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Ralph Willard was born on 28 March, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., is an American former basketball coach (born 1946). Discover Ralph Willard's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

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Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 28 March 1946
Birthday 28 March
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1946

Ralph Daniel Willard (born March 28, 1946) is an American former basketball coach.

1971

His first coaching job was as an assistant coach at the Merchant Marine Academy during the 1971–72 season.

1972

From 1972 to 1984, Willard was a coach at St. Dominic High.

1980

During his tenure there he led his team to the 1980 state championship, posted a 162–89 record, and earned five conference coach of the year honors.

After leaving St. Dominic, Willard became the assistant coach at Hofstra University.

1987

When Willard left Hofstra, he became a member of the Syracuse University staff that appeared in the NCAA national championship game in 1987.

Willard briefly joined Rick Pitino as a member of the staff of the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks.

1989

When Pitino left to become the head coach of the University of Kentucky, Willard joined him as the associate head coach in 1989.

1990

He served as the head men's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University from 1990 to 1994, the University of Pittsburgh from 1994 to 1999, and the College of the Holy Cross from 1999 to 2009, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 336–241.

Willard was also an assistant athletic director at Holy Cross.

After graduating from Holy Cross, Willard was drafted to the United States Army.

Willard finished basic training when negotiations began for the Paris Peace Accords, so Willard was reassigned to Fort Benning instead of being sent overseas to Vietnam.

At Fort Benning, Willard assisted soldiers receiving treatment for wartime injuries with paperwork.

After serving in the Army, Willard returned to his alma mater, St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, New York, to be a physical education teacher.

In 1990 Willard was given his first college head coaching job at Western Kentucky University where he stayed until 1994.

Within three years Willard led Western Kentucky to a Top 25 national ranking and an appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16.

1994

In 1994 Willard became the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.

1999

He held this position until 1999 when he returned to his college alma mater at Holy Cross where he had been a member of the class of 1967 and the captain of the 1966-1967 men's basketball team.

Willard began his tenure at Holy Cross with the goal of turning around a struggling program.

The school had only won 22 games in its three previous seasons combined.

In only his second season, Willard managed to lead the Crusaders to both the regular season and tournament titles.

As a result, he was named the Coach of the Year for the Patriot League.

2002

Willard's success at Holy Cross continued as he led the school to two more conference titles and subsequent trips to the NCAA tournament in 2002 and 2003.

2005

In 2005, Holy Cross was invited to the National Invitation Tournament where Willard led the team to the second round with a victory over the University of Notre Dame.

Willard was honored for the second time as the Patriot League coach of the year.

He also received national recognition when he was named as a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award.

In 2005, Willard was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

2007

In 2007, Willard led Holy Cross back to the NCAA Tournament with another Patriot League conference title.

This once again earned him coach of the year honors for the Patriot League.

During his tenure as the school's head coach, the Crusaders averaged more than 19 victories per season and advanced to the conference tournament championship game six times.

2008

In 2008, he underwent robot-assisted open heart surgery to repair a leaking mitral valve.

He has successfully recovered from both and continues to coach today.

2009

On June 10, 2009, Willard became an associate head coach with the University of Louisville to team once again with longtime personal friend Rick Pitino.

The following season, Willard became director of operations at Louisville.

2010

Willard is married to the former Dorothy Schreiber and has three children, including college basketball coach Kevin Willard, who was head coach at Seton Hall from 2010 to 2022 and is now the head coach at Maryland.

2011

From 2011 to 2013, Willard was a consultant back at Holy Cross.

2012

The Willards have lived in Bonita Springs, Florida since around 2012.

2013

In the 2013–14 season, Willard scouted for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

2015

Prior to the 2015–16 season, Willard signed a one-year contract but took a leave of absence in October 2015 for health reasons.