Dick Bennett

Dick Bennett
Dick Bennett
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born April 20, 1943 (1943-04-20) (age 68)
Place of birth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Playing career
19621965 Ripon College (WI)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19761985
19851995
19952001
20032006
UW-Stevens Point
UW-Green Bay
Wisconsin
Washington State
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Regional ChampionshipsFinal Four (2000)
Mid-Continent Conference Regular Season Championship (1992, 1994)
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Awards
Wisconsin State University Conference Coach of the Year (1982, 1985)

NAIA Coach of the Year (1984)
Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year (1990, 1992)
NABC District 11 Coach of the Year (1992, 1994)
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame (2007)

Dick Bennett (born April 20, 1943, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American college basketball coach who is best known for revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program. He is the father of current Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett and current Northern Illinois women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett.

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Coaching career

Bennett had enormous success at each level of collegiate coaching in Wisconsin. In the mid-1970s, he led Eau Claire Memorial High School to the state title game. In the mid-1980s, he led the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to an NAIA title game. In the early 1990s he brought UWGreen Bay to its first three NCAA tournament appearances. And in 2000, after five years in Madison, he took the Badgers to the Final Four.

High school

Prior to collegiate coaching, Bennett was a successful high school coach for eleven years, winning 168 games and leading Eau Claire Memorial to a runner-up finish at the State tournament during the 197576 season.[1]

UWStevens Point

Bennett began his collegiate coaching career at the University of WisconsinStevens Point in 1976, where he won 173 games in nine seasons.[2] He was named NAIA Coach of the Year after leading the 198384 squad to a 284 record and national runner-up finish. That team featured former NBA All-Star Terry Porter and former Saint Louis University head coach Brad Soderberg. In 2009, the University of WisconsinStevens Point renamed its basketball court Bennett Court to honor both Dick Bennett and his brother Jack Bennett.

UWGreen Bay

In 1985, Bennett moved to the University of WisconsinGreen Bay. The Phoenix posted a 424 record the year before Bennett arrived, but had reached the second round of the NIT tournament by 1990.

Bennett's son Tony became the star of the team during the early 1990s. A guard who played several seasons in the NBA, Tony Bennett led the team to its first NCAA tournament berth in 1991, where the Phoenix lost to Michigan State in the first round. The following year, the UWGB rolled to a 255 and won its first regular season conference title, but lost in the conference tournament. After Tony Bennett's departure in 1992, the 199394 team won the conference title and tournament on its way to the NCAA tournament. There, the 12th-seeded Phoenix defeated 5th-ranked California, whose roster included Jason Kidd and Lamond Murray. In Bennett's final year with the Phoenix, his team returned to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Big Ten champion Purdue.

Wisconsin Badgers

In 1995, Bennett replaced Stan Van Gundy at the University of WisconsinMadison as the head coach of the men's basketball team. In Bennett's first year, the Badgers earned a bid in the NIT. Over the next four seasons Bennett coached Wisconsin to three NCAA tournament appearances including the Final Four (19992000). The Badgers had played in a total of three NCAA tournaments in the 97 years before his arrival. Bennett also coached Wisconsin to its first ever 20-win season in 199899. Bennett resigned three games into the 200001 season citing burnouthe said he "simply was drained".[3] During his tenure at Wisconsin he was 9468 (.580) from 19952000.

Washington State Cougars

After two years off, Bennett was hired at Washington State University on March 29, 2003. He faced a daunting rebuilding project. Making strong defense a cornerstone, he started building around veterans Thomas Kelati and Jeff Varem and brought in what arguably was the greatest recruiting class in school history in 2004 (Kyle Weaver, Derrick Low, Robbie Cowgill, Chris Henry, Daven Harmeling and Josh Akognon). Bennett stayed three seasons at WSU. The team didn't post a winning record, but they did secure wins over teams they traditionally could never beat, UCLA, Arizona and Stanford. Bennett retired following the 200506 season and handed the program to his son and top assistant, Tony Bennett. Tony proceeded to guide the Cougars to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and a Sweet 16 showing in 2007.[4]

Coaching Awards

1982 Wisconsin State University Conference Coach of the Year
1985 Wisconsin State University Conference Coach of the Year
1985 NAIA District IV Coach of the Year
1985 NAIA Area IV Coach of the Year
1990 Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year
1992 Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year
1992 NABC District 11 Coach of the Year
1994 Basketball Times Midwest Coach of the Year
1994 NABC District 11 Coach of the Year[5] 2007 Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame[6]

Legacy

Bennett recruited players who were willing to place teamwork and discipline ahead of personal statistics. His players excelled in the classroom as well as on the court. While few NBA players emerged from his programs, most of his players have gone on to success in other careers, including coaching. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

Background and family

Bennett went to high school in Clintonville, Wisconsin, and graduated from Ripon College. His daughter Kathi Bennett is currently head women's basketball coach at Northern Illinois and is a former head women's basketball coach at Indiana University. His son Tony Bennett, previously the head assistant coach, was hired as WSU head coach after his father's retirement. Two years later, he accepted his current position as head coach at Virginia. His brother Jack Bennett recently retired as head coach at the University of WisconsinStevens Point after winning back-to-back Division III national titles in 2004 and 2005. Another brother, Tom Bennett, died of AIDS-related complications at age 38 in January 1996.

Head coaching record

NAIA Division I

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UWStevens Point (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (19761985)
19761977 UWStevens Point 917 412 9th
19771978 UWStevens Point 1214 88 T5th
19781979 UWStevens Point 1412 97 T3rd
19791980 UWStevens Point 1810 133 2nd
19801981 UWStevens Point 198 115 3rd
19811982 UWStevens Point 226 133 T1st
19821983 UWStevens Point 264 151 1st NAIA Participant
19831984 UWStevens Point 284 142 T1st NAIA Runnerup
19841985 UWStevens Point 255 142 1st NAIA Participant
UWStevens Point: 17380 10143
Total: 17380

      National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion
      Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

NCAA Division I

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UWGreen Bay (Mid-Continent Conference) (19851994)
19851986 UWGreen Bay 523 311 T7th
19861987 UWGreen Bay 1514 86 4th
19871988 UWGreen Bay 189 95 3rd
19881989 UWGreen Bay 1414 66 4th
19891990 UWGreen Bay 248 93 2nd NIT 2nd round
19901991 UWGreen Bay 247 133 2nd NCAA 1st round
19911992 UWGreen Bay 255 142 1st NIT 1st round
19921993 UWGreen Bay 1314 97 T4th
19931994 UWGreen Bay 277 153 1st NCAA 2nd round
UWGreen Bay (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (19941995)
19941995 UWGreen Bay 228 114 T2nd NCAA 1st round
UWGreen Bay: 187109 9750
Wisconsin (Big Ten Conference) (19952001)
19951996 Wisconsin 1715 79 8th NIT 2nd round
19961997 Wisconsin 1810 106 T4th NCAA 1st round
19971998 Wisconsin 1219 313 T9th
19981999 Wisconsin 2210 97 T3rd NCAA 1st round
19992000 Wisconsin 2214 88 6th NCAA Final Four
20002001 Wisconsin 21
Wisconsin: 9369 3743
Washington State (Pacific-10 Conference) (20032006)
20032004 Washington State 1316 711 T7th
20042005 Washington State 1216 711 T6th
20052006 Washington State 1117 414 10th
Washington State: 3649 1836
Total: 316227

      National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion
      Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

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