Tom Sullivan
Tom Sullivan (born April 18, 1950)
Teams coached: New Hampshire College Penmen, Manhattan Jaspers, UMBC Retrievers
New Hampshire College record^: 152-99 (.606)
Manhattan record: 2-26 (.071)
UMBC record: 106-146 (.421)
Overall record^: 260-271 (.490)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NEC Regular Season Champion: 1 (1999)
Awards:
- NEC Coach of the Year: 1 (1999)
- Big South Coach of the Year: 1 (1998)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1995-2004 | UMBC |
| 1987-1994 | Seton Hall (asst) |
| 1985-1986 | Manhattan |
| 1976-1985 | New Hampshire College |
| 1975-1976 | New Hampshire College (asst) |
| 1973-1974 | Hunter (asst) |
Tom Sullivan Facts
- Thomas Sullivan
- Born April 18, 1950
- Hometown: Bronx, New York City
- Alma Mater: Fordham University (BA, 1972)
- The Bronx-native played for four seasons at Fordham under head coaches Ed Conlin, Digger Phelps and Hal Wissel
- Taken in the 1972 NBA Draft (ninth round) by the New York Knicks, but instead played professionally in Italy and Switzerland
- Spent one year as an assistant at Hunter College (NY), then one year under P. J. Carlesimo at New Hampshire College
- Took over as the head coach of what is now Southern New Hampshire, leading the Penmen for nine seasons
- Went 152-99 overall, winning 20+ games three times, across seasons at both the D-II and D-III levels
- Also served as the Athletic Director for the length of his time as head basketball coach
- Inducted into the SNHU Penmen Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990
- Was the head coach at Manhattan for one season, going just 2-26 (1-14 MAAC) before leaving in 1986
- Left to join Carlesimo‘s staff at Seton Hall, working with the Pirates for the next seven seasons
- Part of six NCAA Tournaments (including the 1989 NCAA Runner-up finish) and two Big East titles
- Hired in 1995 to be the head coach at UMBC, leading the Retrievers for nine seasons
- Compiled a 106-146 record overall, highlighted by three 18+ win seasons between 1998 and 2002
- The Retrievers won the NEC title in 1999, the program’s first Division I conference title
- Resigned in 2004 after winning just 7 games in each of the previous two seasons
Tom Sullivan Coaching Tree
- Randy Monroe (UMBC)
- Stan Spirou (Southern New Hampshire)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I, Division II and Division II levels