Frank Sullivan
Frank Sullivan (born June 3, 1951)
Teams coached: Bentley Falcons, Harvard Crimson
Bentley record^: 114–86 (.570)
Harvard record: 178-245 (.421)
Overall record^: 292-331 (.469)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NE-10 (Div II) Regular Season Champion: 2 (1985, 1989)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 2 (1985, 1989)
Awards:
- NE-10 (D-II) Coach of the Year: 3 (1985, 1988, 1989)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
1991-2007 | Harvard |
1984-1991 | Bentley |
1982-1984 | Seton Hall (asst) |
1977-1982 | Lehigh (asst) |
1974-1977 | Villanova (asst) |
Frank Sullivan Facts
- Frank Sullivan
- Born June 3, 1951
- Hometown: Lexington, Massachusetts
- Alma Mater: Westfield State University (BA, 1973) / Villanova University (MA)
- The Massachusetts-native played at D-III Westfield State (MA) for head coaches Leo LeBlanc and Matt Zunic
- First coaching role was on Rollie Massimino‘s staff at Villanova, where he would earn his masters degree
- The three years he spent at Nova were early in Massimino‘s tenure, and preceded his first Sweet Sixteen trip
- Next spent five seasons as an assistant at Lehigh under Brian Hill and two seasons at Seton Hall under P. J. Carlesimo
- Hired in 1984 to be the head coach at D-II Bentley University in Waltham, MA; went 114-86 overall
- Led the Owls to NE-10 titles and D-II NCAA Tournament berths in both 1985 and 1989; was named NE-10 COY three times
- Left Bentley for Harvard in 1991, leading the Crimson for 16 seasons and going 178-245 overall
- Did not reach the postseason during that time, but did finish .500 or better in six seasons
- Fired in 2007 following a fifth-straight losing season; at that time had the most wins in program history
- Since 2018, Sullivan has been the head boys basketball coach at Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart (MA)
Frank Sullivan Coaching Tree
- coming soon
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels