Bill Grier

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Name = Bill Grier
Sport = Basketball
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Birthplace = Silverton, Oregon
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College = San Diego
Title = Head coach
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Years = 1986–1987
1987–1988
Team = Central Oregon CC
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CoachYears = 1991–2007
2007–present
CoachTeams = Gonzaga (asst.)
San Diego
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Bill Grier (born October 19, 1963) is the head men's basketball coach at the University of San Diego.

Early career

Grier grew up in Oregon, where he attended Cottage Grove High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon. He began coaching freshman basketball at his alma mater in 1986. He left to attend Central Oregon Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College, where he played basketball, before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon in 1990.cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usd/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/quickfacts0708.pdf|title=Bill Grier Named USD Men's Basketball Coach|title=2007-08 San Diego Men's Basketball Quick Facts|pages=p.5|accessdate=2008-04-01|publisher=USDToreros.com]

College coaching career

He coached at Creswell High School in Creswell, Oregon before becoming an assistant college coach at Gonzaga University in 1992. He remained at Gonzaga until 2007, when he was hired to coach at USD. In his first season, Grier coached the Toreros to an upset of Gonzaga in the finals of the WCC tournament. The Toreros received a #13 seed in the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and upset #4 seed Connecticut in the first round.

In April 2008, Grier explored the opening at Oregon State but decided to remain at San Diego. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/ncaa/wires/04/03/2060.ap.bkc.san.diego.grier.0230/]

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name=San Diego
startyear=2007
conference=West Coast Conference
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championship = conference tournament
season = 2007–2008
name = San Diego
overall = 22-14
conference = 11-3
confstanding = 3rd
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name = San Diego
overall = 22-14
confrecord = 11-3CBB Yearly Record End
overall=22-14

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