Tim Cohane

Tim Cohane

Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	May 22, 1942
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1979	Manhattanville
1979–1983	Dartmouth
1988–1990	Merchant Marine
1993–1999	Buffalo
2010–present	Roger Williams (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	223-236

Tim Cohane (born May 22, 1942) is a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran, American college basketball coach, Wall Street entrepreneur and sports lawyer. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, Tim volunteered for duty in Vietnam on the rivers of the Mekong Delta. For his service, he was awarded two bronze stars, a purple heart and a dozen other commendations. Cohane served as the head basketball coach at Manhattanville College, Dartmouth College, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the University at Buffalo, compiling an overall record of 223-236.^[1] Cohane resigned as head coach at Buffalo five games into the 1999–2000 season, as the result of an NCAA investigation in which he was alleged to have violated NCAA rules. He was replaced by Reggie Witherspoon as head coach of the Bulls. Since 2004, Cohane has been involved in a long-running lawsuit against the NCAA, the University at Buffalo, and the Mid-American Conference, accusing them of conspiring to remove him as coach.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} On May 15, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of the NCAA in the case. Cohane is also a 2005 graduate of the Roger Williams School of Law, and has developed a law practice specializing in assuring due-process and related protections to coaches and student-athletes alike.^[7]

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Manhattanville Valiants (Skyline Conference) (1974–1979)
1974-75	Manhattanville	9-14
1975-76	Manhattanville	9-14
1976-77	Manhattanville	17-9
1977-78	Manhattanville	17-11			NCAA Tournament
1978-79	Manhattanville	17-11			NCAA Tournament
Manhattanville:		69-59 (.539)
Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League) (1979–1983)
1979–80	Dartmouth	6–20
1980–81	Dartmouth	10–16
1981–82	Dartmouth	7–19
1982–83	Dartmouth	7–19
Dartmouth:		30–74 (.288)
USMMA Mariners (Skyline Conference) (1988–1990)
1988-89	U.S. Merchant Marine Academy	24-3			NCAA
1989-90	U.S. Merchant Marine Academy	20-7
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:		44-10 (.815)
Buffalo Bulls (East Coast Conference) (1993–1994)
1993–94	Buffalo	10–18
Buffalo:		10–18 (.357)
Buffalo Bulls (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1998)
1994–95	Buffalo	18–10
1995–96	Buffalo	13–14
1996–97	Buffalo	17–11
1997–98	Buffalo	15–13
Buffalo:		63–48 (.568)
Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (1998–1999)
1998–99	Buffalo	5–24
1999–00	Buffalo	2–3
Buffalo:		7–27 (.206)
Total:		223–236 (.442)
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. "Tim Cohane Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
2. "Standing Up to the N.C.A.A.". The New York Times. March 23, 2012. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
3. "Judge rejects suit by former UB coach". The Buffalo News. March 22, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
4. "Many taking the fight to the NCAA these days". USA Today. April 25, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
5. "Potential landmark cases make these perilous times for the NCAA". CBS Sports. January 16, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
6. "Delay of game in former coach's NCAA lawsuit". lexology.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
7. genesisstrategicadvisors.com