Ed Conroy (basketball)

Ed Conroy
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamThe Citadel
ConferenceSoCon
Record70–119 (.370)
Biographical details
Born (1967-02-17) February 17, 1967 (age 57)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1989The Citadel
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1993NC State (assistant)
1993–1994VMI (assistant)
1994–1997Furman (assistant)
1997–2000Francis Marion
2000–2001Tulsa (assistant)
2003–2005Tennessee (assistant)
2005–2006Coastal Carolina (assistant)
2006–2010The Citadel
2010–2016Tulane
2016–2021Minnesota (assistant)
2021–2022Vanderbilt (associate HC)
2022–presentThe Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall162–222 (.422)
Tournaments0–1 (CBI)
1–2 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (2009)
Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (2009)

Edward S. Conroy (born February 17, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is currently serving his second stint as the head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs. He previously served as the associate head coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores and as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Conroy is a former head men's basketball coach at Tulane University, being hired in April 2010.[1] Conroy was officially relieved of his duties as Tulane head coach on March 14, 2016.[2]

Before joining Tulane, he coached four seasons at The Citadel[1] and three seasons at Francis Marion University.

Conroy announced his return to The Citadel on March 23, 2022. During his first stint as head coach there from 2006-2010, he led the Bulldogs to their first 20-win season in over 30 years during the 2008-2009 season, in which the Bulldogs made the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament-to date, the only postseason appearance in school history. He was selected as the SoCon Coach of the Year by the league's head coaches and media members. He was also named the NABC District 22 Coach of the Year, CollegeInsider.com Coach of the Year and the Skip Prosser Man of the Year.[3]

His brother, Duffy, is an assistant coach at Tulsa.[4] Ed is also a first cousin to novelist Pat Conroy.[5]

  1. ^ a b Report: Citadel Bulldogs' Ed Conroy hired to coach Tulane Green Wave - ESPN
  2. ^ "Conroy Relieved of Duties as Head Basketball Coach at Tulane". tulanegreenwave.com. March 14, 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Conroy Named Head Basketball Coach at The Citadel". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  4. ^ "Duffy Conroy - Men's Basketball Coach". Tulsa. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. ^ Cousins Conroy are the Lords of The Citadel, usatoday.com