Dick DiBiaso (c. 1941-2017)

Teams coached: Stanford Cardinal
Stanford record: 70-118 (.372)
Overall record: 70-118 (.372)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0

Awards:

• Pac-8 Coach of the Year:  1  (1976)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1975-1982	Stanford
1971-1975	Notre Dame (asst)
1968-1971	Virginia (asst)

Dick DiBiaso Facts

• Richard J. DiBiaso
• Born c. 1941
• Died October 19, 2017
• Alma Mater: Mansfield University (BA, 1962)
• Played for head coach Bill Gibson at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania
• Started his coaching career as the JV coach at Beacon HS (NY); later became the head varsity coach there
• Reunited with Gibson in 1968, serving as one of his assistants at Virginia for three seasons
• Spent four seasons as an assistant at Notre Dame under his longtime friend, Digger Phelps
  • On the staff for two NCAA Tournament appearances and a runner-up finish in the 1973 NIT
  • Was there for the Irish’s famous win over UCLA to snap the Bruins’ 88-game winning streak
• Hired in 1975 to be the head coach at Stanford, leading the Cardinal for seven seasons
  • Went 70-118 overall and earned Pac-8 COY honors in his first season
  • Did not reach the postseason, finishing below-.500 in each year at the helm
  • After a 7-13 start to the 1981-82 season, announced that he would resign at year’s end
• After his coaching career, DiBiaso worked in commercial real estate in California
• Passed away in 2017 at the age of 76; survived by wife, Shawna, and two children

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