- Billy Hahn
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Name = Billy Hahn
Sport =Basketball
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Birthplace = flagicon|United StatesMishawaka, Indiana
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College = West Virginia
Title = Assistant coach
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Years = 1971–1974
Team = Maryland
Position =Point guard
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CoachYears = 1974–1975
1975–1976
1976–1979
1979–1986
1986–1989
1989–2001
2001–2004
2007–present
CoachTeams =Morris Harvey College (asst.)
Davidson (asst.)
Rhode Island (asst.)
Ohio (asst.)
Ohio
Maryland (asst.)
La Salle
West Virginia (asst.)
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BBallHOF =Billy Hahn (born in
Mishawaka, Indiana in 1955) is abasketball assistant coach for theWest Virginia Mountaineers underhead coach Bob Huggins . During his head coaching and assistant coaching career, Hahn has coached and recruited 19 futureNBA players and set various school records at Maryland with numerous NCAA Tournament appearances over his career.Early life
Billy Hahn attended Penn High, then attended the University of Maryland. During his tenure at Maryland, Hahn was a three-year letterwinner on three of the greatest teams in Terrapins' history. As a freshman, in 1971, Hahn's Terps won the
National Invitation Tournament . That season, he played as a key reserve off the bench. Hahn was team captain during his senior season and was part of the 1974-1975 squad that went 24-5.Coaching career
Morris Harvey College and Davidson
After graduating from Maryland with a
bachelor’s degree in distributive education with a minor in business administration, Hahn began his coaching career atMorris Harvey College in 1975. He was an assistant to Rick Meckfessel.The next year, 1976, Hahn moved to the assistant coaching position at
Davidson College .Rhode Island
After his season at Davidson, Hahn went to the assistant coaching spot at Rhode Island in 1977. He helped the team to the NCAA Tournament in 1978, then the NIT in 1979.
Hahn recruited and coached future
NBA player,Sly Williams , while at Rhode Island.Ohio
In 1980, Billy Hahn left Rhode Island for the assistant coaching position at
Ohio University underDanny Nee . During his six-year tenure, the Bobcats won theMid-American Conference Championship in 1983 and 1985 and went to the NCAA Tournament in both of the seasons. In 1986, Hahn helped the Bobcats to the NIT.After the 1986 season, Hahn was named head coach for the school. He led the Bobcats to the MAC Championship Game in 1988. During his head coaching tenure, he recruited and coached the school's all-time leading scorer,
Dave Jamerson , and the MAC Player of the Year in 1989, Paul Graham.Maryland
After his head coaching stint at
Ohio University ended following the 1989 season, Hahn returned to hisalma mater , the University of Maryland, to become the assistant coach underGary Williams . During his tenure from 1989 to 2001, Hahn's Terps went to the NCAA Tournament a school-record eight straight years, including the 2001Final Four . The Terps also finished fourth or higher in the ACC eight consecutive seasons and established school records for regular season victories, 28 in 1999, and ACC victories in a season, 13 in 1999.Hahn was promoted to associate head coach in 1997 and became the leading recruiter and scout along with his on-court coaching duties. During the tenure, he recruited and coached
Walt Williams , Joe Smith, andSteve Francis , who all became NBA Lottery draft selections. He was also named one of the top ten recruiters in the easternUnited States by Eastern Basketball.The year after he left, 2002, the Terps won the national championship with most of Hahn's recruits. He was given a championship ring by Williams and the Terrapins basketball squad, even though he was not assosciated with the school anymore.
Hahn coached future
NBA playersTony Massenburg ,Jerrod Mustaf ,Keith Booth ,Sarunas Jasikevicius ,Laron Profit ,Terence Morris ,Obinna Ekezie ,Steve Francis ,Chris Wilcox ,Lonny Baxter ,Steve Blake , andJuan Dixon , at Maryland.La Salle
After his tenure at Maryland, Hahn became the La Salle basketball head coach in 2001. In his three seasons at La Salle, until 2004, Hahn's Explorers had losing records every season.
Hahn coached future
NBA players Steven Smith andRasual Butler .Hahn was forced to resign in 2004 when a women's basketball player claimed he discouraged her from reporting a rape she said occurred in April 2003 that allegedly involved one of Hahn's players. Hahn claimed that the woman didn't want to report the incident at the time. However, he was required to do so under the
Clery Act , which requires colleges to give timely warnings about certain crimes on campus. Also, Hahn was required by school policy to report the incident to a counselor. La Salle women's basketball head coach John Miller was also forced to resign on the same day as Hahn, also for not reporting the rape. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/michael_bradley/07/29/hombre.0729/]West Virginia
After spending three seasons out of coaching, Hahn was hired by new head coach,
Bob Huggins , atWest Virginia University in April 2007. Hahn and Huggins had been rivals during their days in theMid-American Conference , where Huggins coached Akron.In Hahn's first season, the Mountaineers finished the regular season with a 22-9 record. The team also advanced to the semifinals of the
Big East Tournament and theSweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, which included a second round victory over the #2-seedDuke Blue Devils .External links
* [http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?sport=mbball&show=24 WVU Basketball Staff]
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