Steve Donahue's Record of Performance

[BCEagle74]

Steve Donahue

UPDATED!

Career Record: 10 Years, 146-138, .514 W-L%
School: Cornell (117-133)

Regular Season Conference Championships: 3
Conference Tournament Championships: 0

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (3-3, .000) UPDATED
NCAA Final Four Appearances: 0
NCAA Tournament Championships: 0

Coaching RecordGlossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ SRS and SOS back to 1979-80 season
Season School Conf G W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Post Notes

2000-01 Cornell IVY 27 7 20 .259 -14.24 -7.36
2001-02 Cornell IVY 27 5 22 .185 -13.02 -2.60
2002-03 Cornell IVY 27 9 18 .333 -12.23 -4.27
2003-04 Cornell IVY 27 11 16 .407 -6.21 -5.71
2004-05 Cornell IVY 27 13 14 .481 -7.66 -5.46
2005-06 Cornell IVY 28 13 15 .464 -6.67 -5.19
2006-07 Cornell IVY 28 16 12 .571 -4.70 -5.47
2007-08 Cornell* R IVY 28 22 6 .786 0.76 -4.74
2008-09 Cornell* R IVY 31 21 10 .677 2.70 -4.02

2009-2010--------------------29-5

Career Cornell 9 y 250 117 133 .468 -6.81 -4.98

10 YEARS:
146-138

[BCEagle74]

TACK ME.

We always tack the RECORD OF PERFORMANCE of BC'S Head Coaches.

TIME TO CLOSE RANKS, THIS NEW BC GUY WILL DO VERY, VERY WELL IN RECRUITING!

I have faith, I mean who the hell wants to live with the Suicide Girls in Ithaca?

We are Boston College, we are the Greatest University in the Galaxy!

Welcome to BC Steve!!

I have no agenda, I know from the posts and the testimonals you will work your butt off in recruiting so make the kids hustle, intensity, execute and one request and one request only......if one kid tests positive for the Rastafarian Rain Forest Canopy Smoke...kick him the fuck off the team.

Congratulations!

[mieagle88]

How many posters on this board would be patient enough to give him 7 seasons to get his first .500 squad at BC (besides you, of course). He better have an accelerated program here.

[twballgame9]

How many posters on this board would be patient enough to give him 7 seasons to get his first .500 squad at BC (besides you, of course). He better have an accelerated program here.

When was the last time that BC was as shitty as Cornell was 10 years ago?

[2008Eagle]

How many posters on this board would be patient enough to give him 7 seasons to get his first .500 squad at BC (besides you, of course). He better have an accelerated program here.

Cornell was a fucking disaster when Donahue took over in 2000; BC is much closer to respectability now than Cornell was then. It won't take anywhere near 7 years for him to get results.

[eagleman99]

How many posters on this board would be patient enough to give him 7 seasons to get his first .500 squad at BC (besides you, of course). He better have an accelerated program here.

When was the last time that BC was as shitty as Cornell was 10 years ago?

10-11 years ago? We were really bad in 98-99 and 99-00.

[branchinator]

How many posters on this board would be patient enough to give him 7 seasons to get his first .500 squad at BC (besides you, of course). He better have an accelerated program here.

When was the last time that BC was as shitty as Cornell was 10 years ago?

10-11 years ago? We were really bad in 98-99 and 99-00.

Yup. Those late 90s teams were getting destroyed in Conte by the likes of Fairfield.

[twballgame9]

So Al must have been a pretty good coach.

[screagle]

this year was worse than al's first year. donahue can stand on the bc sideline and point in the wrong direction all season and still do better than 2009-2010.

[pick6pedro]

74 - the Ivy League doesn't have a conference tourney. How'd he pick up that tourney championship?

[twballgame9]

this year was worse than al's first year. donahue can stand on the bc sideline and point in the wrong direction all season and still do better than 2009-2010.

Hyperbole, I give you your king!

[BCEagle74]

I know one thing for sure...

