Tommy Dempsey

Tommy Dempsey (born January 27, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Binghamton University.[1] Prior to accepting the job at Binghamton, Dempsey was the coach of Rider University from 2005 to 2012.[2]

Tommy Dempsey

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Binghamton
Conference	America East
Record	67–180 (.271)
Annual salary	$252,502
Biographical details
Born	(1974-01-27) January 27, 1974 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1994–1997	Susquehanna
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2002	Keystone
2002–2003	Lackawanna CC
2003–2005	Rider (asst.)
2005–2012	Rider
2012–present	Binghamton
Head coaching record
Overall	274–297 (.480)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MAAC Coach of the Year (2008)

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.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Keystone College (EPCC) (2000–2002)
2000–01	Keystone	26–4	N/A	N/A
2001–02	Keystone	29–4	N/A	N/A	NJCAA Final Four
Keystone:		55–8 (.873)	N/A
Lackawanna College (Garden State Athletic Conference) (2002–2003)
2002–03	Lackawanna	33–4	N/A	N/A	NJCAA Runner Up
Lackawanna:		33–4 (.892)	N/A
Rider (MAAC) (2005–2012)
2005–06	Rider	8–20	4–14	10th
2006–07	Rider	16–15	9–9	7th
2007–08	Rider	23–11	13–5	T-1st	CBI First Round
2008–09	Rider	19–13	12–6	3rd	CIT First Round
2009–10	Rider	17–16	9–9	6th
2010–11	Rider	23–11	13–5	2nd	CIT First Round
2011–12	Rider	13–19	10–8	5th
Rider:		119–105 (.531)	70–56 (.556)
Binghamton (America East Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13	Binghamton	3–27	1–15	9th
2013–14	Binghamton	7–23	4–12	7th
2014–15	Binghamton	6–26	5–11	7th
2015–16	Binghamton	8–22	5–11	6th
2016–17	Binghamton	12–20	3–13	T–8th
2017–18	Binghamton	11–20	2–14	9th
2018–19	Binghamton	10–23	5–11	7th
2019–20	Binghamton	10–19	4–12	9th
Binghamton:		67–180 (.271)	29–99 (.227)
Total:		274–297 (.480)
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

References

1. http://www.nj.com/times-sports/index.ssf/2012/05/tommy_dempsey_leaves_rider_uni.html
2. "Tommy Dempsey". Rider University Broncs. Retrieved October 7, 2010.