Lou Campanelli
{{Short description|American basketball coach (1938–2023)}}
{{Infobox college coach|coach_sport1=Basketball|coach_team1=James Madison Dukes|coach_years1=1972–1985|coach_team2=California Golden Bears|coach_years2=1986–1993|birth_place=Elizabeth, New Jersey, US}}
Louis P. Campanelli (August 10, 1938 – January 31, 2023) was an American basketball coach. He served as head coach at James Madison University from 1972 to 1985 and the University of California, Berkeley from 1986 to 1993.
Early life
Campanelli was born on August 10, 1938, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He graduated from Montclair State University.{{cite web | url=https://www.dnronline.com/sun_belt_extra/legendary-jmu-coach-lou-campanelli-dies-at-84/article_5310f262-20f9-569d-b93f-320ce8d68557.html | title=Legendary JMU Coach Lou Campanelli Dies at 84 }}
Coaching career
=James Madison=
Campanelli was head coach at James Madison for 13 years (1972–85) where he guided the Dukes to a record of 238–118 and five NCAA Tournament appearances. His 21-year head coaching record stands at 361–226 (.615).
=California=
Campanelli played a significant role in Pac-10 men's basketball, having served as head basketball coach at California for eight years, from 1985 to 1993. He compiled a record of 123–108 (.532) and led the Bears to post-season play on four occasions. In his first season, he led Cal to the 1986 National Invitation Tournament, the school's first postseason bid of any kind since the Bears won the national championship in 1960. In 1990, he led the Bears to their first NCAA Tournament in 30 years.
Campanelli was abruptly fired on February 8, 1993 with ten games to go in the 1992–93 season. Athletic director Bob Bockrath inadvertently heard Campanelli give profanity-laced lectures to his players following losses to Arizona State and Arizona. Several players, including freshman Jason Kidd, had complained to Bockrath about his abrasive coaching style, but Bockrath said he had no idea how "beaten down" the players had been until then.{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Friend |title=Words Got The Best of Cal Coach |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE4D9173AF936A25751C0A965958260 |work=New York Times |date= 1993-02-15|accessdate=30 December 2008 }}
=Later career=
After college coaching, Campanelli also coached one year in the Japan Pro League, spent several years as an advance scout for the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers and New Jersey Nets, and served as Commissioner of Pac 10 Officiating.
Campenelli coached the junior varsity basketball team at Campolindo High School in Moraga, California, starting as a volunteer assistant.{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7026045/even-jv-level-lou-campanelli-never-stopped-teaching-basketball-college-basketball | title=Leung: Even at the JV level, Campanelli has never stopped teaching basketball | date=27 September 2011 }}
Personal life and death
Campanelli grew up in Springfield, New Jersey. He graduated from Montclair State University, where he also earned his master's degree. He resided in Livermore, California.
Campanelli died on January 31, 2023, at the age of 84.[https://jmusports.com/news/2023/1/31/mens-basketball-jmu-athletics-mourns-passing-of-hall-of-fame-basketball-coach-lou-campanelli.aspx JMU Athletics Mourns Passing of Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Lou Campanelli]
Book
In 2015, Campanelli wrote a book titled Dare to Dream: How James Madison University Became Coed and Shocked the Basketball World, about his dream of becoming a college basketball coach and his accomplishment of growing the all-girl Madison college athletics program into a successful men's NCAA basketball team.
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = James Madison Dukes
| conference = Virginia College Athletic Association
| startyear = 1972
| endyear = 1975
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1972–73
| name = James Madison
| overall = 16–10
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1973–74
| name = James Madison
| overall = 20–6
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| postseason = NCAA Division II first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1974–75
| name = James Madison
| overall = 19–6
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = James Madison Dukes
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| startyear = 1975
| endyear = 1977
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1975–76
| name = James Madison
| overall = 18–9
| conference =
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| postseason = NCAA Division II first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1976–77
| name = James Madison
| overall = 17–9
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = James Madison Dukes
| conference = Eastern College Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1977
| endyear = 1979
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1977–78
| name = James Madison
| overall = 18–8
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1978–79
| name = James Madison
| overall = 18–8
| conference = 9–5
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = James Madison Dukes
| conference = ECAC South
| startyear = 1979
| endyear = 1985
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1979–80
| name = James Madison
| overall = 18–8
| conference = 7–3
| confstanding =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1980–81
| name = James Madison
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 11–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1981–82
| name = James Madison
| overall = 24–6
| conference = 10–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1982–83
| name = James Madison
| overall = 20–11
| conference = 6–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division I second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1983–84
| name = James Madison
| overall = 15–14
| conference = 5–5
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1984–85
| name = James Madison
| overall = 14–14
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = James Madison
| overall = 238–118 ({{Winning percentage|238|118}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = California Golden Bears
| conference = Pacific-10 Conference
| startyear = 1985
| endyear = 1993
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1985–86
| name = California
| overall = 19–10
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NIT first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1986–87
| name = California
| overall = 20–15
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NIT quarterfinal
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1987–88
| name = California
| overall = 9–20
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1988–89
| name = California
| overall = 20–13
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = NIT second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1989–90
| name = California
| overall = 22–10
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division I second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1990–91
| name = California
| overall = 13–15
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1991–92
| name = California
| overall = 10–18
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1992–93
| name = California*
| overall = 10–7*
| conference = 4–5*
| confstanding =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = California
| overall = 123–108 ({{Winning percentage|123|108}})
| confrecord = 64–71 ({{Winning percentage|64|71}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 361–226 ({{Winning percentage|361|226}})
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References
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{{James Madison Dukes men's basketball coach navbox}}
{{California Golden Bears men's basketball coach navbox}}
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