Bob Dukiet
Bob Dukiet (1948-2009)
Teams coached: Saint Peter’s Peacocks, Marquette Golden Eagles, Gannon Golden Knights
Saint Peter’s record: 135-64 (.678)
Marquette record: 39-46 (.459)
Gannon record^: 136-67 (.670)
Overall record^: 310-177 (.637)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 4 (1980, 1982, 1984, 1987)
- MAAC Regular Season Champion: 2 (1982, 1984)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 4 (1990, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Awards:
- MAAC Coach of the Year: 1 (1982)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1989-1996 | Gannon |
| 1986-1989 | Marquette |
| 1979-1986 | Saint Peter’s |
| 1972-1979 | Princeton (asst) |
| 1971-1972 | Dartmouth (asst) |
| 1970-1971 | Montclair State (asst) |
Bob Dukiet Facts
- Robert Kevin Dukiet
- Born February 5, 1948
- Died May 28, 2009
- Hometown: Livingston, New Jersey
- Alma Mater: Boston College (BS, 1970)
- Graduated from Livingston HS (NJ) and then played for Bob Cousy at Boston College
- Spent one year as an assistant at D-III Montclair State and one under George Blaney at Dartmouth
- Joined Pete Carril‘s staff at Princeton in 1972, working as an assistant there for seven seasons
- Was part of two Ivy League titles and the Tigers’ 1975 NIT title team
- Hired to be the head coach at Saint Peter’s in 1979, going 135-64 over seven seasons
- Won the MAAC title twice and went to three NITs during his tenure
- Left for Marquette in 1986, where he coached the Golden Eagles for three seasons
- Went to the NIT in his first season but finished below .500 for the next two
- Spent the rest of his coaching career at Division II Gannon University in Erie, PA
- Was 136-67 over seven seasons as head coach, reaching the NCAA D-II Tournament four times
- Passed away from stomach cancer in May 2009 at the age of 61
Bob Dukiet Coaching Tree
- Ron Ganulin (Saint Francis NY)
- Fred Hill (Rutgers)
- Rudy Keeling (Northeastern, Maine)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels
