Joe Lombardi (basketball)

Joe Lombardi
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIndiana (PA)
ConferencePennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Biographical details
BornNovember 7, 1959
Sharon, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1977–1981Youngstown State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982Ohio (GA)
1982–1983Youngstown State (asst.)
1984–1987Indiana (PA) (asst.)
1987–1992Saint Francis (asst.)
1992–2001St. Bonaventure (asst.)
2001–2003La Salle (asst.)
2003–2006Pittsburgh (asst.)
2006–presentIndiana (PA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2010 NCAA Men's Division II runner-up
Awards
2010 Basketball Times Division II National Coach of the Year

Joe Lombardi (born November 7, 1959) is an American basketball coach currently the head coach for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Crimson Hawks of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in NCAA Division II. Prior to taking the head coaching position at IUP, Lombardi served as an assistant coach, including a nine-year tenure at La Salle University and three season under Jamie Dixon at the University of Pittsburgh. In his fourth season with the Crimson Hawks in 2009–10, Lombardi led the team to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship where they were defeated by the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos. Following the season, Lomardi was named as the 2010 Basketball Times Division II National Coach of the Year.