Bobby Gonzalez
Bobby Gonzalez (born March 18, 1963)
Teams coached: Manhattan Jaspers, Seton Hall Pirates
Manhattan record: 129-77 (.626)
Seton Hall record: 66-59 (.528)
Overall record: 195-136 (.589)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (2003, 2004)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
- MAAC Regular Season Champion: 3 (2003, 2004, 2006)
- MAAC Tournament Champion: 2 (2003, 2004)
Awards:
- MAAC Coach of the Year: 2 (2003, 2006)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2006-2010 | Seton Hall |
| 1999-2006 | Manhattan |
| 1998-1999 | Virginia (asst) |
| 1994-1998 | Providence (asst) |
| 1993-1994 | Xavier (asst) |
| 1987-1988 | Binghamton (asst) |
| 1986-1987 | Broome CC (asst) |
Bobby Gonzalez Facts
- Robert P. Gonzalez
- Born March 18, 1963
- Hometown: Binghamton, New York
- Alma Mater: State University College at Buffalo (BA, 1986)
- Played four seasons at Division III Buffalo State in his home state of New York
- Started his coaching career in 1986 at Broome CC (NY), then spent one year as an assistant under Dave Archer at Binghamton
- Then worked as an assistant at the prep level, first at St. Nicholas of Tolentine HS (Bronx, NY) then at Rice HS (Harlem, NY)
- Hired in 1993 to join Pete Gillen‘s staff at Xavier, following Gillen to Providence in 1994 and Virginia in 1998
- Worked under Gillen for a total of five seasons, during which time he was a part of one NCAA Tournament and three NITs
- Hired in 1999 as the head coach at Manhattan, leading the Jaspers for seven seasons
- Won 129 games and went to the postseason four times (two NCAA, two NIT)
- Claimed three MAAC regular season championships and two MAAC Tournament crowns
- Became the head coach at Seton Hall in 2006, a position he held for four seasons
- Finished above .500 in three of the four years, reaching the NIT in 2010
- Gonzalez was fired in March 2010, despite the gradual on-court improvements
- Since 2010, Gonzalez has worked as an NBA scout, motivational speaker, TV/radio analyst and basketball consultant
Bobby Gonzalez Coaching Tree
- Grant Billmeier (NJIT)
- Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall, Saint Peter’s)
- Chuck Martin (Marist)
- Steve Masiello (Manhattan)
- Dan McHale (Eastern Kentucky)
