Sherman Dillard (born September 1, 1955) is an American former basketball player and current coach. He was a head men's basketball coach at Indiana State University and at James Madison as well as an assistant at Maryland, California and Georgia Tech.[1] Currently, he is an assistant basketball coach at the University of Iowa. Prior to being hired at Iowa in May 2010, he was a basketball representative for Nike.
 Dillard on the Iowa sideline in a game at Williams Arena on February 16, 2020. | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Iowa |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 1, 1955 Bassett, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1978 | James Madison |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1985 | Maryland (assistant) |
| 1985–1988 | California (assistant) |
| 1988–1994 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| 1994–1997 | Indiana State |
| 1997–2004 | James Madison |
| 2010–present | Iowa (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 122–157 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| CAA regular season (2000) | |
| Awards | |
| CAA Coach of the Year (2000) | |
Dillard was the sixth round pick in the 1978 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.
He resigned his position at Indiana State in order to replace Lefty Driesell at his alma mater, James Madison University. He had previously worked as an assistant coach for Lefty at the University of Maryland in the early 1980s.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State Sycamores (Missouri Valley Conference) (1994–1997) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Indiana State | 7–19 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Indiana State | 10–16 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Indiana State | 12–16 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
| Indiana State: | 29–51 (.363) | 15–39 (.278) | |||||||
| James Madison Dukes (Colonial Athletic Association) (1997–2004) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | James Madison | 11–16 | 6–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 1998–99 | James Madison | 16–11 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1999–00 | James Madison | 20–9 | 12–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 2000–01 | James Madison | 12–17 | 6–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 2001–02 | James Madison | 14–15 | 6–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2002–03 | James Madison | 13–17 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2003–04 | James Madison | 7–21 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| James Madison: | 93–106 (.467) | 56–68 (.452) | |||||||
| Total: | 122–157 (.437) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Official Athletics Website of the Iowa Hawkeyes". www.hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 2017-05-20.