Kevin Bannon

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Kevin Bannon
Biographical details
Born (1957-06-11) June 11, 1957 (age 66)
Verona, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1975–1979 Saint Peter's
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1982 Trenton State (asst.)
1982–1989Trenton State
1989–1997 Rider
1997–2001 Rutgers
2008–2010 Notre Dame HS (NJ)
Head coaching record
Overall335–211 (.614) (college)
26–23 (.531) (high school)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
8–4 (NCAA Division III)
1–2 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NEC tournament (1993, 1994)
3 NEC regular season (1993–1995)
Awards
2x NEC Coach of the Year (1993, 1994)

Kevin Bannon (born June 11, 1957) is a former American men's college basketball head coach who most recently served as head coach at Rutgers University from 1997 through 2001. [1] Prior to that he spent eight years as head coach of Rider University's team and seven more as the coach of Trenton State College.

A native of Verona, New Jersey, Bannon graduated from Verona High School in 1975. [2] [3] He holds a bachelor's degree in management from Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey and a master's degree in sports management from Virginia Commonwealth University.

During his tenure at Rutgers, Bannon went 59–60 and failed to make the NCAA Tournament, although he was able to take the Scarlet Knights to the NIT. [4] His only appearances in the NCAA Tournament came during his time at Rider, when he led the team to two consecutive berths by winning the Northeast Conference tournament. [5]

Bannon came under fire toward the end of his tenure at Rutgers regarding an incident in a free throw drill during his first year as coach. Players Earl Johnson and Josh Sankes claimed they were forced to remove clothing for each free throw they missed, and then were forced to run wind sprints while naked. Other players claimed the practice was in fun, and expressed their disappointment that Rutgers and Bannon were being sued because of this. Both players transferred from Rutgers, and Johnson filed a lawsuit against the school, which was later reduced to naming Bannon as one of two co-defendants. The suit had originally been dismissed in 1999, but in 2001 was reinstated. [6]

Bannon has not coached on the collegiate level since his firing at Rutgers and most recently was employed by the Mercer County, New Jersey, Park Commission, until 2016 where he served as its executive director. He was indicted on October 31, 2017, in connection with misuse of public funds and his relationship with the Park District. [7] A resident of the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, he returned to coaching basketball in 2008, acting as the coach for the boys' varsity team at Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville. [8] He resigned from that position in 2010. [9]

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References

  1. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/30016-rutgers-mens-basketball-17-years-and-counting Bleach Report
  2. Sullivan, Tara. "Blushing Ex-Rider At Rutgers Last-Choice Bannon Embraces Job", New York Daily News , April 4, 1997. Accessed February 6, 2018. "Kevin Bannon Age: 39 Family: Wife Cindy, son Tommy (4) Hometown: Grew up in Verona, N.J. Lives in Lawrenceville, N.J."
  3. "Bannon Inducted Into Basketball Hall Of Fame", My Verona NJ, press release dates November 12, 2014. Accessed February 6, 2018. "Kevin Bannon, Verona High School class of 1975, was inducted into the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Basketball Hall of Fame Honor Roll on Saturday, November 1."
  4. http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2001/03/29/2734/ Daily Princetonian
  5. http://www.rider.edu/news/newswire/fall2007/nw1107/story_nine.htm Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Rider
  6. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Appeals Panel Allows Suit over Nude Drill at Rutgers". The New York Times. 5 July 2001.
  7. Shea, Kevin; and Gross, Paige. "Fired Mercer County parks director indicted, state AG announces", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 31, 2017, updated January 16, 2019. Accessed September 6, 2021. "Kevin Bannon, the former director of the Mercer County Park Commission, has been indicted on official misconduct and related theft charges for using his position to divert thousands of dollars of public money to a nonprofit he controlled, state authorities said."
  8. http://www.nj.com/hssports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-6/1229058384211400.xml&coll=5 NJ HS Sports
  9. "Bannon resigns as ND boy's hoop coach for Rider radio gig". 10 June 2010.