JOE DOOLEY
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COACHING EXPERIENCE
1988-91 — Assistant Coach, South Carolina
1991-95 — Assistant Coach, East Carolina University
1995-99 — Head Coach, East Carolina University
1999-02 — Recruiter and Scout, University of New Mexico
2002-03 — Assistant Coach, University of Wyoming
2003-present — Assistant Coach, Kansas University
EDUCATION
Bachelor's in Speech Communications, George Washington University, 1988
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1984-88 — George Washington University
PERSONAL
Tanya Wife: Cindy
Children: Max
Joe Dooley welcomed several unannounced visitors into his University of Wyoming assistant men's basketball coach's office Friday.
Several Cowboy players came by to offer words of congratulations to the 37-year-old Dooley, who Friday was named a full-time assistant at Kansas University after working one season for Steve McClain at the Laramie, Wyo., school.
"Marcus Bailey (senior guard) just walked in and said, ‘Congratulations, coach. It's a great opportunity for you, too good to pass up,'" Dooley said in a phone interview. "Dante Richardson came in. Several have stopped by. These kids are great. They are terrific.
"In the 15 years I've coached, this has been one of the best years I've had personally and professionally," added Dooley, who, while happy at Wyoming, said he was eager to join one of the most tradition-rich programs in the country.
"I think in this business you look and say there are a couple of schools you always dream of going to. Kansas is one of them. Great tradition, great fans, great everything," said Dooley, who has been in Allen Fieldhouse twice -- as a George Washington University guard in December of 1985, when the Colonials fell to KU, 94-71; and last season when Wyoming was annihilated, 98-70.
"I've played at ‘The Phog,'" said Dooley. "It was big-time. They had Danny Manning, Cedric Hunter, (Mark) Turgeon. Last year ... we were better than we played, but nobody was going to beat them that night. They hit us so quickly."
Dooley is the final piece of the puzzle for KU's full-time coaching staff that includes head coach Bill Self, plus assistants Norm Roberts and Tim Jankovich.
Former Roy Williams aide Ben Miller will remain at KU as director of basketball operations, while former Illinois player Sean Harrington is on board as an administrative assistant.
It's possible a former Jayhawk -- Danny Manning or Rex Walters, for example -- could be added later in a graduate-assistant position.
"I'm very excited to add Joe Dooley to our staff," Self said.
"I got to know him when we had a position open at Illinois, but the timing never worked out. I'm extremely pleased with the addition of Joe to an already great staff of Norm Roberts, Tim Jankovich and Ben Miller. I'm confident that we have as high a quality of staff as anyone in America."
Self met Dooley on the recruiting trail when Self was head coach at Tulsa.
"Joe has been a Division One head coach (at East Carolina from 1995-99) and assistant coach (at East Carolina, South Carolina and New Mexico) and he's recruited both coasts and the junior college ranks. His contacts will really enhance our recruiting efforts," Self said.
Self also said Friday that Miller will continue to recruit throughout the summer, then will assume new duties in the fall. Self indicated that Dooley, who has a newborn child who is healthy now, but originally experienced some complications, will begin his work at Kansas immediately but will not recruit this summer to spend time with his family.
"It's a privilege to be at the University of Kansas," said Dooley, who hails from West Orange, N.J. "Coach Self is a great person who has been successful everywhere he's been and it's an honor to join his staff. The past couple of years I've just essentially watched from afar, the great job he did at Tulsa and Illinois. He'll do a great job at Kansas, also."
Source: KUSports.com 6/29/03
BIOGRAPHY
Joe Dooley is in his third season on the University of Kansas men's basketball staff.
In spring 2005 Dooley was named one of the top 25 recruiting coaches in the nation by Rivals.com after bringing in KU's trio of McDonald All-Americans - Mario Chalmers, Micah Downs and Julian Wright. Dooley came to Lawrence from Laramie, Wyo., where he served one season as an assistant coach for the Wyoming Cowboys, helping the team to a 21-11 record and a berth in the postseason NIT. While at Wyoming, Dooley had the opportunity to coach in Allen Fieldhouse, as the Jayhawks defeated the Cowboys, 98-70, on Jan. 15, 2003 in Lawrence.
Prior to his stint at Wyoming, Dooley served on the coaching staff at New Mexico from the 1999-2000 season through the 2001-02 season. He served as the primary recruiter for the Lobos, and also was involved in scouting and scheduling. Dooley's other responsibilities included development of alumni relations, daily practice sessions, game preparation and individual instruction of players.
Before joining the University of New Mexico basketball program, Dooley was the head coach at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., for four seasons from 1995-96 through 1998-99. During his head-coaching tenure at East Carolina, Dooley led the Pirates to a 57-52 record. In his first season, ECU posted a 17-11 record, making Dooley the winningest first-year head coach at East Carolina in over 20 years. The following season, Dooley led the Pirates to a 17-10 mark. Among his biggest wins as a head coach was a 22-point victory at South Carolina on Dec. 19, 1998.
Before assuming the head-coaching duties at ECU, Dooley served as an assistant coach there for four seasons from 1991-92 through the 1994-95 campaign. He helped guide the Pirates to the 1993 NCAA Tournament -- their first appearance in 21 seasons.
His first college coaching position was at South Carolina, where he coached three seasons (1988-89 through 1990-91).
Dooley is a 1988 graduate of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he completed his bachelor's degree in speech communications. A four-year letterwinner in basketball at George Washington, he started his last two seasons at GW and was elected a team captain as a senior.
A native of West Orange, N.J., Dooley (born Jan. 29, 1966) was an outstanding prep player at St. Benedicts High School in New Jersey where he set a school record with 1,140 career points.
He and his wife Tanya were married in June 1993, and have a son, Max, born May 7, 2003.
Right-hand man, KUSports.com, 5/11/2008