Years as a Head Coach: 8 Seasons Completed
Years as an Assistant Coach: 21
Years at FGCU: 4 Seasons Completed (Hired April 22, 2013)
Overall Record: 148-98 (.602) | FGCU Record: 91-46 (.664)
100th Win: Feb. 21, 2015 | 86-72 vs. USC Upstate

Joe Dooley enters his 5th season as the head coach of FGCU in 2017-18 having guided the Eagles to at least 20 wins and postseason appearances (2x NCAA, NIT, CIT) in each of his first four campaigns with the Eagles.
 
In 2016-17, Dooley was named the ASUN Coach of the Year and District 3 Coach of the Year after guiding FGCU to a 26-8 record, matching the program’s Division-I single-season wins record and posting the first single-digit loss campaign in the D-I era. The Eagles set a D-I program record for regular-season wins with 23, and finished the ASUN slate at 12-2 for a program-best .857 winning percentage.
 
Those 12 wins were enough for FGCU to claim its first outright ASUN regular-season title in program history (second overall; shared in Dooley’s first season in 2013-14), and followed it up with a second-straight ASUN Tournament Championship. The Eagles played their sixth NCAA Tournament game in five seasons after receiving a program-best No. 14 seed and fell just short to No. 3 seed Florida State – the second-tallest team in the nation in 2016-17 – 86-80.
 
Dooley directed FGCU to its first unblemished road conference mark in program history as the Eagles went 7-0 against ASUN foes and a program-best 10-3 overall. The Eagles became the first ASUN member to go unbeaten away from the home versus conference foes since 1998-99. The Green and Blue finished the year riding a nine-game road winning streak, which was tied for the 2nd-longest run in the nation with Vermont and behind only an 11-game stretch by national runner-up Gonzaga.
 
In addition to Brandon Goodwin’s unanimous ASUN Newcomer of the Year honor, Dooley also coached the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year in Demetris Morant and three ASUN All-Tournament Team selections.
 
FGCU set single-season D-I program records in points per game (79.4), field goal percentage (.499, 5th in the nation), free-throw percentage (.702), assists per game (15.5), scoring margin (+10.1) and rebound margin (+5.4). FGCU led the country in points in the paint per game (41.3) and finished 3rd in the nation with 159 dunks – 11 more than the original Dunk City Sweet Sixteen team in 2012-13. FGCU was statistically the 4th-best team in the country in scoring on possessions immediately following timeouts, averaging 1.059 points per possession.

Dooley posted his third-straight 20-win season (21-14) with FGCU in 2015-16 as the Eagles won their second Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championship in four years. FGCU won its third NCAA Tournament game in four years with a 96-65 victory over 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four – with the 31-point margin of victory in that round of the tournament being the largest in NCAA history.
 
The Eagles would go on to face top-seeded North Carolina in the First Round and trailed by just one at halftime, 41-40, before falling to the Tar Heels in Raleigh, 83-67.
 
The NCAA Tournament appearance for FGCU was the third postseason appearance in a row under Dooley (fourth consecutive overall) as he had previously led the Eagles to the NIT in 2014 and CIT in 2015.
 
After finishing tied for 2nd place in the A-Sun regular season with an 8-6 record, FGCU received the 4th seed in the A-Sun Tournament and won three games in six days – including a 33-point rout at top-seeded North Florida in the semifinals – to win the title.
 
Under Dooley’s guidance, Marc-Eddy Norelia was named to the A-Sun First Team and set the program’s single-season scoring record with 597 points. Zach Johnson was named to the A-Sun All-Freshmen Team and set the program’s freshman scoring record with 387 points.
 
Dooley’s team set – at the time – the program’s D-I record for points per game (77.2), rebounds per game (40.6), field-goal percentage (47.9 – best all-time), blocks per game (4 – best all-time) and scoring margin (+6.6).

In 2014-15, Dooley posted his second-consecutive 22-win season with FGCU as the Eagles made their third-straight postseason appearance by hosting a CIT (CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament) opening-round game. The Green and Blue finished with a 22-11 overall record, including an 11-3 mark in the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Dooley coached three all-conference selections in 2014-15 as Brett Comer was named to the A-Sun First Team, Jamail Jones landed on the A-Sun Second Team and Christian Terrell was tabbed to the All-Freshman Team. Additionally, Comer was named to the NABC All-District First Team, while Bernard Thompson was on the NABC All-District Second Team.

Included in the Eagles' 22 wins were three top-100 RPI victories, two of which came away from Alico Arena (84-75 at Massachusetts (83) and 71-58 against South Dakota State (84)). The other was a home triumph over UC Santa Barbara (98), 81-75. Of FGCU’s 30 D-I games, 13 came against teams which made postseason appearances (NCAA, NIT, CIT, CBI).

