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Doug Bruno Quick Facts PERSONAL
Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Family: Wife - Patty Sons - Bryan (Stacy), Kevin (Sarah), David (Bethany), Brendan, Patrick and Bradley Granddaughters - Morgan, Nora, Eden Grandsons - Jackson, Brendan, Owen High School: Archbishop Quigley (South), 1968 College: DePaul University, B.A., English, 1973 DePaul University, M.A., English, 1988 College Player: DePaul University, 1969-73
Coaching Experience
Francis Parker High School Assistant Boys’ Varsity Coach (1973-74) St. Vincent DePaul High School Boys’ Varsity Coach (1974-75) DePaul University Women’s Coach (1976-78) • posted a 16-6 record in 1977-78, the most wins by a DePaul team at that time • 11-10 in rookie season, 1976-77 Chicago Hustle (WBL) Head Coach/Director of Player Personnel (1978-80) • won the Midwest Division in 1978-79 • led the league in 11 offensive categories and attendance Loyola University Chicago Associate Men’s Coach (1980-88) • 138 victories and 17-plus wins in four seasons • two 20-win seasons • went 27-6 in 1984-85 while advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 • three Midwestern Collegiate Conference titles DePaul University Women’s Coach (1988-present) • 2010-11 achieved highest ranking in school history at No. 7 in the AP Poll and made program’s second Sweet 16 appearance • 16 NCAA Tournaments • four WNIT appearances • four conference tournament titles • four regular-season conference championships • 15 20-win seasons • 45 All-Conference honorees • 146 players on conference academic honor rolls • three Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and two BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year hororees • served as President of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association from 2005-2007 USA Basketball U18/U19 Women’s Coach (2006-07) • Led USA U19 squad to 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women gold medal in Bratislava, Slovakia • Named 2006 and 2007 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year (only coach to earn the award twice) • Led USA U18 team to 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women in Colorado Springs, Colo. USA National Women’s Team Assistant Coach (2009-present) • Helped Team USA win gold at the FIBA World Championship and qualify for the 2012 London Olympics
G U I D E
Individually, Bruno registered his 500th career coaching victory when the Blue Demons topped Missouri State Nov. 15 on the road. He enters the 2011-12 season with an impressive 527 victories – 487 with the Blue Demons and 40 with the Chicago Hustle. Bruno won his 400th game on Dec. 22, 2005, with a 78-58 win at Northwestern. He also finished the 2005-06 season with his 375th victory as DePaul’s head coach with a 71-67 win over Tulsa in the second round of the NCAA Championship. Bruno reached the 400-win plateau with the Blue Demons with an 80-48 win over Missouri State on Dec. 2, 2007. Off the court, success has also been bountiful. DePaul has boasted 136 student-athletes who have earned mention on conference academic honor rolls, and Anne McDonald was named to the GTE/Academic All-American team in 1998-99 and Allie Quigley was named an ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2007-08. The WBCA began to recognize team academic success with an Academic Top 25 following the 1997-98 season. Since the poll’s inception, the Blue Demons have been ranked seven times, including a program-best No. 3 ranking following the 2010-11 season. The Blue Demons were No. 8 following the 2009-10 season and reached the No. 11 a position in both 2005-06 and then again in 2008-09. In addition to the on-court success for the 2010-11 Blue Demons’, third-highest team grade-point average had the distinction of being the only top 10 program both on the court and in the classroom. DePaul finished the 2010-11 season ranked No. 10 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. The DePaul women’s basketball team boasted a programbest 3.582 GPA in 2010-11 and was awarded the BIG EAST’s Team Academic Excellence Award for the fourth consecutive year for the highest GPA among the league’s 16 programs. The 1997-98 and 2000-01 teams won Conference USA’s Team GPA Award for having the highest cumulative grade point average among the league’s then12 women’s basketball teams. DePaul’s 2000-01 team GPA was the 13th-ranked GPA in the nation. Seven different Blue Demons have represented DePaul on the I-AAA Scholar-Athlete team a total of 12 times, while Quigley was named the I-AAA Scholar-Athlete of Year in 2005-06 and then again in 2007-08. Quigley (2007-08) followed Jenna Rubino as the BIG EAST/Aeropostale Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2006-07. Quigley was also earned the Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award in 2007-08. Three times a DePaul player has been honored with the Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s basketball. McDonald (1998-99), Molly Watson (2000-01) and Lenae Williams (2001-02) were recognized as the top women’s basketball scholar-athlete in Conference USA. Bruno inherited a program in 1988 that played in the previous two Women’s National Invitational Tournaments and vowed to take the Blue Demons to the NCAA Tournament. After another trip to the WNIT in 1989, DePaul broke into the “Big Dance” in 1990 when the Blue Demons defeated Western Kentucky in their first NCAA Tournament contest.
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