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Dave Paulsen
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Holy Cross
Conference	Patriot League
Record	14–26 (.350)
Biographical details
Born	September 14, 1964 (age 60)
Playing career
1983–1987	Williams
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989	Williams (assistant)
1989–1990	Michigan (assistant)
1990–1994	Cleveland State (assistant)
1994–1997	St. Lawrence
1997–2000	Le Moyne
2000–2008	Williams
2008–2015	Bucknell
2015–2021	George Mason
2022–2023	Fordham (assistant)
2023–present	Holy Cross
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2021–2022	Fordham (Special Adv.)
Head coaching record
Overall	505–331 (.604)
Tournaments	0–2 (NCAA D1); 11–5 (NCAA D3); 1–2 (NIT); 0–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	NCAA Division III tournament (2003); 2 NCAA Division III Final Four (2003, 2004); UCAA regular season (1997); NNE10 regular season (1998); ECAC New England (2001); 2 NESCAC regular season (2003, 2004); 3 NESCAC tournament (2003, 2004, 2007); 4 Patriot League regular season (2011–2013, 2015); 2 Patriot League tournament (2011, 2013)
Awards
	2× NABC D-III National Coach of the Year (2003, 2004); 2× NABC D-III New England Coach of the Year (1996, 2003); 2× UCAA Coach of the Year (1996, 1997); 3× NESCAC Coach of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007); 2× Patriot League Coach of the Year (2011, 2012)

Dave Paulsen (born September 14, 1964) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Holy Cross. Previously, he was the head men's basketball coach at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Before arriving at George Mason, he was previously the head coach at Bucknell University for seven seasons. Prior to Bucknell, he spent eight years as the head coach at his alma mater, Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and also coached at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, and Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York.

Coaching career

At Williams College, Paulsen won the NCAA Division III title in 2003,^[1] and finished as national runner up in 2004.^[2] Paulsen was twice named Division III Coach of the Year during his time at Williams.^[3]

On May 20, 2008, Paulsen was hired as head coach at Bucknell.^[4] Paulsen led the Bison to a disappointing 7–23 record in his first year at Bucknell. This constituted the school's worst winning percentage (.233) since the 1971–72 season when the Bison posted a mark of 5–18 (.217).^[5] In his second year, the Bison improved to 12–17, including a 9–5 record in Patriot League play. In his third year, Paulsen was named Patriot League Coach of the Year en route to leading his team to a 25–8 record heading into the NCAA tournament, including a 13–1 record in the Patriot League, culminating in both the regular season and Patriot League tournament championships.

During his time at Bucknell, Paulsen recruited and coached future NBA player Mike Muscala.

On March 30, 2015, Paulsen was hired as head coach of George Mason.^[6] His team struggled in his first year, finishing the season with an overall record of 11–21, 5–13 in conference and in thirteenth place in the Atlantic 10. His second year at George Mason saw the team significantly improve, finishing 20–14 overall and 9–9 in A–10 play, and receiving an invitation to the 2017 CBI, where they would lose in the first round to Loyola (MD).

Paulsen returned to the Patriot League when he was appointed head coach at the College of the Holy Cross on March 28, 2023.^[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
St. Lawrence Saints (Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association) (1994–1997)
1994–95	St. Lawrence	10–15
1995–96	St. Lawrence	18–9			NCAA Division III Second Round
1996–97	St. Lawrence	22–4		1st	NCAA Division III First Round
St. Lawrence:		50–28 (.641)
Le Moyne Dolphins (Northeast-10 Conference) (1997–2000)
1997–98	Le Moyne	20–8	14–6	T–1st
1998–99	Le Moyne	13–14	8–10	T–6th
1999–00	Le Moyne	9–17	2–16	10th
Le Moyne:		42–39 (.519)	24–32 (.429)
Williams Ephs (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2000–2008)
2000–01	Williams	21–7	6–3	T–1st
2001–02	Williams	22–6	7–2	2nd	NCAA Division III Second Round
2002–03	Williams	31–1	8–1	T–1st	NCAA Division III champion
2003–04	Williams	30–2	9–0	1st	NCAA Division III Runner-up
2004–05	Williams	16–9	4–5	T–5th
2005–06	Williams	17–8	5–4	T–5th
2006–07	Williams	16–12	6–3	T–3rd	NCAA Division III First Round
2007–08	Williams	17–8	4–5	T–6th
Williams:		170–53 (.762)	49–23 (.681)
Bucknell Bison (Patriot League) (2008–2015)
2008–09	Bucknell	7–23	4–10	T–7th
2009–10	Bucknell	14–17	9–5	2nd
2010–11	Bucknell	25–9	13–1	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
2011–12	Bucknell	25–10	12–2	1st	NIT Second Round
2012–13	Bucknell	28–6	12–2	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
2013–14	Bucknell	16–14	11–7	4th
2014–15	Bucknell	19–15	13–5	1st	NIT First Round
Bucknell:		134–94 (.588)	60–88 (.405)
George Mason Patriots (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2015–2021)
2015–16	George Mason	11–21	5–13	T–12th
2016–17	George Mason	20–14	9–9	T–7th	CBI First Round
2017–18	George Mason	16–17	9–9	T–5th
2018–19	George Mason	18–15	11–7	5th
2019–20	George Mason	17–15	5–13	12th
2020–21	George Mason	13–9	8–6	T–4th
George Mason:		95–91 (.511)	46–54 (.460)
Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League) (2023–present)
2023–24	Holy Cross	10–23	6–12	T–8th
2024–25	Holy Cross	4–3	0-0
Holy Cross:		14–26 (.350)	6–12 (.333)
Total:		505–331 (.604)
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