No one ever called SD "LAZY ELVIS" and SD will be using the new BC White Gulfstream 550 with the Maroon and Gold painted tail for recruiting trips.

GO EAGLES!

[DaveSpeed]

How many posters on this board would be patient enough to give him 7 seasons to get his first .500 squad at BC (besides you, of course). He better have an accelerated program here.

When was the last time that BC was as shitty as Cornell was 10 years ago?

10-11 years ago? We were really bad in 98-99 and 99-00.

It was ugly. http://www.fanbase.com/Boston-College-E ... 9/schedule

[BCEagle74]

74 - the Ivy League doesn't have a conference tourney. How'd he pick up that tourney championship?

I hit the 1. I am sorry.

I just drove the Hattori Sword into my liver.

Hai. Karimundo.

Long Live the Emperor.

[twballgame9]

How many posters on this board would be patient enough to give him 7 seasons to get his first .500 squad at BC (besides you, of course). He better have an accelerated program here.

When was the last time that BC was as shitty as Cornell was 10 years ago?

10-11 years ago? We were really bad in 98-99 and 99-00.

It was ugly. http://www.fanbase.com/Boston-College-E ... 9/schedule

I know. That's why I asked.

[pick6pedro]

74 - the Ivy League doesn't have a conference tourney. How'd he pick up that tourney championship?

I hit the 1. I am sorry.

I just drove the Hattori Sword into my liver.

Hai. Karimundo.

Long Live the Emperor.

Cool, now put in an "** 0/0 **".

Just kidding. But don't remove the sword.

[BCEagle74]

74 - the Ivy League doesn't have a conference tourney. How'd he pick up that tourney championship?

I hit the 1. I am sorry.

I just drove the Hattori Sword into my liver.

Hai. Karimundo.

Long Live the Emperor.

Cool, now put in an "** 0/0 **".

Just kidding. But don't remove the sword.

Too late.. I bled maroon all over my gold thong and pumps...

[DaveSpeed]

How many posters on this board would be patient enough to give him 7 seasons to get his first .500 squad at BC (besides you, of course). He better have an accelerated program here.

When was the last time that BC was as shitty as Cornell was 10 years ago?

10-11 years ago? We were really bad in 98-99 and 99-00.

It was ugly. http://www.fanbase.com/Boston-College-E ... 9/schedule

I know. That's why I asked.

I know, but I was saying it to myself because I couldn't believe how ugly it was. I tried erasing that season from my memory altogether. I was at MSG when Cuse laid the beat down on us that day. Sad, sad, sad...

[BCEagle74]

TACK THIS BITCH so we can have the records.

[BCEagle74]

TACK ME! Thanks!

[DavidGordonsFoot]

How many WTF losses does Donahue have?

[pick6pedro]

Here are some more accomplishments:

• Donahue was named NABC District Coach of the Year in 2007-08 and 2009-10 and was a finalist for National Coach of the Year.
• Guided program to its first-ever Sweet 16 appearance in 2010, becoming the first Ivy team to win a pair of NCAA tournament games since the field expanded to 64/65 teams in 1985.
• Directed program to three straight Ivy League titles and NCAA tournament appearances (2008, 2009, 2010).
• Earned the Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award, which honors a Division I men’s basketball coach who through his actions on and off the court makes an outstanding contribution to the sport of college basketball (2010).
• Finalist for the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year and the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award (2010).
• Donahue was named Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2005-06, 2007-08, and 2009-10 by CollegeInsider.com.
• Team was ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in 59 years, reaching a high of No. 22 (2010).
• His teams have gone 88-32 over the last four years (47-9 Ivy League).
• Cornell has the best Ivy record over the last five seasons (55-15).
• Helped increase the fan base with his constant exposure in the community. Average attendance increased by nearly 3,500 per game the past five seasons, including 13 sellouts the past four years. (Just four sellouts in the previous 12 years). Student attendance is up nearly 10 times over the past five seasons.
• Coached and/or recruited seven of the top 15 scorers in school history. Three additional players established school freshman scoring records, with all three winning Ivy League Rookie of the Year.
• At Cornell, has coached or recruited two AP All-Americans, eight NABC All-District players, two Ivy League Players of the Year, four Ivy League Rookies of the Year, nine first-team All-Ivy selections, eight second-team All-Ivy picks, four honorable mention All-Ivy picks and two Ivy League Defensive Players of the Year.
• Has also coached three Academic All-Americans and six Academic All-District selections.
• Has the experience of coaching on nine NCAA tournament teams.
• Served at Court Coach for U.S.A. Basketball’s Under-18 National Team in 2008.
• Set a school and Ivy record for wins in a season (29 in 2009).
• The Big Red matched or increased its win total in both overall and Ivy League play in six straight years, then made the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and 2010.
• Set single season school records for points, field goals, 3-pointers made, 3-point percentage, free-throw percentage, assists, blocked shots and steals.
• His team won on the road…more than anyone else. The squad’s 18 wins away from home in 2010 was the most in the country.
• Donahue’s team led the nation in 3-point percentage in 2010 (.439).

