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Conroy, a 1989 Citadel alum, returned to the Bulldog
family in April 2006 as head coach for The Citadel Basketball program, his
first Division I head coaching position. Conroy returns to The Citadel after one season as an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University under Buzz Peterson. In his first year with CCU, the Chanticleers went 20-10 overall and 12-4 in the Big South Conference. Coastal finished the season second in the conference after their appearance in its first Big South championship game since defeating Winthrop in 1993. Conroy joined Coastal after spending four years on Peterson’s staff at Tennessee, the last two as an assistant. Prior to being named an assistant coach, Conroy served as the Director of Basketball Operations for the Volunteers during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons after holding the same position on Peterson’s staff at the University of Tulsa in 2000-01. Prior to joining Peterson’s staff at Tulsa, Conroy spent three years as the head coach at Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. In three seasons at Francis Marion, Conroy recorded a 41-40 overall record. In his first season at Francis Marion he led the Patriots to a 16-11 record, which was an improvement of 13 wins from the previous season and ranked as the biggest turnaround in NCAA Divisions I and II that year. Picked to finish last in the Peach Belt Conference that season, the Patriots finished second. His team’s accomplishments netted Conroy the 1998 conference coach of the year honors. Before taking over the head coaching reins at Francis Marion, Conroy spent three years (1994-97) as an assistant coach at Furman and one year (1993-94) at Virginia Military Institute. He also spent three years (1990-93) on Les Robinson’s North Carolina State coaching staff that also included Peterson and Al Daniel. A native of Davenport, Iowa, Conroy, 39, was recruited to play basketball for The Citadel by Robinson in 1985 and was a three-year starter for the Bulldogs. He holds the No. 9 spot in The Citadel record book for his free throw percentage in a season (84.7 in 1988) and the No. 7 spot for free throw percenage in a career with 81.5. During his senior season, Conroy started all 28 games and averaged 10.1 points a game. He hit 49-of-110 three-point shots for an average of 44.5 percent, sixth all-time. He currently holds the No. 10 spot on The Citadel’s all-time three-point field goals in a career list with 103. As a senior, Conroy also served as team captain and held the rank of Lt. Colonel in the Corps of Cadets, the highest rank achieved by a basketball player in the modern era at The Citadel. After graduating from the military school in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Conroy worked at IBM before earning his first coaching job as an assistant to Robinson at North Carolina State. Conroy is the 27th head baskeball coach all-time at The Citadel. He and his wife Ginny have three children, Riley (10), Hunt (8) and Hannah (5). Conroy’s Coaching Highlights  Coastal Carolina, Assistant Coach, 2005-2006 - Was a member of a staff that
led the team to 20-11 record in one year, nine seconds away from going to NCAA Tournament in first year (one of the biggest turnarounds in DI). First
winning record at school in several years. Jack Leasure was honorable
mention All-American and Big South Player of the Year. Tennessee, Director of Basketball Operations/Assistant Coach 2001-2005 -
Assisted Head Coach Buzz Peterson in coaching two NBA draft picks, 2003 SEC
Player of the Year, two post-season appearances, and in recruiting and
coaching Freshman All-American Chris Lofton. Tulsa, Director of Basketball Operations, 2000-2001 - Was a member of a
staff that coached the 2001 NIT Champions, recorded a school record for
victories with 26, and three players who earned All-WAC honors. Francis Marion, Head Coach, 1997-2000 - Was named 1998 PBAC Coach of the
Year, recruited and coached 1998 and 2000 PBAC Freshman of the Year,
recorded a turnaround season that was the biggest in Division I and II that
year. Furman, Assistant Coach, 1994-1997 - Helped coach, develop, and recruit SoCon 1995 Freshman of the Year and 1998 SoCon Player of the Year Chuck
Vincent. VMI, Assistant Coach, 1993-1994 - A member of a staff that in just one
season recruited and developed two All-Freshman SoCon players, had four
players from the 1994 team go on to earn All-Conference honors, 1994
freshman class finished with one of VMI’s best records ever during their
senior season. North Carolina State, Assistant Coach 1990-1993 - Helped coached two NBA
lottery picks, two First Team All-Americans, five NBA draft picks, team made
the NCAA Tournament during his first season.*Conroy has been on staffs that coached seven Division I All-Americans and seven NBA players, while having coached and helped develop three premier three-point shooters in the history of college basketball in Rodney Monroe (NC State), Chris Lofton (Tennessee) and Jack Leasure (Coastal Carolina) |
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