Bill Courtney (born May 4, 1970) is an American
college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...
coach who is currently the associate head coach at
Miami (FL) in
Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248.
Coral Gables is known globally as home to the ...
and the former head men's basketball coach at
Cornell
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
.
Coaching career
Head coach
On April 23, 2010, following the resignation of former head coach
Steve Donahue, a press conference was held at
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
to officially hire Courtney as the next basketball coach. Courtney thanked Donahue for leading the University to three consecutive Ivy League titles, and mentioned that his first goal was to win a fourth. He also mentioned that while “no one thinks we're going to be that good next year," he told the team to "put no limits on what they can accomplish because
ourtneycertainly won't." Courtney's official title is Robert E. Gallagher '44 Head Coach of Cornell Men's Basketball.
After six seasons as a head coach and compiling a losing record, Courtney's contract was not renewed in March 2016.
Courtney was hired by DePaul as an assistant coach on June 28, 2017.
After two seasons serving as an assistant coach at
DePaul, Cortney was hired by
Miami (FL) on June 12, 2019.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Cornell profile
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1970 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball coaches
Bucknell Bison men's basketball players
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Cornell Big Red men's basketball coaches
George Mason Patriots men's basketball coaches
Place of birth missing (living people)
Providence Friars men's basketball coaches
Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball coaches
Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players