Bill Donlon - Director of Program Development - Men's Basketball Coaches

Bill Donlon

Title:
Director of Program Development

Kansas City head coach Billy Donlon is joined by his father, Bill Donlon, Sr. to be part of the Roos staff. In the summer of 2019, Bill Sr., arrived at Kansas City as the Director of Program Development. The 2020-21 season marks his second year on staff.

Donlon, Sr., formerly an assistant coach at Providence (1982-87) and Northwestern (1987-94), was most recently an assistant on Billy's staff at Wright State University (2010-15). Prior to that stint, Bill was the dean of students at Lake Forest High School outside Chicago. During his time at Providence, Donlon, Sr. helped lead the Friars to the Final Four in 1987 and led the recruiting effort that included Billy Donovan, current University of Florida head coach.

Donlon began his coaching career at St. John Villa Academy on Staten Island, New York, before moving to Maria Regina High School in Uniondale, New York, where his teams posted a three-year mark of 44-16. He then served three years as head coach at Methuen High School in Massachusetts, posting 49 wins and earning the school's first two berths ever to the state tournament. At Methuen, one of Donlon's players was Gary McLain, who went on to help Villanova to its 1985 NCAA title.

A native of Sunnyside, New York, Donlon, Sr. graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in social relations in 1969. After starting two years on VCU's basketball team, he pursued graduate work in sociology at John Jay College in New York.