Tommy Dempsey (born January 27, 1974)
Teams coached: Rider Broncs, Binghamton Bearcats
Rider record: 119-105 (.531)
Binghamton record: 71-194 (.268)
Overall record^: 190-299 (.389)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2008)
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2009, 2011)
- MAAC Regular Season Champion: 1 (2008)
Awards:
- MAAC Coach of the Year: 1 (2008)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2012-present | Binghamton |
| 2005-2012 | Rider |
| 2003-2005 | Rider (asst) |
| 2002-2003 | Lackawanna College |
| 2000-2002 | Keystone College |
| 1997-1999 | Susquehanna (asst) |
Tommy Dempsey Facts
- Tommy Dempsey
- Born January 27, 1974
- Hometown: Dunmore, Pennsylvania
- Alma Mater: Susquehanna University (BA, 1997) / Bloomsburg University (MA, 2005)
- Played at Division III Susquehanna (PA) for three years, serving as team captain as a senior
- Started his coaching career as an assistant at Susquehanna under head coach Frank Marcinek
- Spent one year as the year coach at Wyoming Seminary Prep (PA)
- Was the head coach for two years at Keystone College and one year at Lackawanna College
- Took each team to their respective NJCAA Final Four (Division II then III)
- Made the move to NCAA Div I in 2003, joining Don Harnum’s staff at Rider
- Took over as the Broncs head coach in 2005, leading the team to a 119-105 record over seven seasons
- Made two CIT appearances and one CBI appearance (via a share of the MAAC title in 2008)
- Recruited and coached 2008 MAAC POY Jason Thompson, who would go on to be a lottery pick in the 2008 NBA Draft and play 8 seasons in the league
- Left Rider in 2012 to become the head coach at Binghamton, where he coached until 2021
- Dempsey went 71-194 in nine seasons at the helm, never finishing above .500 during that tenure
- Was let go at the close of his contract in March 2021 following a 4-14 season
- Along with his wife, Amy, has four children
Tommy Dempsey Coaching Tree
- Kevin Baggett (Rider)
- Dane Fischer (William & Mary)
- Louis Rowe (James Madison)
- Levell Sanders (Binghamton)
- Andrew Wilson (VMI)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only
