Bill Grier

Bill Grier

Current position
Title	Assistant coach
Team	Colorado
Conference	Big 12
Biographical details
Born	(1963-10-19) October 19, 1963 (age 61) Silverton, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater	Oregon
Playing career
1981–1982	Central Oregon CC
1982–1983	Southwestern Oregon CC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1990	Cottage Grove HS (asst.)
1990–1991	Creswell HS
1991–2007	Gonzaga (asst.)
2007–2015	San Diego
2015–2016	Oklahoma State (asst.)
2016–present	Colorado (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	117–144 (.448)
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA Division I) 2–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WCC tournament (2008)

William Theodore Grier (born October 19, 1963) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at the University of Colorado and was formerly the head men's basketball coach at the University of San Diego.

Early career

Grier was born in Silverton, Oregon, and he attended Cottage Grove High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon. He began coaching freshman basketball at his alma mater in 1986. He left to attend Central Oregon Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College, where he played basketball, before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon in 1990. ^[1]

College coaching career

Grier coached at Creswell High School in Creswell, Oregon before becoming an assistant college coach at Gonzaga University in 1992. He remained at Gonzaga until 2007, when he was hired to coach at USD. ^[1] In his first season, Grier coached the Toreros to an upset of Gonzaga in the finals of the WCC tournament. The Toreros received a #13 seed in the 2008 NCAA men's basketball tournament and upset #4 seed Connecticut in the first round.

In April 2008, Grier explored the opening at Oregon State but decided to remain at San Diego. ^[2] On March 16, 2015, the University of San Diego announced they parted ways with Grier. ^[3]

On August 24, 2015, Grier was announced as an assistant at Oklahoma State University, pending approved by the board of trustees. ^[4]

On March 28, 2016, Grier was hired as an assistant coach for the University of Colorado under Buffaloes head coach Tad Boyle. ^[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
San Diego Toreros (West Coast Conference)(2007–2015)
2007–08	San Diego	22–14	11–3	3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2008–09	San Diego	16–16	6–8	5th
2009–10	San Diego	11–21	3–11	T–6th
2010–11	San Diego	6–24	2–12	T–7th
2011–12	San Diego	13–18	7–9	6th
2012–13	San Diego	16–18	7–9	T–5th
2013–14	San Diego	18–17	7–11	6th	CIT Quarterfinals
2014–15	San Diego	15–16	8–10	5th
San Diego:		117–144 (.448)	51–73 (.411)
Total:		117–144 (.448)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Bill Grier Named USD Men's Basketball Coach" (PDF). 2007-08 San Diego Men's Basketball Quick Facts. USDToreros.com. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2008.
2. "SI.com". CNN. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
3. "San Diego fires coach Grier after eight seasons". March 16, 2015.
4. "Former San Diego Head Coach Bill Grier Joins Ford's Staff".
5. "Tad Boyle hires Bill Grier as assistant coach". CUBuffs.com. March 28, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.