Rollie Massimino

Rollie Massimino
Massimino in Philadelphia on March 21, 2009
Biographical details
Born(1934-11-13)November 13, 1934
Hillside, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedAugust 30, 2017(2017-08-30) (aged 82)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1953–1956Vermont
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956–1959Cranford HS (assistant)
1959–1963Hillside HS
1963–1969Lexington HS
1969–1971Stony Brook
1972–1973Penn (assistant)
1973–1992Villanova
1992–1994UNLV
1996–2003Cleveland State
2006–2017Northwood (FL) / Keiser
Head coaching record
Overall816–462 (college)
160–61 (high school)
Tournaments0–2 (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)
Eastern 8 regular season (1978–1980)
Eastern 8 tournament (1978, 1980)
Big East regular season (1982, 1983)
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]

  1. ^ Carey, Jack (March 15, 2010). "Efficient '85 Villanova team mounted tourney's greatest upset". USA Today. Retrieved October 16, 2011.