George Blaney
George Blaney (born November 12, 1939)
Teams coached: Stonehill Chieftains, Dartmouth Big Green, Holy Cross Crusaders, Seton Hall Pirates
Stonehill record^: 26-19 (.578)
Dartmouth record: 37-40 (.481)
Holy Cross record: 357-276 (.564)
Seton Hall record: 39-47 (.453)
Overall record^: 459-382 (.546)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0 (1977, 1980, 1993)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 6 (1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1990, 1995)
- Patriot League Regular Season Champion: 1 (1994)
- MAAC Regular Season Champion: 1 (1990)
- Patriot League Tournament Champion: 1 (1993)
- America East Tournament Champion: 1 (1980)
Awards:
- MAAC Coach of the Year: 1 (1990)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2012-2013 | Connecticut (special asst) |
| 2007-2012 | Connecticut (assoc. HC) |
| 2001-2007 | Connecticut (asst) |
| 2000-2001 | Rhode Island (asst) |
| 1994-1997 | Seton Hall |
| 1972-1994 | Holy Cross |
| 1969-1972 | Dartmouth |
| 1967-1969 | Stonehill |
George Blaney Facts
- George R. Blaney
- Born November 12, 1939
- Hometown: Jersey City, New Jersey
- Alma Mater: College of the Holy Cross (BA, 1961)
- Graduated from St. Peter’s Prep (NJ) before going on to play for head coach Roy Leenig at Holy Cross
- Drafted 33rd overall (4th round) of the 1961 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, playing for that franchise for one season
- Spent six years playing professionally, including time with the Trenton Colonials, Camden Bullets and Allentown Jets
- Started coaching in 1967, serving as the head coach at D-II Stonehill for two seasons (26-19 overall)
- Moved on to Dartmouth in 1969, going 37-40 over three seasons at the Ivy League school
- Returned to his alma mater Holy Cross in 1972, coaching the Crusaders for the next 22 years
- Won 357 games, went to three NCAA Tournaments and five NITs
- Claimed two conference tournament crowns and two regular season titles (one Patriot League and one MAAC)
- Left Holy Cross for Seton Hall in 1994, spending his last three years as a head coach with the Pirates
- Went 39-47 and went to 1995 NIT, but did not return to the NCAA Tournament
- Finished his career as an assistant coach, starting with a one-season stint at Rhode Island under Jerry DeGregorio
- Joined Jim Calhoun‘s staff at Connecticut in 2001, spending the next 12 years working with the Huskies
- Elevated to associate head coach in 2007; spent one year as a special assistant under Kevin Ollie before retiring
- Was a part of nine NCAA Tournament teams and two NCAA National Championships at UConn
- Along with his wife, Maryellen, has five children
George Blaney Coaching Tree
- Rod Baker (Delaware 87ers, Harlem Globetrotters, ABA, CBA, UC Irvine, Tufts)
- Bob Dukiet (Gannon, Marquette, Saint Peter’s)
- Adrian Griffin (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Greg Herenda (Fairleigh Dickinson, UMass Lowell, Cabrini, Elgin CC)
- Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall, Saint Peter’s)
- Dan Hurley (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Wagner)
- Kerry Keating (Santa Clara)
- Bill Raynor (Framingham State, MassBay CC, Holy Cross)
- Levell Sanders (Binghamton)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels