Jerry Dunn

Jerry Dunn

Dunn in 2009.
Sport(s)	Men's basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Tuskegee
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Record	15–12
Biographical details
Born	(1953-05-06) May 6, 1953 Raleigh, North Carolina
Alma mater	George Mason University (B.S., 1981)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1983	George Mason (asst.)
1983–1995	Penn State (asst.)
1995–2003	Penn State
2003–2007	West Virginia (asst.)
2007–2010	Michigan (asst.)
2012–2013	New York Knicks (asst.)
2014–present	Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall	132-133

Jerry Michael Dunn (born May 6, 1953) is the head coach of Tuskegee University Golden Tigers Men's Basketball. Dunn is a former assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Michigan, who held the title of Associate Head Coach. He previously held the same position at West Virginia University, but followed head coach John Beilein to Michigan after the 2006–2007 season. Dunn served as the head coach of Penn State Nittany Lions basketball from 1995 to 2003.

Coaching career

Dunn is a graduate of George Mason University, where he was a player and assistant coach from 1977 to 1983.

After 13 seasons as an assistant under Penn State head coach Bruce Parkhill, Dunn served as the head coach at Penn State from 1995 to 2003. Coach Dunn led his team to its first Top Ten ranking and the 1996 NCAA Tournament. In 2001 he led Penn State to the Big Ten Tournament semi-finals and to a number 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament; Penn State beat number 2 seed, North Carolina, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in over half a century. Coach Dunn reached 50 wins and 100 wins faster than any other head men’s basketball coach in Penn State history.

Dunn served as an assistant coach on John Beilein's staff at West Virginia from 2003 to 2007. He followed Beilein to the University of Michigan when Beilein was hired as the Michigan head basketball coach. On December 29, 2009, Dunn took an indefinite leave of absence from Michigan due to personal matters.

Prior to becoming head coach at Tuskegee, Jerry Dunn was Assistant Coach Player Development for the New York Knicks.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (1995–2003)
1995–96	Penn State	21–7	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
1996–97	Penn State	10–17	3–15	10th
1997–98	Penn State	19–13	8–8	7th	NIT Runners-up
1998–99	Penn State	13–14	5–11	T–8th
1999–00	Penn State	19–16	5–11	9th
2000–01	Penn State	21–12	7–9	T–5th	NCAA Sweet 16
2001–02	Penn State	7–21	3–13	10th
2002–03	Penn State	7–21	2–14	11th
Penn State:		117–121	45–87
Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2014–present)
2014–15	Tuskegee	15–13	11–8	3rd (Western)
Tuskegee:		15–13	11–8
Total:		132–134
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