Tim Buckley (coach)

College coach infobox


Name = Tim Buckley
Sport = Basketball
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1963|9|10
Birthplace = flagicon|United States Aurora, Illinois
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OverallRecord = 143-139 (.507)
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Years = 1982–1984
1984–1986
Team = Waubonsee CC
Bemidji State
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CoachYears = 1986–1988
1988–1989
1989–1993
1993–1994
1994–1999
1999–2000
2000–2006
2006–2007
2007-2008

CoachTeams = Bemidji State (asst.)
Rockford (asst.)
Rockford
Wisconsin (asst.)
Ball State (asst.)
Marquette (asst.)
Ball State
Iowa (asst.)
Marquette (asst.)
Indiana
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Tim Buckley (September 10, 1963-) is a former head coach at Ball State University. He is best known for leading the Cardinals to upset wins over Kansas and UCLA during the 2001 Maui Invitational. Buckley was an assistant coach at the University of Iowa under Steve Alford, who left the Hawkeyes to take the head coaching job at the New Mexico Lobos. He was most recently an assistant coach at Marquette University where he is reunited with former Ball State player and 2006 MAC Freshman of the Year Maurice Acker, who transferred after Buckley was fired.

Buckley has served as an assistant coach at Bemidji State, Rockford College, Wisconsin, Ball State and Marquette.

In April 2008, Buckley was hired by Tom Crean to be an assistant coach at Indiana University. Crean and Buckley worked together at Marquette.

External References

* [http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/buckley_tim00.html Iowa Hawkeyes bio]
* [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/iowa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mediaguide0607.pdf Iowa Hawkeyes media guide]