Dave Paulsen

Dave Paulsen
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Bucknell
Record	21–40 (.344)
Biographical details
Born	September 14, 1964 (1964-09-14) (age 47)
Playing career
198?–198?	Williams
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989 1989–1990 1990–1994 1994–1997 1997–2000 2000–2008 2008–present	Williams (asst.) Michigan (asst.) Cleveland State (snr. asst.) St. Lawrence Le Moyne Williams Bucknell
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
One NCAA Division III Championship: (2003) Two NCAA Division III - Final Four: (2003, 2004) Two NESCAC Championship: (2003, 2004) Three NESCAC Tournament Championship: (2003, 2004, 2007) One UCAA Championship: (1997) One ECAC New England Championship: (2001)
Awards
NABC D-III National Coach of the Year (2003, 2004) NABC D-III New England Coach of the Year (1996, 2003) UCAA Coach of the Year (1996, 1997) NESCAC Coach of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007)

Dave Paulsen (September 14, 1964(1964-09-14)) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.^[1] He took the post after spending 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.

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

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).^[2] 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.

Head coaching record

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	–
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	–
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	49–23
Bucknell Bison (Patriot League) (2008–present)
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 1st Round
Bucknell:		46–49	26–16
Total:		308–169
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

External links

• Dave Paulsen bio page

References

1. ^ "Dave Paulsen named head men's basketball coach". bucknell.edu. May 20, 2008. http://www.bucknell.edu/x43357.xml. Retrieved 2008-05-29. 
2. ^ "Bison Basketball History". bucknell.edu. March 16, 200. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/buck/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/08-09MGMBBInside5.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-16.