Riley Wallace
American retired basketball coach (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Riley Wallace (born October 25, 1941) is an American retired basketball coach. He spent most of his career coaching college basketball, and was the head coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's team from 1987 through 2007.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1941-10-25) October 25, 1941 (age 82) Alton, Illinois, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1960–1963 | Centenary |
Position(s) | Forward |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1964–1966 | Litchfield HS (assistant) |
1966–1971 | Litchfield HS |
1971–1976 | Centenary (assistant) |
1976–1978 | Centenary |
1978–1984 | Hawaii (assoc. HC) |
1984–1987 | Seminole JC |
1987–2007 | Hawaii |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1976–1978 | Centenary |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 349–262 (NCAA Division I) 68–36 (junior college) |
Tournaments | 0–3 (NCAA Division I) 8–6 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 WAC tournament (1994, 2001, 2002) WAC regular season (2002) WAC Pacific division (1997) | |
Awards | |
3x WAC Coach of the Year (1989, 1997, 2002) | |
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