Bob Gaillard
Robert Louis Gaillard[1] (born October 23, 1940) is an American former college basketball coach and businessman. He coached the San Francisco Dons as an assistant beginning in 1968, and became head coach in the 1970–71 season. Under Gaillard, the Dons finished 29–2 in the 1976–77 season, which saw them ranked number one in the nation for much of the year. In 1977 he was recognized as the Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Contra Costa County, California, U.S. | October 23, 1940
Playing career | |
1959–1962 | San Francisco |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1968–1970 | San Francisco (assistant) |
1970–1978 | San Francisco |
1989–2011 | Lewis & Clark |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1971–1978 | San Francisco |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 530–288 |
Tournaments | 4–5 (NCAA University Division / Division I) 0–1 (NIT) 7–5 (NAIA Division II) 5–3 (NCAA Division III) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
5 WCAC regular season (1972–1974, 1977, 1978) 5 NWC regular season (1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007) | |
Awards | |
AP Coach of the Year (1977) UPI Coach of the Year (1977) 2× WCAC Coach of the Year (1972, 1977) 3× NWC Coach of the Year (1994, 1998, 2000) | |
After leaving San Francisco, Gaillard worked for several years in the private sector, becoming director of sales and advertising for the San Francisco Giants in 1981.
He was the men's basketball head coach at Lewis & Clark College from 1989 to 2011. He was succeeded by Dinari Foreman. The Pioneers gave Gaillard his 500th career victory in 2009.
He is a 1958 graduate of Harry Ells High School in Richmond, California.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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San Francisco Dons (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1970–1978) | |||||||||
1970–71 | San Francisco | 10–16 | 8–6 | T–4th | |||||
1971–72 | San Francisco | 20–8 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Regional Third Place | ||||
1972–73 | San Francisco | 23–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Elite Eight | ||||
1973–74 | San Francisco | 19–9 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1974–75 | San Francisco | 19–7 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
1975–76 | San Francisco | 22–8 | 9–3 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
1976–77 | San Francisco | 29–2 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1977–78 | San Francisco | 23–6 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
San Francisco: | 165–61 | 89–21 | |||||||
Lewis & Clark Pioneers (Northwest Conference) (1989–2011) | |||||||||
1989–90 | Lewis & Clark | 10–18 | 0–12 | 7th | |||||
1990–91 | Lewis & Clark | 8–19 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
1991–92 | Lewis & Clark | 16–11 | 5–7 | T–4th | |||||
1992–93 | Lewis & Clark | 18–8 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
1993–94 | Lewis & Clark | 23–9 | 10–2 | T–1st | NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||
1994–95 | Lewis & Clark | 17–14 | 8–4 | T–1st | NAIA Division II Second Round | ||||
1995–96 | Lewis & Clark | 17–10 | 9–5 | 2nd | NAIA Division II Second Round | ||||
1996–97 | Lewis & Clark | 22–6 | 12–4 | 2nd | NAIA Division II Second Round | ||||
1997–98 | Lewis & Clark | 22–7 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
1998–99 | Lewis & Clark | 15–10 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
1999–00 | Lewis & Clark | 21–6 | 15–1 | 1st | |||||
2000–01 | Lewis & Clark | 21–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
2001–02 | Lewis & Clark | 24–6 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Division III Sectional Semifinal | ||||
2002–03 | Lewis & Clark | 16–10 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division III Sectional Championship | ||||
2003–04 | Lewis & Clark | 15–10 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
2004–05 | Lewis & Clark | 11–13 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
2005–06 | Lewis & Clark | 11–13 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
2006–07 | Lewis & Clark | 19–7 | 13–3 | T–1st | |||||
2007–08 | Lewis & Clark | 15–9 | 9–7 | T–3rd | |||||
2008–09 | Lewis & Clark | 16–10 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |||||
2009–10 | Lewis & Clark | 10–16 | 9–7 | T–3rd | |||||
2010–11 | Lewis & Clark | 18–8 | 11–5 | T–2nd | |||||
Lewis & Clark: | 365–227 | 200–130 | |||||||
Total: | 530–288 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Robert Louis Gaillard was born on October 23, 1940 in Contra Costa County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 22, 2020.