Ed Conroy (basketball)

Last updated
Ed Conroy
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team The Citadel
Conference SoCon
Record73–121 (.376)
Biographical details
Born (1967-02-17) February 17, 1967 (age 57)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1989 The Citadel
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1993 NC State (assistant)
1993–1994 VMI (assistant)
1994–1997 Furman (assistant)
1997–2000 Francis Marion
2000–2001 Tulsa (assistant)
2003–2005 Tennessee (assistant)
2005–2006 Coastal Carolina (assistant)
2006–2010 The Citadel
2010–2016 Tulane
2016–2021 Minnesota (assistant)
2021–2022 Vanderbilt (associate HC)
2022–presentThe Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall165–224 (.424)
Tournaments0–1 (CBI)
1–2 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (2009)
Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (2009)

Edward S. Conroy (born February 17, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is currently serving his second stint as the head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs. He previously served as the associate head coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores and as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Conroy is a former head men's basketball coach at Tulane University, being hired in April 2010. [1] Conroy was officially relieved of his duties as Tulane head coach on March 14, 2016. [2]

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Before joining Tulane, he coached four seasons at The Citadel [1] and three seasons at Francis Marion University.

Conroy announced his return to The Citadel on March 23, 2022. During his first stint as head coach there from 2006-2010, he led the Bulldogs to their first 20-win season in over 30 years during the 2008-2009 season, in which the Bulldogs made the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament-to date, the only postseason appearance in school history. He was selected as the SoCon Coach of the Year by the league's head coaches and media members. He was also named the NABC District 22 Coach of the Year, CollegeInsider.com Coach of the Year and the Skip Prosser Man of the Year. [3]

His brother, Duffy, is an assistant coach at Tulsa. [4] Ed is also a first cousin to novelist Pat Conroy. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference)(2006–2010)
2006–07 The Citadel 7–234–146th (South)
2007–08 The Citadel 6–241–196th (South)
2008–09 The Citadel 20–1315–5T–2nd (South) CIT First Round
2009–10 The Citadel 16–169–94th (South)
Tulane Green Wave (Conference USA)(2010–2014)
2010–11 Tulane 13–173–1312th
2011–12 Tulane 15–163–1312th
2012–13 Tulane 20–156–109th CIT Second Round
2013–14 Tulane 17–178–87th CBI First Round
Tulane Green Wave (American Athletic Conference)(2014–2016)
2014–15 Tulane 15–166–127th
2015–16 Tulane 12–223–1511th
Tulane:92–103 (.472)29–71 (.290)
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference)(2022–present)
2022–23 The Citadel 10–225–139th
2023–24 The Citadel 11–213–159th
2024–25 The Citadel 3–30–0
The Citadel:73–121 (.376)37–75 (.330)
Total:165–224 (.424)

      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

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References

  1. 1 2 Report: Citadel Bulldogs' Ed Conroy hired to coach Tulane Green Wave - ESPN
  2. "Conroy Relieved of Duties as Head Basketball Coach at Tulane". tulanegreenwave.com. March 14, 2016. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. "Conroy Named Head Basketball Coach at The Citadel". The Citadel Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  4. "Duffy Conroy - Men's Basketball Coach". Tulsa. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. Cousins Conroy are the Lords of The Citadel, usatoday.com