Dick DiBiaso
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 6, 1941 |
| Died | October 19, 2017 (aged 76) Auburn, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1958–1962 | Mansfield State |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964–1968 | Beacon HS |
| 1968–1971 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1971–1975 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1975–1982 | Stanford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–118 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Pac-8 Co-Coach of the Year (1976) | |
Richard J. DiBiaso (February 6, 1941 – October 19, 2017) was an American college basketball coach for Stanford University.
From Monessen, Pennsylvania, DiBiaso played college basketball for coach Bill Gibson at Mansfield State (now Mansfield University of Pennsylvania). Years later, DiBiaso got his college coaching break from Beacon High School in Beacon, New York, when Gibson hired him as an assistant at Virginia. In 1971, Digger Phelps added DiBiaso to his first staff at Notre Dame, where he stayed until 1975.[1]
in 1975, DiBiaso was named head coach at Stanford. In his first season, DiBiaso took a team that returned one starter and experienced significant injuries to a 9–18 record. Eleven of the losses were by six points are fewer. His efforts were recognized at the end of the season when he was named Pac-8 Conference co-coach of the year with George Raveling.[2] DiBiaso would stay for several more seasons and was given a two-year contract in February 1981.[3] However, he announced he was resigning at the end of the 1981–82 season in February 1982.[4]
DiBiaso died on October 19, 2017, in Auburn, California. He was survived by his wife, Shawna, and children Brian and Shawne.[5]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Cardinal (Pac-8 Conference/Pac-10 Conference) (1975–1982) | |||||||||
| 1975–76 | Stanford | 11–16 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1976–77 | Stanford | 11–16 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1977–78 | Stanford | 13–14 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| 1978–79 | Stanford | 12–15 | 6–12 | 8th–T | |||||
| 1979–80 | Stanford | 7–19 | 5–13 | 7th–T | |||||
| 1980–81 | Stanford | 9–18 | 5–13 | 8th–T | |||||
| 1981–82 | Stanford | 7–20 | 2–16 | 10th | |||||
| Stanford: | 68–120 (.362) | 27–87 (.237) | |||||||
| Total: | 68–120 (.362) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ "Stanford's 'DiBo' and his streaks". Sacramento Bee. April 13, 1975. p. 28. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raveling, DiBiaso share Pac-8 honor". The Spokesman-Review. March 12, 1976. p. 16. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dick DiBiaso, who became Stanford's head basketball coach in..." United Press International. February 14, 1981. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Search begins for new coach". San Francisco Examiner. February 9, 1982. p. 54. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Remembering Dick DiBiaso". Stanford Cardinal. October 25, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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