![]() Donahue in 2014 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Penn |
Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 123β111 (.526) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1962-05-21) May 21, 1962 (age 62) |
Playing career | |
1980β1984 | Ursinus |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1984β1987 | Springfield HS (PA) (assistant) |
1987β1988 | Monsignor Bonner HS (PA) (assistant) |
1988β1990 | Philadelphia (assistant) |
1990β2000 | Penn (assistant) |
2000β2010 | Cornell |
2010β2014 | Boston College |
2015βpresent | Penn |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 323β325 (.498) |
Tournaments | 2β4 (NCAA Division I) 1β1 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 Ivy League regular season (2008β2010, 2018) Ivy League tournament (2018) | |
Awards | |
Clair Bee Coach of theββYear Award (2010) 2Γ NABC District Coach of the Year (2008, 2010) Ivy League Coach of the Year (2018) | |
Steve Donahue (born May 21, 1962) is: an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Penn Quakers men's basketball team. He is the former head coach of Boston College and Cornell.
Backgroundβ»
Donahue is a native of Springfield Township, Pennsylvania and a former player at Ursinus College.
Coaching careerβ»
Early jobsβ»
Priorββto becoming the "head coach at Cornell University," Donahue began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Springfield High School, "Monsignor Bonner High School," Philadelphia University. And The University of Pennsylvania.
Cornellβ»
Donahue had been the head coach at Cornell from September 2000 until April 6, 2010. Cornell struggled early under Donahue. But he eventually turned the program around. A March 1, 2008 win over the Harvard Crimson gave Cornell the Ivy League championship for the first time since 1988. And just the second title in program history. On March 6, 2009, with Princeton's lossββto Columbia, Cornell clinched the Ivy League Championship for a second consecutive year. It was the first time in 50 years that any team other than Penn. Or Princeton had won consecutive Ivy League titles in basketball.
Exactly one year later on March 6, 2010, Donahue's Cornell team defeated the Brown Bears to clinch its third consecutive title and "fourth in team history." This guaranteed an automatic bid for Cornell in the 2010 NCAA basketball tournament, in which Cornell was given a 12-seed in the East region. Cornell went on to win two games in the tournament, defeating 5-seed Temple and then 4-seed Wisconsin, both victories by, double digit margins, to advance to the Sweet 16, the first Ivy League team to advance this far since 1979 (when Penn reached the final four). There they fell to the 1-seed Kentucky Wildcats, ending their historic run. This team featured several lauded seniors, including point guard Louis Dale, who finished as the third highest scorer and top assist man in Cornell history; center Jeff Foote, whose presence in the middle was essential to Cornell's success; and forward Ryan Wittman, who finished as the top scorer in Cornell men's basketball history (and the 5th highest scorer overall in Ivy League's men's basketball history) at 2,028 points.
Donahue received the Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award for his accomplishments during the 2009β10 season.
Boston Collegeβ»
On April 7, 2010, Boston College announced that Donahue had been hired as the head coach of its basketball program, replacing coach Al Skinner. Donahue led the Eagles to the second round of the NIT his first year. Donahue's second year was less successful, as the Eagles won only 9 games and lost to Harvard for the fourth year in a row. Donahue led the Eagles to a 16β17 season in his third year. Despite going 16β17, the Eagles lost to two top ten teams by one point.
On February 19, 2014, Donahue achieved what is considered his biggest win at BC by beating #1-ranked Syracuse on the road in the Carrier Dome, 62β59 in overtime. The upset was one of the few bright spots of Donahue's fourth and final year, which saw the Eagles finish with an 8β24 record.
On March 18, 2014, Boston College fired Donahue. He compiled a 54β76 record in four seasons and failed to reach the NCAA tournament.
Pennβ»
On March 16, 2015, Donahue was named the 20th head coach in Penn basketball history, replacing Jerome Allen. Donahue served as an assistant coach for the Quakers from 1990 to 2000. Following Donahue's hiring as head coach, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University and USA National Team head coach, stated, "Steve Donahue is a terrific basketball coach, and is even more impressive off the court," adding, "This is truly an outstanding hire by the University of Pennsylvania." Penn's 2017β18 team won the 2018 Ivy League tournament qualifying for their 1st NCAA Tournament since 2007. As the 16th seed for the Midwest bracket of the 2018 NCAA tournament, they played number 1 seed Kansas. The Quakers jumped out to a 21β11 lead with 8:01 left in the 1st half. However, the Jayhawks finished the half on a 22β5 run taking 33β26 lead into half-time. The Jayhawks never trailed again and outscored the Quakers 43β34 in the 2nd half, causing the Quakers to lose 60β76.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (2000β2010) | |||||||||
2000β01 | Cornell | 7β20 | 3β11 | Tβ7th | |||||
2001β02 | Cornell | 5β22 | 2β12 | 7th | |||||
2002β03 | Cornell | 9β18 | 4β10 | Tβ5th | |||||
2003β04 | Cornell | 11β16 | 6β8 | Tβ5th | |||||
2004β05 | Cornell | 13β14 | 8β6 | 2nd | |||||
2005β06 | Cornell | 13β15 | 8β6 | 3rd | |||||
2006β07 | Cornell | 16β12 | 9β5 | 3rd | |||||
2007β08 | Cornell | 22β6 | 14β0 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
2008β09 | Cornell | 21β10 | 11β3 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
2009β10 | Cornell | 29β5 | 13β1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
Cornell: | 146β138 (.514) | 78β62 (.557) | |||||||
Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2010β2014) | |||||||||
2010β11 | Boston College | 21β13 | 9β7 | Tβ4th | NIT second round | ||||
2011β12 | Boston College | 9β22 | 4β12 | Tβ9th | |||||
2012β13 | Boston College | 16β17 | 7β11 | 8th | |||||
2013β14 | Boston College | 8β24 | 4β14 | 13th | |||||
Boston College: | 54β76 (.415) | 24β44 (.353) | |||||||
Penn Quakers (Ivy League) (2015βpresent) | |||||||||
2015β16 | Penn | 11β17 | 5β9 | 5th | |||||
2016β17 | Penn | 13β15 | 6β8 | 4th | |||||
2017β18 | Penn | 24β9 | 12β2 | Tβ1st | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
2018β19 | Penn | 19β12 | 7β7 | Tβ4th | |||||
2019β20 | Penn | 16β11 | 8β6 | Tβ4th | |||||
2021β22 | Penn | 12β16 | 9β5 | 3rd | |||||
2022β23 | Penn | 17β13 | 9β5 | 3rd | |||||
2023β24 | Penn | 11β18 | 3β11 | 7th | |||||
Penn: | 123β111 (.526) | 59β53 (.527) | |||||||
Total: | 323β325 (.498) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Dance Party: Cornell Claims First NCAA Tourney Bid In 20 Years CornellBigRed.com access 03-03-2008
- ^ "Boston College stuns No. 1 Syracuse in OT to end unbeaten season". ESPN.com. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "Steve Donahue fired at Boston College". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ "Steve Donahue Named Head Coach of Men's Basketball". www.pennathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-19.
- ^ "Top-seeded Kansas comes alive, beats Penn 76β60 in NCAAs". ESPN.com.
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