Bill Courtney (basketball)

Bill Courtney
Current position
TitleInterim Head Coach
TeamMiami (FL)
ConferenceACC
Record0–1 (.000)
Biographical details
Born (1970-05-04) May 4, 1970 (age 54)
Playing career
1988–1992Bucknell
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1994Robinson Secondary School (assistant)
1994–1995Thomas Jefferson HS for S&T (assistant)
1995–1996American (assistant)
1996–1997Bowling Green (assistant)
1997–2005George Mason (assistant)
2005–2006Providence (assistant)
2006–2009Virginia (assistant)
2009–2010Virginia Tech (assistant)
2010–2016Cornell
2017–2019DePaul (assistant)
2019–2022Miami (FL) (assistant)
2022–2024Miami (FL) (Associate HC)
2024–presentMiami (FL) (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall60–114 (.345)

Bill Courtney (born May 4, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the interim head coach at the University of Miami. He was previously the former head men's basketball coach at Cornell.

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 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 [Courtney] certainly won't." Courtney's official title was Robert E. Gallagher '44 Head Coach of Cornell Men's Basketball.[1]

After six seasons as a head coach and compiling a losing record, Courtney's contract was not renewed in March 2016.[2]

Courtney was hired by DePaul as an assistant coach on June 28, 2017.[3]

After two seasons serving as an assistant coach at DePaul, Courtney was hired by Miami (FL) on June 12, 2019. He was promoted to associate head coach in May 2022.

Following Jim Larrañaga's resignation on December 26, 2024, Courtney was named the interim head coach of Miami for the remainder of the season.[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (2010–2016)
2010–11 Cornell 10–18 6–8 T–5th
2011–12 Cornell 12–16 7–7 5th
2012–13 Cornell 13–18 5–9 T–6th
2013–14 Cornell 2–26 1–13 8th
2014–15 Cornell 13–17 5–9 T–5th
2015–16 Cornell 10–18 3–11 T–7th
Cornell: 60–113 (.347) 27–57 (.321)
Miami Hurricanes (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25 Miami 0–1 0–1
Miami (FL): 0–1 (.000) 0–1 (.000)
Total: 60–114 (.345)

References

  1. ^ "Bill Courtney Named New Men's Basketball Coach". The Cornell Sun. Cornell University. June 10, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (February 19, 2016). "Cornell fires coach Bill Courtney". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. ^ O'Neill, Robert (June 28, 2017). "DePaul hires Bill Courtney as assistant coach". bigeastcoastbias.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Michelle (December 26, 2024). "UM basketball coach Jim Larranaga to step down, two years after historic Final Four run". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 26, 2024.