Dino Martin (1920-1999)
Teams coached: Boston College Eagles
Boston College record: 109-102 (.517)
Overall record: 109-102 (.517)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: Â 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: Â 1Â (1958)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:Â 0
- NIT Championships: Â 0
- NIT Appearances: Â 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1953-1962 | Boston College |
Dino Martin Facts
- Donald E. Martin
- Born May 25, 1920
- Died July 24, 1999
- Hometown: Newport, Rhode Island
- Alma Mater: Georgetown University (BA, 1942)
- Played for the Georgetown Hoyas from 1939-42, where he was coached by Hall of Famer Elmer Ripley
- Spent two years playing professionally for the Providence Steamrollers of the BAA
- Coached basketball and tennis at the La Salle Academy in Providence for three years
- Became the head basketball coach at Boston College in 1953, leading the team for nine seasons
- Went 109-102 overall and in 1958, led the Eagles to their first-ever NCAA Tournament
- Finished .500 or better in six of the nine seasons he was at the helm
- After BC, Martin worked as a tennis pro and sports coordinator for Kirtland Country Club in Ohio
- Worked at Kirtland for seventeen years and then retired and moved to Florida
- Passed away in 1999 at the age of 79 in Bonita Springs, FL
Dino Martin Coaching Tree
- Kevin Loughery (Heat, Bullets, Bulls, Hawks, Nets, 76ers)
- Frank Power (Boston College)
