Baker Dunleavy

Baker Dunleavy
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Quinnipiac
Conference MAAC
Record 12–21 (.364)
Biographical details
Born (1982-10-05) October 5, 1982
Fort Worth, Texas
Playing career
2003–2006 Villanova
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2017 Villanova (asst.)
2017–present Quinnipiac
Head coaching record
Overall 12–21 (.364)

Baker Dunleavy (born October 5, 1982) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team.[1]

Playing career

After playing at Jesuit High School, Dunleavy took a post-graduate year at the Lawrenceville School, where he subsequently committed to Villanova. In a class with the likes of Randy Foye, Allan Ray, and Curtis Sumpter, Dunleavy appeared in 28 games over his career and was part of the Wildcats' 2005 Sweet 16 squad.[2]

Coaching career

Upon graduation from Villanova, Dunleavy entered the private sector, going to work for Merrill Lynch before accepting a job under Jay Wright in 2010 as the director of basketball operations. Dunleavy climbed the ranks to an assistant coach in 2012, and associate head coach in 2013. In his tenue as an assistant at Villanova, Dunleavy helped the Wildcats to four-straight Big East Conference regular season championships, along with the 2016 national championship team.

On March 28, 2017, Dunleavy was named the seventh coach in Quinnipiac history, and third in Division I, replacing Tom Moore. [1]

Personal life

Dunleavy is the son of former NBA player and coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., the current men's basketball coach at Tulane. His brother Mike Jr. played in the NBA from 2002-2017, while brother James is a NBA player agent.[3]

Head coaching record

NCAA DI

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Quinnipiac (MAAC) (2017–present)
2017–18 Quinnipiac 12–217–11T–7th
Quinnipiac: 12–21 (.364)7–11 (.389)
Total:12–21 (.364)

      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. 1 2 "Baker Dunleavy Named Quinnipiac Men's Basketball Head Coach".
  2. ↑ "Villanova.com Baker Dunleavy Bio - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball".
  3. ↑ "Sources: Dunleavy reaches deal to coach Tulane".
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