American basketball player, coach, and administrator
Nick DiPillo is the head coach for Le Moyne.[1] He was previously an assistant coach for Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball program.[2] Prior to his time with the Falcons, DiPillo was the head coach of the women's basketball team at Scranton from 2019 to 2022.
Early life and education
DiPillo is from North Brunswick, New Jersey. He played collegiate basketball for Rutgers–Camden before transferring to Fairleigh Dickinson University[3][4][5]
Career
DiPillo started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Kean University men's basketball team. The Cougars compiled a 34–19 record during his two-year stint and captured the ECAC Metro Championship in 2005.
He then served as an assistant coach for the New York Liberty of the WNBA from 2004 to the spring of 2009. He would help the Liberty make four playoff appearances (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008). Among other roles, DiPillo served as post coach for the Liberty. He also coached a trio of WNBA All-Stars and three Olympians while with the Liberty, including 2007 WNBA Most Improved Player Janel McCarville.
From 2010 to 2014, DiPillo served as a skills trainer and camp director at the Monroe Sports Center in Monroe, New Jersey.[6]
In 2014, DiPillo served as Seton Hall's program director of player development. His last two seasons, he was an assistant coach. The Pirates were 94–66 in the five seasons DiPillo was on the staff. In 2015, Seton Hall won their first Big East Conference championship in program history and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995.[7][8]
On June 12, 2019, DiPillo was named seventh head coach in the University of Scranton women's basketball program's 45-year history.[9] In three seasons, DiPillo compiled a 58–8 record and two Landmark Conference championships and an NCAA Sweet Sixteen birth.
On June 21, 2022, DiPillo was hired as an assistant coach of Pittsburgh.[10][11]
In May 2023, DiPillo joined Bowling Green as an assistant basketball coach.[12]
In May 2024, DiPillo was named as the head coach of the Le Moyne College women's basketball program.[13]
Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season
|
Team
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Overall
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Conference
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Standing
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Postseason
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Scranton Lady Royals (Landmark Conference) (2019–2022)
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2019–20
|
Scranton
|
24–4 |
12–2 |
1st |
NCAA First Round
|
2020–21
|
Scranton
|
7–1 |
6–1 |
1st |
Tournament canceled - COVID-19
|
2021–22
|
Scranton
|
27–3 |
14–0 |
1st |
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
|
Scranton:
|
58–8 (.879) |
32–3 (.914) |
|
Le Moyne Dolphins (Northeast Conference) (2019–present)
|
2024–25
|
Le Moyne
|
0–0 |
0–0 |
|
|
Total: |
58–8 (.879) |
|
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