Gerry Friel

Teams coached: New Hampshire Wildcats
New Hampshire record: 188-335 (.359)
Overall record: 188-335 (.359)

1969-1989	New Hampshire
1966-1969	Boston College (asst)

Gerard J. Friel
Born June 8, 1943
Died August 20, 2007
Hometown: Utica, New York
Alma Mater: State University of New York at Oswego (BA, 1965)
After graduating from SUNY Oswego, Friel started his coaching career at Fulton HS in Upstate New York
Spent one season as an assistant at Boston College under head coach Bob Cousy
Hired the be the head coach at New Hampshire in 1969, a position he held for the next 20 seasons
- Went 188-335 over his tenure, highlighted by the 1982-83 season during which the Wildcats won their first (and as of 2020, still only) America East (then ECAC North) regular season title; Friel was named ECACN COY for 1983
- During his UNH tenure, Friel also ran the Phillips Exeter Academy summer basketball school from 1971-95
Retired from coaching in 1989 and spent the rest of his professional career in administrative roles at UNH
- Served as Director of University Athletic Relations, Director of Athletic Fundraising and VP of the UNH Foundation
Passed away in 2007 at the age of 64 following a long battle with illness
- Survived by his wife, Joan, and their five children, Jennifer, Keith, Gregory, Jeremy and Jilliane