Tommy Dempsey
{{similar names|Thomas Dempsey (disambiguation)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1974|1|27}}
| birth_place = Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| player_years1 = 1994–1997
| player_team1 = Susquehanna
| coach_years1 = 2000–2002
| coach_team1 = Keystone
| coach_years2 = 2002–2003
| coach_team2 = Lackawanna CC
| coach_years3 = 2003–2005
| coach_team3 = Rider (asst.)
| coach_years4 = 2005–2012
| coach_team4 = Rider
| coach_years5 = 2012–2021
| coach_team5 = Binghamton
| overall_record = 279–310 ({{winpct|279|310}})
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| awards = MAAC Coach of the Year (2008)
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Tommy Dempsey (born January 27, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and former head men's basketball coach at Binghamton University and Rider.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/times-sports/2012/05/tommy_dempsey_leaves_rider_uni.html|title=Tommy Dempsey leaves Rider University to become men's basketball coach at Binghamton|first=John Nalbone/For The|last=Times|date=May 22, 2012|website=nj}}{{cite web|title=Tommy Dempsey|url=http://www.gobroncs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20200&ATCLID=1362527|publisher=Rider University Broncs|accessdate=October 7, 2010|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194249/http://www.gobroncs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20200&ATCLID=1362527|url-status=dead}}
Coaching career
Dempsey began his college coaching career in 2000 as the head coach at Keystone College, where he led the team to a 55–8 record in two seasons guiding the team to a NJCAA Division III Final Four appearance. For the 2002–03 season, Dempsey spent a season at Lackawanna College where he guided the team the NJCAA Division II title game and a 33–4 overall record.
=Rider=
Dempsey joined the coaching staff at Rider as an assistant in 2003, serving in the position for two seasons before being elevated to head coach during the 2005–06 season as the Broncs went 8–20. The team doubled its win total a year later and by his third year at the helm, Rider recorded a school record 23-win season with the help of future NBA first round pick Jason Thompson. Over the next four years, Dempsey had 82 wins, which was the most in Rider history, while also guiding the team to three postseason appearances.
Dempsey compiled a 119–105 record in seven seasons at Rider.
=Binghamton=
Dempsey was hired at Binghamton in May 2012, taking over for Mark Macon, inheriting a team that went 2–29 in 2011–12. After nine seasons and a 72–194 overall record, Dempsey's contract was not renewed.{{Cite web|url=https://bubearcats.com/news/2021/3/1/bu-makes-mens-basketball-coaching-change.aspx|title=BU makes men's basketball coaching change|website=Binghamton University Athletics}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference =|postseason=|poll=both}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Keystone College
| conference=EPCC
| startyear =2000
| endyear =2002
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2000–01
| name = Keystone
| overall = 26–4
| conference = N/A
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2001–02
| name = Keystone
| overall = 29–4
| conference = N/A
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason = NJCAA Final Four
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Keystone
| overall = 55–8 ({{winpct|55|8}})
| confrecord = N/A
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Lackawanna College
| conference=Garden State Athletic Conference
| startyear =2002
| endyear =2003
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2002–03
| name = Lackawanna
| overall = 33–4
| conference = N/A
| confstanding = N/A
| postseason = NJCAA Runner Up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Lackawanna
| overall = 33–4 ({{winpct|33|4}})
| confrecord = N/A
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Rider
| conference=MAAC
| startyear =2005
| endyear =2012
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2005–06
| name = Rider
| overall = 8–20
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 10th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2006–07
| name = Rider
| overall = 16–15
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2007–08
| name = Rider
| overall = 23–11
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = CBI First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2008–09
| name = Rider
| overall = 19–13
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = CIT First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2009–10
| name = Rider
| overall = 17–16
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2010–11
| name = Rider
| overall = 23–11
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = CIT First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2011–12
| name = Rider
| overall = 13–19
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Rider
| overall = 119–105 ({{winpct|119|105}})
| confrecord = 70–56 ({{winpct|70|56}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Binghamton
| conference=America East Conference
| startyear =2012
| endyear =2021
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2012–13
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 3–27
| conference = 1–15
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2013–14
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 7–23
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 7th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2014–15
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 6–26
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 7th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2015–16
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 8–22
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2016–17
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 12–20
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2017–18
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 11–20
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2018–19
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 10–23
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2019–20
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 10–19
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2020–21
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 4–14
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Binghamton
| overall = 72–194 ({{winpct|72|194}})
| confrecord = 34–108 ({{winpct|34|108}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 279–310 ({{winpct|279|310}})
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References
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