John Dromo
John Dromo (1916-1992)
Teams coached: Louisville Cardinals
Louisville record: 68-23 (.747)
Overall record: 68-23 (.747)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1968)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (1968)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 3 (1969, 1970, 1971)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 3 (1968, 1969, 1970)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1967-1971 | Louisville |
| 1948-1967 | Louisville (asst) |
John Dromo Facts
- John Dromo
- Born July 7, 1916
- Died September 29, 1992
- Hometown: Sharon, Pennsylvania
- Alma Mater: John Carroll University (BA, 1939)
- Worked at St. Xavier HS in Cincinnati, where he coached basketball and various sports from 1942-1947
- Also worked as a collegiate referee, officiating games across the NCAA
- Arrived at Louisville in 1948, serving initially as an assistant basketball and football coach
- Spent many years assisting long-time head basketball coach Peck Hickman
- Part of five NCAA Tournaments and six NITs, including the Cardinals’ 1956 NIT title
- Also served for some time as the head golf at Louisville
- Took over for Hickman as head coach in 1967, coaching the Cardinals for three and a half years
- Reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1968, followed by three-straight NIT appearances
- Suffered a heart attack in 1971, turning the team over to assistant Howard Stacey and retiring after the season
- Won three Missouri Valley regular season titles, the last of which was in 1970-71 after Stacey had taken over
- Dromo passed away in 1992 at the age of 76; he was survived by his wife, two children and four grandchildren
John Dromo Coaching Tree
- Butch Beard (Morgan State, New Jersey Nets, Howard)
- Howard Stacey (Drake, Louisville)
- Wes Unseld (Washington Bullets)