J. D. Gravina

J. D. Gravina is an American college basketball coach and the coach of the Western Illinois women's basketball team.

J. D. Gravina

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Western Illinois
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	294–242 (.549)
Biographical details
Alma mater	William Jewell College (2000) University of Missouri–Kansas City (2002) Emporia State University (2007)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2007	McPherson College
2007–2011	Quincy University
2011–present	Western Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	294–242 (.549)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
3x Illinois Basketball Coach Association Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2011) 2x Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year (2008, 2009)

Western Illinois

Gravina was hired at Western Illinois on April 15, 2011. He led the Leathernecks to their highest single season win total in program history with 26 wins. He also brought the Leathernecks their first Summit League regular season and Summit League Tournament title. Gravina took Western Illinois to their first NCAA tournament since 1995.

Gravina is second in program history in wins and winning percentage, behind Leslie Crane (his predecessor) and Bea Yeager (first coach in program history).

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
McPherson College (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2005–2007)
2005–06	McPherson College	7–20	4–14
2006–07	McPherson College	14–13	8–10
McPherson:		21–33 (.389)	12–24 (.333)
Quincy University (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2007–2011)
2007–08	Quincy University	20–10	14–5	3rd	NCAA DII Second Round
2008–09	Quincy University	27–5	16–1	1st	NCAA DII Second Round
2009–10	Quincy University	20–9	10–8	7th
2010–11	Quincy University	26–4	16–2	1st	NCAA DII Second Round
Quincy University:		93–28 (.769)	56–16 (.778)
Western Illinois (Summit League) (2011–2023)
2011–12	Western Illinois	12–19	7–11	T-6th
2012–13	Western Illinois	14–16	7–9	T-5th
2013–14	Western Illinois	14–16	6–8	5th
2014–15	Western Illinois	17–13	9–7	T-3rd
2015–16	Western Illinois	16–16	8–8	5th	WBI Second Round
2016–17	Western Illinois	26–7	13–3	1st	NCAA First Round
2017–18	Western Illinois	22–10	10–4	3rd	WNIT First Round
2018–19	Western Illinois	12–18	8–8	5th
2019–20	Western Illinois	15–15	9–7	T–3rd
2020–21	Western Illinois	8–16	6–8	5th
2021–22	Western Illinois	14–15	5–12	7th
2022–23	Western Illinois	10–20	5–13	9th
Western Illinois (Ohio Valley Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24	Western Illinois
Western Illinois:		180–181 (.499)	70–58 (.547)
Total:		294–242 (.549)
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