Bill Carr begins his third season at the helm of the UC San Diego men's basketball program in 2006-07 after guiding the team to its two highest win totals at the Division II level in his first two years. A talented coach and recruiter, Carr has built the UCSD men's basketball program into a contender in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and has set his team's sights on the NCAA West Regional and beyond.
Last season he directed the Tritons to a 15-14 overall record and a 12-8 mark in CCAA play. The15 wins gave UCSD its first winning season since moving to D-II in 2000-01 and marked the most victories for the program since the 1998-99 squad posted a 20-5 record. The league record was good enough for a fouth place tie in the CCAA, the program's highest ever finish in the ultra-competitive league. In addition to the team accomplishments, the program also had its first-ever First Team All-CCAA selection in redshirt freshman Henry Patteron.
In his first year, Carr guided the Tritons to a 11-16 overall record, eclipsing the previous high mark of nine wins that occured in the 2003-04 season. The team also finished with a 7-13 mark in CCAA play and had the league's Freshman of the Year in Andrew Hatch.
Prior to coming to UCSD, Carr spent two seasons as the associate head coach at Long Beach State. Prior to arriving on Long Beach State campus, he spent three seasons as the head basketball coach for Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. Carr has spent the past 14 seasons coaching collegiate men’s basketball and brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge.
A native of Glendale, Calif., Carr accumulated a career mark of 84-23 (.785) at Spring Hill, leading the Badgers to three appearances in the NAIA National Tournament. In 2000 and 2001, Spring Hill advanced to the NAIA “Elite Eight”. Spring Hill accumulated a 41-9 league mark in his three seasons and lost back-to-back games only once in 107 games.
In his first season (1999-00) Carr led Spring Hill to a 29-8 mark, a Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) championship and a trip to the NAIA Tournament, where it advanced to the final eight. Carr was named the GCAC Coach of the Year that season and was a finalist for the NAIA National Coach of the Year.
Spring Hill finished the season ranked 11th in the country and was one of the top-rated defensive teams in the NAIA that season. The 29 victories set a new school record as did the 16 league wins. In 2000-01, the Badgers were 29-8, finished No. 12 in the country. The 29 victories tied a school record, which he set the year before. In his final season at Spring Hill (01-02) the Badgers finished 26-7, won the GCAC title and advanced to the NAIA Tournament, where they fell in the first round. The Badgers finished the regular season ranked No. 8 in the country and were the top-ranked defensive team in the nation.
Prior to his time in Mobile, Carr spent nine years as an assistant coach at the University of San Francisco. He helped land 10 first team All-West Coast Conference (WCC) standouts to USF, including the 1998 and 2000 WCC Freshmen of the Year. USF advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1998 after winning the WCC Tournament title.
Carr attended Glendale College before moving on to USF where he lettered two years on the Dons basketball squad (1985-87). A shooting guard, Carr played on the “Back to Basketball” squad of 1985-86, the first season of the program’s restart after a three-year hiatus. He would later graduate from USF with a degree in Accounting.
