Sherman Dillard
Sherman Dillard (born September 1, 1955)
Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: Iowa Hawkeyes (Head coach: Fran McCaffery)
Current conference: Big Ten Conference
Teams coached: Indiana State Sycamores, James Madison Dukes
Indiana State record: 29-51 (.363)
James Madison record: 93-106 (.467)
Overall record: 122-157 (.437)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CAA Regular Season Champion: 1 (2000)
Awards:
- CAA Coach of the Year: 1 (2000)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2010-present | Iowa (asst) |
| 1997-2004 | James Madison |
| 1994-1997 | Indiana State |
| 1988-1994 | Georgia Tech (asst) |
| 1985-1988 | California (asst) |
| 1980-1985 | Maryland (asst) |
Sherman Dillard Facts
- Sherman Dillard
- Born September 1, 1955
- Alma Mater: James Madison University (BS, 1978)
- The Virginia-native played at James Madison for coach Lou Campanelli during their transition from D-II to D-I
- Named All-America honorable mention four times and Academic All-America three times
- Graduated magna cum laude in 1978; inducted into the JMU Hall of Fame in 2013
- Started coaching in 1980, spending five seasons as an assistant at Maryland under HOF coach Lefty Driesell
- Was part of four NCAA Tournaments (three Sweet Sixteens) and one NIT during his time with the Terps
- Joined his college coach Campanelli‘s staff at California in 1985, assisting there for three seasons
- Left the West Coast in 1988 to be an assistant for another HOFer, Bobby Cremins, at Georgia Tech
- In his six seasons at Tech, went to five NCAA Tournaments (including a trip to the 1990 Final Four)
- Became a head coach in 1994, leading the Indiana State Sycamores for three seasons
- Went 29-51 over that tenure, showing slight win total improvements each season at the helm
- Resigned to take over at alma mater James Madison in 1997, replacing his old mentor Driesell
- Was 93-106 over the next seven seasons, highlighted by a 20-9 record and shared CAA title in 2000
- Resigned in 2004 after four straight sub-.500 seasons
- Worked at Nike for the next six years as a basketball marketing representative and global camp director
- Returned to coaching in 2010, joining Fran McCaffery‘s staff at Iowa as the lead assistant
- During his time in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes have been to four NCAA Tournaments and three NITs
- Along with his wife, Dena, has two sons
Sherman Dillard Coaching Tree
- Kevin Baggett (Rider)
- Dean Keener (James Madison)
- Wes Miller (UNC Greensboro)
