Louis Orr

College coach infobox


Name = Louis Orr
Sport = Basketball
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Birthplace = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
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College = Bowling Green
Title = Head coach
Awards = Big East Coach of the Year (2003)
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CurrentRecord = 0-0
OverallRecord = 113-97 (.538)
Player = *
Years = 1976–1980
Team = Syracuse
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Coach = *
CoachYears = 1991–1994
1994–1996
1996–2000
2000–2001
2001–2006
2007–present
CoachTeams = Xavier (asst.)
Providence (asst.)
Syracuse (asst.)
Siena
Seton Hall
Bowling Green
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Louis M. Orr (born May 7 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American men's basketball coach. Orr became the 15th different men's basketball head coach at Bowling Green State University on April 4, 2007, replacing Dan Dakich whose contract ran out following the 2006-2007 season. Orr was the former head coach at Seton Hall University from April 4, 2001 until his firing on March 24, 2006. He was formerly an assistant at Xavier University, Providence College, and his alma-mater Syracuse University, before getting his first head coaching job at Siena College.

Orr attended Withrow High School where he was coached by Charles Cadle. Orr played at Syracuse from 1976 to 1980, before entering the NBA. After graduating from Syracuse in 1980, he was the 28th pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, selected by the Indiana Pacers. He played two seasons with the Pacers, which included one playoff appearance. After that, he moved on to the New York Knicks, and played for six years, with three playoff berths. Orr averaged career highs rebounds and points for the Knicks with 12.7 and 4.9, respectively, in the 1984-85 season. He scored over 5,500 career points as a pro.

He got his first assistant coaching job in 1990 with Xavier in Cincinnati, Ohio, the town where Orr was from. Then, in 1994, he began serving under Pete Gillen at Providence and soon he was an assistant under Jim Boeheim and the Syracuse Orange. During his tenure there, he rose to become a noted assistant, and helped them to a 92-40 record in that time. Syracuse reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament twice in during Orr's time there.

In his lone year at Siena (2000-01), Orr led the Saints to a three-way tie for first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and a 20-11 record, the best ever for a first-year Siena coach. Siena broke many attendance records that year as well.

Orr became the first former Big East player to become a head coach in the conference after he was hired in 2001 by Seton Hall after Tommy Amaker went to Michigan. In his first year in the Big East, Orr went 12-18, but was noted for playing Duke University very close in the Maui Invitational. By 2006, Orr had led the Pirates to two NCAA Tournaments in three years. In the 2004 NCAA Tournament, they beat Arizona in a first round 8-9 game before losing to #1 seed Duke (who would advance to the Final Four) two days later in the second round. In 2005-2006, Orr led the Pirates to a 9-7 record in the Big East and an 18-12 record overall. Seton Hall received a #10 seed in the 2006 NCAA Tournament and played the #7 seed Wichita State. Wichita State was the regular season Missouri Valley Conference champion and dominated the Pirates in an 86-66 first round win. Although Orr had made the NCAA tournament twice and the NIT once in his five seasons as head coach at Seton Hall he was fired after his fifth season coaching the Pirates. In those five seasons Orr's record was 80-69.

Head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
type = coach
conference =
postseason =
poll = noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Siena
startyear = 2000
conference = Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
endyear = 2001CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 2000–2001
name = Siena
overall = 20–11
conference = 12–6
confstanding = T-1st
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Siena
overall = 20–11
confrecord = 12–6CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Seton Hall
startyear = 2001
conference = Big East Conference
endyear = 2006CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2001–2002
name = Seton Hall
overall = 12–18
conference = 5–11
confstanding = 6th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = Seton Hall
overall = 17–13
conference = 10–6
confstanding = T-3rd (West)
postseason = NIT 1st RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2003–2004
name = Seton Hall
overall = 21–10
conference = 10–6
confstanding = T-5th
postseason = NCAA 2nd RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004–2005
name = Seton Hall
overall = 12–16
conference = 4–12
confstanding = T-9th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = Seton Hall
overall = 18–12
conference = 9–7
confstanding = 7th
postseason = NCAA 1st RoundCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Seton Hall
overall = 80–69
confrecord = 38–42CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Bowling Green
startyear = 2007
conference = Mid-American Conference
endyear =CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007–2008
name = Bowling Green
overall = 13–17
conference = 7–9
confstanding = 5th (East)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Bowling Green
overall = 13–17
confrecord = 7–9CBB Yearly Record End
overall = 113–97

External links

* [http://www.orangehoops.org/LOrr.htm "Orangehoops.org" with an Orr profile]
* [http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/orr_louis00.html Bio on Bowling Green's athletics site]