year-By-Year Records{{Cite web|url=http://www.goholycross.com/fls/33100/sports/w-basketball/15-16/PDFs/Archives/YBY_TeamRecords_Captains.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=33100|title=Holy Cross Year-By-Year Records|website=Holy Cross}}
- Patriot League 2017–18 Women's Basketball Standings{{Cite web|url=http://patriotleague.org/standings.aspx?standings=1067|title=Patriot League - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Standings|website=patriotleague.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-20}}
- Patriot League 2016–17 Women's Basketball Standings{{Cite web|url=http://patriotleague.org/standings.aspx?standings=49|title=Patriot League - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Standings|website=patriotleague.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-20}}
- 2015–16 Patriot League WBB{{Cite web|url=https://patriotleague_ftp.sidearmsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2015-2016/confsked.html|title=2015-16 Patriot League WBB|website=Patriot League}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead |name=Holy Cross Crusaders |conference=Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |startyear =1985 |endyear=1990 }}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=1985–86|name=Holy Cross|overall =21–7|conference=8–4|confstanding=3rd|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=1986–87|name=Holy Cross|overall =19–10|conference=8–4|confstanding=2nd|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=1987–88|name=Holy Cross|overall =21–8|conference=9–3|confstanding=2nd|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=conference tournament|season=1988–89|name=Holy Cross|overall =21–10|conference=10–2|confstanding=2nd|postseason =NCAA First round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=1989–90|name=Holy Cross|overall =20–10|conference=7–3|confstanding=4th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal| name= Holy Cross (MAAC)|overall={{Winning percentage|102|45|record=y}} |confrecord ={{Winning percentage|42|16|record=y}} }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead |name=Holy Cross Crusaders |conference=Patriot League |startyear =1990 |endyear=2019 }}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=confboth|season=1990–91|name=Holy Cross|overall =25–6|conference=12–0|confstanding=1st|postseason =NCAA Second round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=1991–92|name=Holy Cross|overall =16–13|conference=10–4|confstanding=T-3rd|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=confboth|season=1992–93|name=Holy Cross|overall =22–7|conference=12–2|confstanding=1st|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=1993–94|name=Holy Cross|overall =15–14|conference=10–4|confstanding=3rd|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=confboth|season=1994–95|name=Holy Cross|overall =21–9|conference=12–2|confstanding=1st|postseason =NCAA First round}}
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{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=confboth|season=1997–98|name=Holy Cross|overall =21–9|conference=10–2|confstanding=1st|postseason =NCAA First round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=confboth|season=1998–99|name=Holy Cross|overall =21–8|conference=11–1|confstanding=1st|postseason =NCAA First round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=confboth|season=1999–00|name=Holy Cross|overall =23–7|conference=11–1|confstanding=1st|postseason =NCAA First round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=confboth|season=2000–01|name=Holy Cross|overall =21–9|conference=11–1|confstanding=1st|postseason =NCAA First round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=conference|season=2001–02|name=Holy Cross|overall =23–8|conference=12–2|confstanding=1st|postseason =WNIT First round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=confboth|season=2002–03|name=Holy Cross|overall =24–8|conference=13–1|confstanding=1st|postseason =NCAA First round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2003–04|name=Holy Cross|overall =13–15|conference=8–6|confstanding=4th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=confboth|season=2004–05|name=Holy Cross|overall =20–11|conference=12–2|confstanding=1st|postseason =NCAA First round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2005–06|name=Holy Cross|overall =16–14|conference=10–4|confstanding=2nd|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=conference|season=2006–07|name=Holy Cross|overall =15–18|conference=7–7|confstanding=3rd|postseason =NCAA First round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2007–08|name=Holy Cross|overall =19–13|conference=10–4|confstanding=2nd|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2008–09|name=Holy Cross|overall =13–17|conference=8–6|confstanding=4th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2009–10|name=Holy Cross|overall =10–21|conference=5–9|confstanding=4th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2010–11|name=Holy Cross|overall =10–20|conference=6–8|confstanding=6th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2011–12|name=Holy Cross|overall =19–15|conference=7–7|confstanding=5th|postseason =WBI second round}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2012–13|name=Holy Cross|overall =18–14|conference=8–6|confstanding=4th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2013–14|name=Holy Cross|overall =20–12|conference=10–8|confstanding=5th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2014–15|name=Holy Cross|overall =15–17|conference=11–7|confstanding=3rd|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2015–16|name=Holy Cross|overall =13–17|conference=10–8|confstanding=5th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2016–17|name=Holy Cross|overall =8–22|conference=6–12|confstanding=7th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry|championship=|season=2017–18|name=Holy Cross|overall =13–18|conference=7–11|confstanding=7th|postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal| name= Holy Cross (Patriot)|overall={{Winning percentage|500|356|record=y}} |confrecord ={{Winning percentage|270|128|record=y}} }}
{{CBB yearly record end| overall={{Winning percentage|602|401|record=y}} |conference ={{Winning percentage|312|144|record=y}} | legend = }}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://goholycross.com/staff-directory/bill-gibbons/206 Holy Cross Crusaders profile]
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