Dick DiBiaso

Dick DiBiaso
Biographical details
Born(1941-02-06)February 6, 1941
DiedOctober 19, 2017(2017-10-19) (aged 76)
Auburn, California, U.S.
Playing career
1958–1962Mansfield State
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964–1968Beacon HS
1968–1971Virginia (assistant)
1971–1975Notre Dame (assistant)
1975–1982Stanford
Head coaching record
Overall70–118
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Pac-8 Co-Coach of the Year (1976)

Richard J. DiBiaso (February 6, 1941 – October 19, 2017) was an American college basketball coach for Stanford University.

From Monessen, Pennsylvania, DiBiaso played college basketball for coach Bill Gibson at Mansfield State (now Mansfield University of Pennsylvania). Years later, DiBiaso got his college coaching break from Beacon High School in Beacon, New York, when Gibson hired him as an assistant at Virginia. In 1971, Digger Phelps added DiBiaso to his first staff at Notre Dame, where he stayed until 1975.[1]

in 1975, DiBiaso was named head coach at Stanford. In his first season, DiBiaso took a team that returned one starter and experienced significant injuries to a 9–18 record. Eleven of the losses were by six points are fewer. His efforts were recognized at the end of the season when he was named Pac-8 Conference co-coach of the year with George Raveling.[2] DiBiaso would stay for several more seasons and was given a two-year contract in February 1981.[3] However, he announced he was resigning at the end of the 1981–82 season in February 1982.[4]

DiBiaso died on October 19, 2017, in Auburn, California.[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Stanford Cardinal (Pac-8 Conference/Pac-10 Conference) (1975–1982)
1975–76 Stanford 11–16 3–11 7th
1976–77 Stanford 11–16 3–11 7th
1977–78 Stanford 13–14 3–11 8th
1978–79 Stanford 12–15 6–12 8th–T
1979–80 Stanford 7–19 5–13 7th–T
1980–81 Stanford 9–18 5–13 8th–T
1981–82 Stanford 7–20 2–16 10th
Stanford: 68–120 (.362) 27–87 (.237)
Total: 68–120 (.362)

      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. ^ "Stanford's 'DiBo' and his streaks". Sacramento Bee. April 13, 1975. p. 28. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Raveling, DiBiaso share Pac-8 honor". The Spokesman-Review. March 12, 1976. p. 16. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Dick DiBiaso, who became Stanford's head basketball coach in..." United Press International. February 14, 1981. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Search begins for new coach". San Francisco Examiner. February 9, 1982. p. 54. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Remembering Dick DiBiaso". Stanford Cardinal. October 25, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.