Kevin Bannon (born June 11, 1957)
Teams coached: Trenton State Lions, Rider Broncs, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Trenton State record^: 145-48 (.751)
Rider record: 131-103 (.560)
Rutgers record: 59-60 (.496)
Overall record^: 335-211 (.614)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1993, 1994)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1999, 2000)
- NEC Regular Season Champion: 3 (1993, 1994, 1995)
- NEC Tournament Champion: 2 (1993, 1994)
- NCAA Division III National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1989)
- NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances: 4 (1985, 1986, 1988, 1989)
Awards:
- NEC Coach of the Year: 2 (1993, 1994)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
1997-2001 | Rutgers |
1989-1997 | Rider |
1982-1989 | Trenton State |
1979-1982 | Trenton State (asst) |
Kevin Bannon Facts
- Kevin Bannon
- Born June 11, 1957
- Hometown: Verona, New Jersey
- Alma Mater: Saint Peter’s College (BA, 1979) / Virginia Commonwealth University (MA)
- Played for head coaches Dick McDonald and Bob Kelly at Saint Peter’s; inducted into the school’s Athletic HOF in 1986
- First job was as an assistant at D-III Trenton State (NJ), where he worked under coach Tom McCorry for three years
- Took over as head coach of the Lions in 1982 when he was still only 25 years old
- Went 145-48 in seven seasons at the helm, reaching the D-III NCAA Tournament four times
- His 1988-89 went 30-2 and finished a D-III NCAA Tournament Runners-up
- Went 145-48 in seven seasons at the helm, reaching the D-III NCAA Tournament four times
- Left Trenton in 1989 to become the head coach at Division I Rider, also in New Jersey
- Was 131-104 over eight seasons as the Broncs head coach, winning three-straight NEC titles (1993-95)
- Went to the NCAA Tournament in both 1993 and 1994 by way of NEC Tournament crowns
- Hired at Rutgers in 1997, coaching the Scarlet Knights for four seasons
- Never reached the NCAA Tournament but went to the NIT in both 1999 and 2000
- Fired in 2001 after going 59-60 overall; during his tenure, Bannon and Rutgers were sued by two former players following an alleged incident in practice in 1999
- After Rutgers, Bannon worked for the Mercer County (NJ) Park Commission and spent one year as the boys’ basketball coach at Notre Dame HS in Lawrenceville, NJ, where he resides
- He has also done radio broadcasts during Rider basketball games
Kevin Bannon Coaching Tree
- Rod Baker (Delaware 87ers, Harlem Globetrotters, ABA, CBA)
- Don Harnum (Rider)
- Dan Hurley (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Wagner)
- Tod Kowalczyk (Toledo, Green Bay)
- Rob Lanier (Rice, SMU, Georgia State, Siena)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels