William Richard Herrion (born April 6, 1958) is an American college basketball coach. From 2005 to 2023,[1] he was the men's head coach at the University of New Hampshire. Prior to coming to UNH, he served as the head coach at East Carolina University and Drexel University. He has been an assistant with Boston University, George Washington University, and the U.S. National Team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Coach |
| Team | Stonehill |
| Conference | NEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 6, 1958 |
| Alma mater | Merrimack |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1990 | Boston University (assistant) |
| 1990–1991 | George Washington (assistant) |
| 1991–1999 | Drexel |
| 1999–2005 | East Carolina |
| 2005–2023 | New Hampshire |
| 2023-2024 | Monomoy Regional HS (assistant) |
| 2024-Present | Stonehill (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 464–472 (.496) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 America East tournament (1994–1996) 4 America East regular season (1993–1996) | |
| Awards | |
| 4× America East Coach of the Year (1993, 1995, 1996, 1999) | |
Personal life
editHerrion is a 1981 graduate of Merrimack College.[2]
Herrion's son Ryan played for him at UNH from 2008 through 2012, and was director of operations and video coordinator for the Wildcats from 2013 to 2015.[3]
Herrion's brother Tom formerly served in the NCAA's Division I as the head men's basketball coach at the College of Charleston and an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Tom is the former head men's basketball coach at Marshall University.
Coaching career
editHerrion began his college coaching career in 1985 as an assistant under Mike Jarvis at Boston University. He followed Jarvis to George Washington University before striking out on his own as a head coach. In April 1991, Herrion was hired to coach Drexel after Dayton assistant Tom McConnell turned down the job.[4] Herrion later coached at East Carolina and UNH.
He is one of the most successful men's coaches in the history of the America East Conference. The Drexel Dragons won 3 conference championships in a row under Herrion's leadership from 1994 to 1996. In 1998, on the occasion of the conference's 20th anniversary, he was named one of the four most influential coaches in the conference's history: the other three coaches were Jarvis, Rick Pitino and Hall of Famer Jim Calhoun. He holds the conference record for most playoff wins (18 with Drexel, 1 with UNH, for a total of 19.)
On December 4, 2010, he won his 300th game when UNH beat Colgate, 65–60, and earned his 400th career win on January 10, 2018 in a 71–67 win over Binghamton.[5]
On March 14, 2023, Herrion was fired after 18 seasons as the head coach of UNH.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel Dragons (North Atlantic Conference / America East Conference) (1991–1999) | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Drexel | 16–14 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1992–93 | Drexel | 22–7 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1993–94 | Drexel | 25–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1994–95 | Drexel | 22–8 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Drexel | 27–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 1996–97 | Drexel | 22–9 | 16–2 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1997–98 | Drexel | 13–15 | 10–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Drexel | 20–9 | 15–3 | 2nd | |||||
| Drexel: | 167–71 (.702) | 103–27 (.792) | |||||||
| East Carolina Pirates (Colonial Athletic Association) (1999–2001) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | East Carolina | 10–18 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2000–01 | East Carolina | 14–14 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| East Carolina Pirates (Conference USA) (2001–2005) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | East Carolina | 12–18 | 5–11 | 11th | |||||
| 2002–03 | East Carolina | 12–15 | 3–13 | 13th | |||||
| 2003–04 | East Carolina | 13–14 | 5–11 | 11th | |||||
| 2004–05 | East Carolina | 9–19 | 4–12 | 13th | |||||
| East Carolina: | 70–98 (.417) | 28–68 (.292) | |||||||
| New Hampshire Wildcats (America East Conference) (2005–2023) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | New Hampshire | 12–17 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2006–07 | New Hampshire | 10–20 | 6–10 | T-6th | |||||
| 2007–08 | New Hampshire | 9–20 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2008–09 | New Hampshire | 14–16 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2009–10 | New Hampshire | 13–17 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2010–11 | New Hampshire | 12–18 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2011–12 | New Hampshire | 13–16 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2012–13 | New Hampshire | 9–20 | 5–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2013–14 | New Hampshire | 6–24 | 4–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2014–15 | New Hampshire | 19–13 | 11–5 | 4th | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | New Hampshire | 20–13 | 11–5 | T–3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | New Hampshire | 20–12 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2017–18 | New Hampshire | 10–21 | 6–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018–19 | New Hampshire | 5–24 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2019–20 | New Hampshire | 15–15 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | New Hampshire | 10–9 | 9–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2021–22 | New Hampshire | 15–13 | 10–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2022–23 | New Hampshire | 15–15 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
| New Hampshire: | 227–303 (.428) | 133–163 (.449) | |||||||
| Total: | 464–472 (.496) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Contract of Head Coach Bill Herrion Not Renewed".
- ^ "Bill Herrion". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "Ryan Herrion Named Men's Basketball Assistant Coach". 15 June 2015.
- ^ Jerardi, Dick (April 19, 1991). "Herrion knows it isn't going to be easy". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Herrion Records 400th Career Win, 71–67 vs. Binghamton". University of New Hampshire. 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Contract of Head Coach Bill Herrion Not Renewed". 14 March 2023.
