Bill Whitmore

Bill Whitmore
Current position
Record45–94
Biographical details
EducationSt. Bonaventure
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1981Vermont (asst.)
1981–1986Vermont
1986–1989St. Bonaventure (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall45–94

Bill Whitmore is an American former college basketball coach and was the head men's basketball coach at Vermont from 1981 to 1986.

Coaching career

After graduation from St. Bonaventure, Whitmore coached a state championship high school basketball team in New York before accepting a position as an assistant coach at Vermont under Peter Salzberg. After Salzberg stepped down before the 1981 season, Whitmore was elevated to head coach. His teams failed to win over 10 games in his five years at the helm. Whitmore stepped down, and was replaced by Tom Brennan.

Whitmore is known for giving Stan Van Gundy his first coaching job, while also offering John Calipari his first paid coaching job, before Calipari had a change of heart and returned to Kansas to continue to work under Larry Brown.

Personal

After coaching, Whitmore has served with great success in various athletic administration roles at the high school level. Currently, he is a consultant for athletic directors around the country. He was the athletic director at five different schools, including Crystal Springs Upland School (Hillsborough) (CA) Bedford High School in New Hampshire. Whitmore's son Nick has been a championship prep school coach and college assistant coach San Francisco, and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Wyoming.

Head coaching record

College

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Vermont (America East Conference) (1981–1986)
1981-82 Vermont 10-162-87th
1982-83 Vermont 10-193-78th
1983-84 Vermont 7-213-117th
1984-85 Vermont 9-195-116th
1985-86 Vermont 9-195-139th
Vermont: 45-9418-50
Total:45-94

References

  1. ↑ "Bill Whitmore, head basketball coach at Vermont for the..."
  2. ↑ "Concord's Nick Whitmore's basketball journey led him from New England to the west coast and back again". Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ Calipari, John; Sokolove, Michael (April 15, 2014). Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out. Penguin. ISBN 978-1101635520 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Leadership Team - Bedford High School".