What They're Saying About Coach Dooley
April 05, 2018 | Men's Basketball
"Joe Dooley has a great coaching resume and we welcome him to the American Athletic Conference coaching fraternity."Â - Temple Head Coach Fran Dunphy
"Joe Dooley is an excellent choice to lead the ECU forward. His resume, including helping Kansas a national championship, speaks for itself. His success as a coach, recruiter and program builder aligns perfectly with where the Pirate Basketball is headed." – ESPN College Basketball Analyst Fran Fraschilla
"I'm very happy for Joe and for this opportunity at East Carolina. He's done a great job at Florida Gulf Coast and has been a part of some very successful programs in the past. We've played against his teams a couple of times and I've always respected how they have played and how hard they have competed. He's got a tremendous amount of basketball knowledge and he will bring passion and toughness to the job as he builds the program there. I've always known him as a great recruiter and I think he will bring that ability to East Carolina." – Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo
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"I am really excited that Joe is joining The American. Having worked with him for a number of years, I know that he will do a tremendous job again at ECU." – SMU Head Coach Tim Jankovich
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"I think that Coach Dooley is a wonderful addition to the ECU athletic department. He is a great guy, has a wonderful family and is a tremendous coach. He helped me quite a bit on my journey and finding my way in the coaching profession. He will be very successful at ECU, just as he has been successful everywhere he has coached." - Wake Forest Head Coach Danny ManningÂ
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"Joe is a proven, professional and successful coach. His ability to relate to young people is his greatest quality. Joe will do an outstanding job at ECU. Congratulations to all parties." – Former ECU Head Coach Eddie Payne
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"I'm really excited for Joe to be going back to ECU. I know he enjoyed his first stint there a couple of decades ago. He's had so many experiences since then that made him one of the very best assistant coaches in the country and he's grown into a terrific head coach. Joe will bring a wealth of experience, ideas and work ethic to ECU that I am sure the players and everyone around him will appreciate. Joe is a terrific recruiter and he knows how to recruit talent and improve their talent, which must be done at every school in order to compete at a high level. The community will fall in love with Joe, but also with Tanya and Max." – Kansas Head Coach Bill Self
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"I want to congratulate Joe and to ECU for bringing him back. I've had a long relationship with him dating back to our time at South Carolina in the late 1980s and he has a brilliant basketball mind. He did a good job at Florida Gulf Coast and it will be great working in the same state as him. Having been in the league with ECU, I know Joe will do an excellent job in the American Athletic Conference." – High Point Head Coach Tubby Smith
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"Joe Dooley is an excellent choice to lead the ECU forward. His resume, including helping Kansas a national championship, speaks for itself. His success as a coach, recruiter and program builder aligns perfectly with where the Pirate Basketball is headed." – ESPN College Basketball Analyst Fran Fraschilla
"I'm very happy for Joe and for this opportunity at East Carolina. He's done a great job at Florida Gulf Coast and has been a part of some very successful programs in the past. We've played against his teams a couple of times and I've always respected how they have played and how hard they have competed. He's got a tremendous amount of basketball knowledge and he will bring passion and toughness to the job as he builds the program there. I've always known him as a great recruiter and I think he will bring that ability to East Carolina." – Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo
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"I am really excited that Joe is joining The American. Having worked with him for a number of years, I know that he will do a tremendous job again at ECU." – SMU Head Coach Tim Jankovich
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"I think that Coach Dooley is a wonderful addition to the ECU athletic department. He is a great guy, has a wonderful family and is a tremendous coach. He helped me quite a bit on my journey and finding my way in the coaching profession. He will be very successful at ECU, just as he has been successful everywhere he has coached." - Wake Forest Head Coach Danny ManningÂ
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"Joe is a proven, professional and successful coach. His ability to relate to young people is his greatest quality. Joe will do an outstanding job at ECU. Congratulations to all parties." – Former ECU Head Coach Eddie Payne
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"I'm really excited for Joe to be going back to ECU. I know he enjoyed his first stint there a couple of decades ago. He's had so many experiences since then that made him one of the very best assistant coaches in the country and he's grown into a terrific head coach. Joe will bring a wealth of experience, ideas and work ethic to ECU that I am sure the players and everyone around him will appreciate. Joe is a terrific recruiter and he knows how to recruit talent and improve their talent, which must be done at every school in order to compete at a high level. The community will fall in love with Joe, but also with Tanya and Max." – Kansas Head Coach Bill Self
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"I want to congratulate Joe and to ECU for bringing him back. I've had a long relationship with him dating back to our time at South Carolina in the late 1980s and he has a brilliant basketball mind. He did a good job at Florida Gulf Coast and it will be great working in the same state as him. Having been in the league with ECU, I know Joe will do an excellent job in the American Athletic Conference." – High Point Head Coach Tubby Smith
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