Reggie Minton
Reggie Minton (born June 10, 1941)
Teams coached: Dartmouth Big Green, Air Force Falcons
Dartmouth record: 11-15 (.423)
Air Force record: 150-296 (.336)
Overall record: 161-311 (.341)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Awards:
- Mountain West Coach of the Year: 1 (2000)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
1984-2000 | Air Force |
1983-1984 | Dartmouth |
1968-1983 | Air Force (asst) |
Reggie Minton Facts
- William Reginald Minton
- Born June 10, 1941
- Hometown: Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Alma Mater: University of Wooster (BS, 1963)
- Played four seasons at Wooster (OH) then joined the US Air Force and was stationed at Lowry AFB in Denver
- Competed in the US Olympic Trials in 1964 and was chosen as an alternate (the team went on to win gold)
- Started coaching in the Air Force, leading the base team at South Ruislip Air Station in the United Kingdom
- Became an assistant coach for the Air Force Falcons in 1968 under longtime head coach Bob Spear
- Stayed on staff after Spear retired in 1971, working under Hank Egan for the next twelve seasons
- Left AFA to become the head coach at Dartmouth in 1983, going 11-15 in his lone season there
- Returned to Air Force to be the head coach in 1984, going 150-296 in 16 seasons at the helm
- Never reached the postseason and finished below .500 in all but one season
- In 1993, Minton coached the United States to a gold medal at the World University Games
- After leaving Air Force in 2000, he became the associate executive director of the NABC
- Named Deputy Executive Director in 2004 and remains in that role as of 2019
- He is chairman of the National College Basketball HOF selection committee, serves on the NIT selection committee and is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball HOF Board of Trustees
- Along with his wife, Evelyne, has two daughters and one son
Reggie Minton Coaching Tree
- Terry Dunn (Dartmouth)