[commavegarage]

Just to clarify (it came up in another thread):

I don't think Donahue's record against power conference teams should be or were used against him. He wasn't expected to win those games. They should only be looked at as positives. The game in Kansas, even though they lost, was an incredible effort.

I think he is a good choice and hope everybody gives him a fair look. the one thing so many of us wanted was to see all Al Skinner remnants taken out of Conte and they were. So lets see what happens.

I actually think Donahue has this team in the NCAA's next year. Probably as a 7 seed or better. (Again, wishful thinking, but we'll see)

[talon]

I actually think Donahue has this team in the NCAA's next year.

I would hope so. 96 teams will be in the NCAA's next year.

[commavegarage]

I actually think Donahue has this team in the NCAA's next year.

I would hope so. 96 teams will be in the NCAA's next year.

We weren't one of the 96 best teams this year.

[pick6pedro]

Just to clarify (it came up in another thread):

I don't think Donahue's record against power conference teams should be or were used against him. He wasn't expected to win those games. They should only be looked at as positives. The game in Kansas, even though they lost, was an incredible effort.

I think he is a good choice and hope everybody gives him a fair look. the one thing so many of us wanted was to see all Al Skinner remnants taken out of Conte and they were. So lets see what happens.

OK, I appreciate you clarifying. For the record, his team this season was 3-4 against BCS and 4-0 against the A-10. Of the 4 losses to BCS programs - 3 were to #1 seeds (Kansas, Cuse, Kentucky - the other was Seton Hall)! Craziness.

[commavegarage]

Just to clarify (it came up in another thread):

I don't think Donahue's record against power conference teams should be or were used against him. He wasn't expected to win those games. They should only be looked at as positives. The game in Kansas, even though they lost, was an incredible effort.

I think he is a good choice and hope everybody gives him a fair look. the one thing so many of us wanted was to see all Al Skinner remnants taken out of Conte and they were. So lets see what happens.

OK, I appreciate you clarifying. For the record, his team this season was 3-4 against BCS and 4-0 against the A-10. Of the 4 losses to BCS programs - 3 were to #1 seeds (Kansas, Cuse, Kentucky - the other was Seton Hall)! Craziness.

There's no doubt about it- This team was his best team of the past three years (and of his tenure for that matter) and it's good for him for cashing in with them. It's what good coaches on their way to bigger things do.

[Bunratty]

How many posters on this board would be patient enough to give him 7 seasons to get his first .500 squad at BC (besides you, of course). He better have an accelerated program here.

When was the last time that BC was as shitty as Cornell was 10 years ago?

10-11 years ago? We were really bad in 98-99 and 99-00.

Yup. Those late 90s teams were getting destroyed in Conte by the likes of Fairfield.

Ahhhh, yup. And now we get bitch slapped by URI and Harvard. Welcome Captain D!

[cornellfan]

http://cornellsun.com/section/sports/co ... ique-coach

Good article in our student paper about Donahue

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