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Dave Paulsen
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamGeorge Mason
Biographical details
Born (1964-09-14) September 14, 1964 (age 60)
Playing career
1983–1987Williams
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989Williams (asst.)
1989–1990Michigan (asst.)
1990–1994Cleveland State (asst.)
1994–1997St. Lawrence
1997–2000Le Moyne
2000–2008Williams
2008–2015Bucknell
2015–presentGeorge Mason
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division III championship (2003)
2× NCAA Division III Final Four (2003, 2004)
2× NESCAC championship (2003, 2004)
3× NESCAC Tournament championship (2003, 2004, 2007)
UCAA championship (1997)
ECAC New England championship (2001)
4× Patriot League regular season championship (2011–2013, 2015)
2× Patriot League Tournament championship (2011, 2013)
Awards
2× NABC D-III National Coach of the Year (2003, 2004)
2× NABC D-III New England Coach of the Year (1996, 2003)
2× UCAA Coach of the Year (1996, 1997)
3× NESCAC Coach of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007)
2× Patriot League Coach of the Year (2011, 2012)

Dave Paulsen ((1964-09-14)September 14, 1964) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He was previously the head coach at Bucknell University for seven seasons. Prior to that he spent eight years as the head coach at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He has also coached at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, and Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York.

Coaching Career

At Williams College, Paulsen won the 2003 Division III title,[1] and finished as national runner up in 2004.[2] Paulsen was twice named Division III Coach of the Year during his time at Williams.[3]

On May 20, 2008, Paulsen was hired as head coach at Bucknell.[4] Paulsen led the Bison to a disappointing 7–23 record in his first year at Bucknell. This constituted the school's worst winning percentage (.233) since the 1971–72 when the Bison posted a mark of 5–18 (.217).[5] In his second year, the Bison improved to 12-17, including a 9-5 record in Patriot League play. In his third year, Paulsen was named Patriot League Coach of the Year en route to leading his team to a 25-8 record heading into the NCAA tournament, including a 13-1 record in the Patriot League, culminating in both the regular season and Patriot League tournament championships.

During his time at Bucknell, Paulsen recruited and coached future NBA player, Mike Muscala.

On March 30, 2015, Paulsen was hired as head coach of George Mason.[6] His team struggled in his first year, finishing the season with an overall record of 11–21, 5–13 in conference and in thirteenth place in the Atlantic 10.


Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. Lawrence Saints (Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (Division III)) (1994–1997)
1994–95 St. Lawrence 10–15 –
1995–96 St. Lawrence 18–9 – NCAA Division III Second Round
1996–97 St. Lawrence 22–4 – 1st NCAA Division III First Round
St. Lawrence: 50–28 (.641) –
Le Moyne Dolphins (Northeast Ten Conference (Division II)) (1997–2000)
1997–98 Le Moyne 20–8 –
1998–99 Le Moyne 13–14 –
1999–00 Le Moyne 9–17 –
Le Moyne: 42–39 (.519) –
Williams Ephs (NESCAC (Division III)) (2000–2008)
2000–01 Williams 21–7 6–3 T–1st
2001–02 Williams 22–6 7–2 2nd NCAA Division III Second Round
2002–03 Williams 31–1 8–1 T–1st NCAA Division III Champions
2003–04 Williams 30–2 9–0 1st NCAA Division III Runner-up
2004–05 Williams 16–9 4–5 T–5th
2005–06 Williams 17–8 5–4 T–5th
2006–07 Williams 16–12 6–3 T–3rd NCAA Division III First Round
2007–08 Williams 17–8 4–5 T–6th
Williams: 170–53 (.762) 49–23 (.681)
Bucknell Bison (Patriot League) (2008–2015)
2008–09 Bucknell 7–23 4–10 T–7th


2009–10 Bucknell 14–17 9–5 2nd
2010–11 Bucknell 25–9 13–1 1st NCAA Second Round
2011–12 Bucknell 25–10 12–2 1st NIT Second Round
2012–13 Bucknell 28–6 12–2 1st NCAA Second Round
2013–14 Bucknell 16–14 11–7 4th
2014–15 Bucknell 19–15 13–5 1st NIT First Round
Bucknell: 134–94 (.588) 74–32 (.698)
George Mason Patriots (Atlantic 10) (2015–present)
2015–16 George Mason 11–21 5–13 T–12th
George Mason: 11–21 (.344) 5–13 (.278)
Total: 407–235 (.634)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Williams gives Northeast its first title - D3hoops". www.d3hoops.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. ^ "Kalsow beats buzzer - D3hoops". www.d3hoops.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. ^ "Dave Paulsen Bio". gomason.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Names Dave Paulsen as Head Men's Basketball Coach - Patriot League Official Athletic Site". www.patriotleague.org. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. ^ "Bison Basketball History" (PDF). bucknell.edu. March 16, 200. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  6. ^ Goff, Steven (2015-03-30). "George Mason hires Bucknell's Dave Paulsen to replace Paul Hewitt". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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