 Massimino in Philadelphia on March 21, 2009 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1934 Hillside, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | August 30, 2017 (aged 82) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1953–1956 | Vermont |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1956–1959 | Cranford HS (assistant) |
| 1959–1963 | Hillside HS |
| 1963–1969 | Lexington HS |
| 1969–1971 | Stony Brook |
| 1972–1973 | Penn (assistant) |
| 1973–1992 | Villanova |
| 1992–1994 | UNLV |
| 1996–2003 | Cleveland State |
| 2006–2017 | Northwood (FL) / Keiser |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 816–462 (college) 160–61 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA College Division) 21–10 (NCAA Division I) 4–5 (NIT) 11–7 (NAIA Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division I tournament (1985) 3× Eastern 8 regular season (1978–1980) 2× Eastern 8 tournament (1978, 1980) 2× Big East regular season (1982, 1983) 7× Sun Conference regular season (2007–2009, 2011–2013, 2016) 3× Sun Conference tournament (2010, 2012, 2014) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× Eastern 8 Coach of the Year (1977, 1979) Big East Coach of the Year (1982) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 | |
Roland Vincent Massimino (November 13, 1934 – August 30, 2017) was an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Stony Brook University (1969–1971), Villanova University (1973–1992), the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1992–1994), Cleveland State University (1996–2003), and at Northwood University's Florida campus, which was sold in 2014 to Keiser University (2006–2017). He reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament five times (all with Villanova) and reached the NAIA Semi-final twice.
At Villanova, he led his 1984–85 team to the NCAA championship. Entering the 1985 NCAA tournament as an eight seed, Villanova defeated their heavily favored Big East Conference foe, the Georgetown Hoyas, in the title game. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest upsets in NCAA history.[1]
- ^ Carey, Jack (March 15, 2010). "Efficient '85 Villanova team mounted tourney's greatest upset". USA Today. Retrieved October 16, 2011.