William Theodore Grier (born October 19, 1963) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at the University of Colorado and was formerly the head men's basketball coach at the University of San Diego.
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Colorado |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 19, 1963 Silverton, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oregon |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1982 | Central Oregon CC |
| 1982–1983 | Southwestern Oregon CC |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1990 | Cottage Grove HS (asst.) |
| 1990–1991 | Creswell HS |
| 1991–2007 | Gonzaga (asst.) |
| 2007–2015 | San Diego |
| 2015–2016 | Oklahoma State (asst.) |
| 2016–present | Colorado (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 117–144 (.448) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA Division I) 2–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| WCC tournament (2008) | |
Early career
editGrier was born in Silverton, Oregon, and he attended Cottage Grove High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon. He began coaching freshman basketball at his alma mater in 1986. He left to attend Central Oregon Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College, where he played basketball, before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon in 1990.[1]
College coaching career
editGrier coached at Creswell High School in Creswell, Oregon before becoming an assistant college coach at Gonzaga University in 1992. He remained at Gonzaga until 2007, when he was hired to coach at USD.[1] In his first season, Grier coached the Toreros to an upset of Gonzaga in the finals of the WCC tournament. The Toreros received a #13 seed in the 2008 NCAA men's basketball tournament and upset #4 seed Connecticut in the first round.
In April 2008, Grier explored the opening at Oregon State but decided to remain at San Diego.[2] On March 16, 2015, the University of San Diego announced they parted ways with Grier.[3]
On August 24, 2015, Grier was announced as an assistant at Oklahoma State University, pending approved by the board of trustees. [4]
On March 28, 2016, Grier was hired as an assistant coach for the University of Colorado under Buffaloes head coach Tad Boyle.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Toreros (West Coast Conference) (2007–2015) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | San Diego | 22–14 | 11–3 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
| 2008–09 | San Diego | 16–16 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2009–10 | San Diego | 11–21 | 3–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 2010–11 | San Diego | 6–24 | 2–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 2011–12 | San Diego | 13–18 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2012–13 | San Diego | 16–18 | 7–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2013–14 | San Diego | 18–17 | 7–11 | 6th | CIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2014–15 | San Diego | 15–16 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| San Diego: | 117–144 (.448) | 51–73 (.411) | |||||||
| Total: | 117–144 (.448) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Bill Grier Named USD Men's Basketball Coach" (PDF). 2007-08 San Diego Men's Basketball Quick Facts. USDToreros.com. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ "SI.com". CNN. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
- ^ "San Diego fires coach Grier after eight seasons". 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Former San Diego Head Coach Bill Grier Joins Ford's Staff".
- ^ "Tad Boyle hires Bill Grier as assistant coach". CUBuffs.com. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-04-05.