John Giannini
John Giannini (born October 31, 1962)
Teams coached: Rowan Profs, Maine Black Bears, La Salle Explorers
Rowan record^: 168-38 (.816)
Maine record: 125-111 (.530)
La Salle record: 212-226 (.484)
Overall record^: 505-375 (.574)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2013)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (2013)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2012)
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champion: 0
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion: 0
- NCAA Division III National Championships: 1 (1996)
- NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances: 5 (1991, 1993, 1994 ,1995, 1996)
- NCAA Division III Tournament Final Four: 3 (1993, 1995, 1996)
Awards:
- NABC Div III Coach of the Year: 1 (1996)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2004-2018 | La Salle |
| 1996-2004 | Maine |
| 1989-1996 | Rowan |
| 1987-1989 | Illinois (grad. asst) |
John Giannini Facts
- Dr. John Manfredo Giannini
- Born October 31, 1962
- Hometown: Elmwood Park, Illinois
- Alma Mater: North Central College (BA, 1984) / North Texas University (MS, 1986) / University of Illinois (Ph.D., 1992)
- Was a graduate assistant for two seasons at Illinois under long-time Illini head coach Lou Henson
- Spent seven seasons as the head coach at Division III Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ
- Compiled a record of 168-38, reached three Final Fours and won the 1996 NCAA D-III National Championship
- Hired at Maine the following year, winning 125 games over eight seasons
- Left the school with the highest winning percentage in program history
- Took over at La Salle in 2004, leading the Explorers to the NIT in 2012 and the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2013
- The NCAA Tournament appearance in 2013 was the program’s first since 1992 and first S16 appearance since 1955
- Giannini was fired in March 2018 after fourteen seasons at La Salle
- Giannini returned to Rowan in July 2018 to head the school’s new Center for Sports Communication & Social Impact
- Along with his wife, Donna, has two daughters
John Giannini Coaching Tree
- Ashley Howard (La Salle)
- Chris Markwood (Maine)
- Ted Woodward (Maine)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the Division I and Division III levels