Robert Walsh (born February 23, 1972) is an American college basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Rhode Island College from 2005 to 2014 and the University of Maine from 2014 to 2018.[1][2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Coach |
| Team | St. John's |
| Conference | Big East |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 23, 1972 New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hamilton |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1994 | Hamilton (student assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Iona (assistant) |
| 1997–1998 | San Diego (assistant) |
| 1998–2005 | Providence (assistant) |
| 2005–2014 | Rhode Island College |
| 2014–2018 | Maine |
| 2022–2023 | Iona (assistant) |
| 2023–present | St. John's (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2019–2022 | Providence (dir. of development, scouting, recruiting) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 228–163 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 Little East regular season (2007, 2009–2011, 2013) 6 Little East tournament (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) | |
Biography
editCoaching career
editWalsh began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at Hamilton. Upon graduation, Walsh was hired as an assistant at Iona College where he spent two seasons until he moved on to the University of San Diego, where he was an assistant coach for one season.
From 1998 to 2005, Walsh was an assistant coach under Tim Welsh at Providence College, marking the second time he'd work with Welsh, as he did at Iona.
In 2005, Walsh accepted the job at Division III Rhode Island College, replacing Jack Perri. In his nine seasons at RIC, Walsh led the Anchormen to eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Sweet 16 three times, and the Elite Eight once. Walsh was 204–63 at RIC.
In May 2014, Walsh became the head coach of the Maine Black Bears, becoming the 21st head coach in school history, replacing Ted Woodward.
On March 5, 2018, Walsh and Maine parted ways, ending his tenure with the Black Bears. In his four seasons with Maine, Walsh recorded a 24–100 record.[3]
In August 2019, Walsh was hired as Associate Director of Player Development, Scouting and Recruiting Coordination at Providence College under head coach Ed Cooley.[4][5] After two seasons at Providence, Walsh joined Rick Pitino's staff as an assistant coach at Iona.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island College Anchormen (Little East Conference) (2005–2014) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Rhode Island College | 19–10 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Rhode Island College | 27–4 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division III Elite Eight | ||||
| 2007–08 | Rhode Island College | 23–7 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Rhode Island College | 23–6 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Rhode Island College | 22–8 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division III Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Rhode Island College | 21–8 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Division III Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Rhode Island College | 23–7 | 10–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Rhode Island College | 26–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Rhode Island College | 20–9 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Rhode Island College: | 204–63 (.764) | 102–24 (.810) | |||||||
| Maine Black Bears (America East Conference) (2014–2018) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Maine | 3–27 | 2–14 | T–8th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Maine | 8–22 | 4–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Maine | 7–25 | 3–13 | T–8th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Maine | 6–26 | 3–13 | 8th | |||||
| Maine: | 24–100 (.194) | 12–52 (.188) | |||||||
| Total: | 228–163 (.583) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Writer, Mark Emmert Staff; Writer, Steve Solloway Staff (3 May 2014). "UMaine hires new head coach for men's basketball – Portland Press Herald".
- ^ "University of Maine Athletics". www.goblackbears.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ^ "Barron named UMaine men's basketball head coach following Walsh's decision not to extend contract – Maine, University of". Maine, University of.
- ^ "Bob Walsh Named to Providence College Men's Basketball Staff". HoopDirt.com. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Bob Walsh – Men's Basketball Coach". Providence College Athletics.
- ^ "Bob Walsh – Men's Basketball Coach". Iona University Athletics.