Billy Donlon

William Joseph Donlon (born February 10, 1977) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Billy Donlon
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamKansas City
ConferenceSummit League
Record16–14 (.533)
Biographical details
Born (1977-02-10) February 10, 1977
Northbrook, Illinois
Playing career
1996–1999UNC Wilmington
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2000American (assistant)
2000–2001St. Peters (assistant)
2001–2006UNC Wilmington (assistant)
2006–2010Wright State (assoc. HC)
2010–2016Wright State
2016–2017Michigan (assistant)
2017–2019Northwestern (assistant)
2019–presentKansas City
Head coaching record
Overall109–94 (.537)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Horizon League Coach of the Year (2013)

Playing career

Donlon played four years of basketball at UNC Wilmington under Jerry Wainwright, scoring 901 career points and handing out 457 assists.[1] After graduation, Donlon played professionally in France, Germany, and Ireland.

Coaching career

Donlon started his coaching career with American and St. Peters as an assistant coach before returning to his alma mater to be an assistant coach under Brad Brownell for four seasons. He followed Brownell when he accepted the position at Wright State. When Brownell departed for the head coaching position at Clemson, Donlon was elevated to the head coach of the Raiders.[2][3]

Wright State athletic director Bob Grant said: “Coach Donlon brings not only an ability to continue what has been laid in place but also a wealth of basketball knowledge and expertise to his new position. We are confident that Billy will continue building our program and take Raider basketball to another level of success.”

On March 18, 2016, Wright State fired Donlon after 6 seasons as head coach.[4]

On May 4, 2016, Donlon was named assistant head coach for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team.[5]

On June 25, 2017, Donlon was hired as an assistant coach for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, replacing Pat Baldwin, who had taken the head coaching job at Milwaukee.[6]

On March 26, 2019, Donlon was named the head coach of the UMKC men's basketball team. He replaced Kareem Richardson and is the first UMKC coach to take the position with previous head coaching experience since 2001.[7]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2010–2016)
2010–11 Wright State 19–1410–86th
2011–12 Wright State 13–197–118th
2012–13 Wright State 23–1310–6T–3rdCBI Semifinals
2013–14 Wright State 21–1510–63rdCIT Second Round
2014–15 Wright State 11–203–138th
2015–16 Wright State 22–1313–5T–2nd
Wright State: 109–94 (.537)53–49 (.520)
Kansas City Roos (Western Athletic Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20 Kansas City 16–148–74th
Kansas City: 16–14 (.533)8–7 (.533)
Total:125–108 (.536)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References
  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/billy-donlon-1.html
  2. Mottram, Chris (April 13, 2010). "Wright State's Brad Brownell to Replace Oliver Purnell as Clemson Coach". sbnation.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  3. "Wright State Raiders promote assistant Billy Donlon to Head Coach, succeeding Brad Brownell". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 14, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  4. Borzello, Jeff; Goodman, Jeff (March 19, 2016). "Wright State Raiders fire coach Billy Donlon". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  5. "Donlon, Washington Named Assistant Coaches". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  6. Ryan, Shannon (June 26, 2017). "Northwestern hires Billy Donlon as assistant basketball coach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  7. Schiffer, Alex (March 29, 2019). "Billy Donlon will draw from his Northwestern, Michigan days to build UMKC basketball". Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 1, 2020.


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