Dooley completed his first season on the FGCU sidelines in 2013-14, guiding the Eagles to their first A-Sun regular-season championship and first trip to the NIT. FGCU finished the year with a 22-13 record, including a record 14 wins as part of a 14-4 A-Sun mark. The 22 victories were the most in Dooley’s tenure as a head coach, and represented the second-most in FGCU’s Division-I era (2007-08).

Dooley coached three all-conference picks during the season as Brett Comer and Bernard Thompson were both tabbed as A-Sun First Team members, and Chase Fieler was named to the A-Sun Second Team. Both Thompson and Fieler were named to the A-Sun All-Tournament Team as well, and throughout the course of the year Comer earned two A-Sun Player of the Week awards while Fieler garnered one.

From the first time he set foot on the beach-lined campus, Dooley stressed the importance of filling Alico Arena, and the fans responded during the 2013-14 season as the Eagles posted a season-high-tying 15 home victories inside the friendly confines. A record 73,780 fans – including 13 sellouts, six standing-room sellouts and an average of 4,340 – witnessed Dunk City in action at Alico, roughly 12,000 more than the previous two seasons combined.

Dooley was named by ESPN in August 2013 as one of the top-two new hires positioned for success.

Prior to arriving in SWFL, Dooley spent 10 seasons as an assistant at Kansas under head coach Bill Self. During those 10 seasons, Kansas produced 300 wins, nine straight Big 12 regular-season titles, six Big 12 Tournament championships, six NCAA Sweet 16s, five NCAA Elite Eight appearances and two Final Fours, including the 2008 National Championship.

Dooley joined Self, a four-time Big 12 Coach of the Year during their 10 campaigns together, for his inaugural season at Kansas in 2003-04, resulting in a 300-58 record over the last 10 seasons, including a 137-27 mark in Big 12 that includes the aforementioned nine Big 12 regular-season crowns and six Big 12 Tournament titles. From 2006-07 through 2012-13, Kansas was the winningest D-I program in the nation with six 30-win campaigns, including an NCAA-best four straight.

In July 2010, Dooley was ranked first in the Top 25 High-Major Assistants by Foxsports.com, which was up from his No. 6 ranking by the media outlet in 2008. In 2007, he was rated the fourth-best recruiter in the nation by Rivals.com for the class that included McDonald's All-American Cole Aldrich and Tyrel Reed. He also brought in future NBA draftees Sasha Kaun and Mario Chalmers.

Dooley’s 10 seasons with Kansas yielded nine in which the Jayhawks averaged more than 75 points per contest, including 80 or more three times. Kansas finished in the top three in the Big 12 in scoring seven of 10 years, highlighted by the 2009-10 and 2010-11 campaigns in which it posted a league-high 81.6 and 81.2 points per game, respectively.

Style and player development were key ingredients to the Jayhawks’ offensive ability, as Dooley recruited or coached 14 NBA draft picks in his 10 years in Lawrence, including nine first-round selections. Following the 2008 National Championship, five Jayhawks were drafted, which at the time equaled the record set by UConn in 2006 and Florida in 2007. Of the nine first-round choices, seven were Lottery (top 14) selections.

Dooley joined Self in Kansas after serving the 2002-03 season as an assistant coach at Wyoming, helping the Cowboys to a 21-11 record and a berth in the postseason NIT.

Prior to Wyoming, Dooley served on the coaching staff at New Mexico from 1999-2002 under head coach Fran Fraschilla. Dooley was the primary recruiter for the Lobos and also was involved in scouting and scheduling. Dooley was part of three straight winning seasons and NIT appearances.

Dooley’s first head coaching job was at East Carolina, leading the program to a 57-52 record over four seasons prior to his stint at New Mexico. Dooley is one of just two head coaches in ECU history to produce a winning record at the D-I level. In his first season at the helm in 1995-96, Dooley also became the winningest first-year head coach in more than 20 years with a 17-11 mark.

Dooley was elevated to head coach at East Carolina after serving four years (1991-95) as an assistant under current USC Upstate head coach Eddie Payne. The Pirates advanced to the 1993 NCAA Tournament during that span, the program’s first appearance in 21 seasons.

His first college coaching position was at South Carolina, where he coached three seasons (1988-89 through 1990-91).

Dooley is a 1988 graduate of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communications. A four-year letterwinner in basketball at GW, he started his last two seasons and was elected a team captain as a senior.

A native of West Orange, N.J., Dooley was an outstanding prep player at St. Benedicts High School in New Jersey where he set a then-school record with 1,140 career points.

He and his wife, Tanya, have a son, Max.