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Doug Bruno

Categories: Class of 2022
  • Head Coach of DePaul Blue Demons women’s basketball program with 786 overall wins across 39 seasons
  • 4th active Division I head coach to reach the 600-win milestone.
  • Bruno won the 700th game of his overall career in 2018,
  • Led the Blue Demons to 24 NCAA Tournament appearances (qualified for 25), 18 consecutive NCAA appearances, and 4 appearances in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen
  • 10x BIG East regular-season champion, and 7x BIG East conference tournament champion
  • 3x Big East Coach of the Year (2014, 2016, 2017) and 3x WBCA Regional Coach of the Year (2004, 2005, 2017)
  • Inducted into the DePaul University Hall of Fame (1993), the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2000), the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame (2004), and the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (2017)
  • 6x gold medalist with USA Basketball
  • Bruno was the USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year (2006,2007), and is the only USA Basketball Development Coach of the Year to be recognized twice, after leading the U18 team and U19 team to gold medals at the FIBA Americas and World Championships
  • Head Coach of WBL team Chicago Hustle for two years, and the team won the league’s Midwest Division in its first year (1979)
  • Coached the 1st WBL All-Star Game that took place in Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY
  • Served on numerous NCAA and WBCA Committees, on the WBHOF National Board of Directors, on the Positive Coaching Alliance Board of Directors, and on the Danny Did Epilepsy Foundation Board of Directors
  • WBCA Academic Honor Roll honoree, where he ranked for 14 years in the Academic Top 25
  • A current member of the WBCA, who completed a two-year term as President of the WBCA (2007)
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