Nick DiPillo

Last updated
Nick DiPillo
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team Bowling Green
Conference MAC
Biographical details
Alma mater Fairleigh Dickinson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2005 Kean University (asst.)
2005–2009 New York Liberty (asst.)
2014–2017 Seton Hall (player development)
2018–2019Seton Hall (asst.)
2019–2022 Scranton
2022–2023 Pittsburgh (asst.)
2023–present Bowling Green (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall58–8 (.879)

Nick DiPillo is an assistant coach for Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball program. [1] Prior to his time with the Falcons, DiPillo was the head coach of the women's basketball team at Scranton from 2019 to 2022.

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Early life and education

DiPillo is from North Brunswick, NJ. He played collegiate basketball for Rutgers–Camden before transferring to Fairleigh Dickinson [2] [3] [4]

Career

DiPillo started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Kean University men's basketball team. The Cougars compiled a 34–19 record during his two-year stint and captured the ECAC Metro Championship in 2005.

He then served as an assistant coach for the New York Liberty of the WNBA from 2004 to the spring of 2009. He would help the Liberty make four playoff appearances (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008). Among other roles, DiPillo served as post coach for the Liberty. He also coached a trio of WNBA All-Stars and three Olympians while with the Liberty, including 2007 WNBA Most Improved Player Janel McCarville.

From 2010 to 2014, DiPillo served as a skills trainer and camp director at the Monroe Sports Center in Monroe, New Jersey. [5]

In 2014, DiPillo served as Seton Hall's program director of player development. His last two seasons, he was an assistant coach. The Pirates were 94-66 in the five seasons DiPillo was on the staff. In 2015, Seton Hall won their first Big East Conference championship in program history and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995. [6] [7]

On June 12, 2019, DiPillo was named seventh head coach in the University of Scranton women's basketball program's 45-year history. [8] In three seasons, DiPillo compiled a 58-8 record and two Landmark Conference championships and a NCAA Sweet Sixteen birth.

On June 21, 2022, DiPillo was hired as an assistant coach of Pittsburgh. [9] [10]

In May of 2023, DiPillo joined Bowling Green as an assistant basketball coach. [11]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Scranton Lady Royals (Landmark Conference)(2019–2022)
2019–20Scranton 24–412–21st NCAA First Round
2020–21Scranton 7–16–11st Tournament canceled - COVID-19
2021–22Scranton 27–314–01st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Scranton:58–8 (.879)32–3 (.914)
Total:58–8 (.879)

      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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