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Bill Courtney is the newest member of the Hokies’ coaching staff, having joined the program in June of 2009. Courtney arrived at Virginia Tech following two months on the staff at VCU. Prior to VCU, he had spent the previous three years as an assistant at the University of Virginia.
“Bill Courtney brings a wealth of experience to our basketball program,” head coach Seth Greenberg said. “He is a high-energy guy that has recruited our geographic footprint his whole career. He has a wealth of basketball knowledge, helping to build George Mason into the premier program in the CAA. I expect him to make great contributions both on the court and in recruiting.”
Before arriving at Virginia, he was an assistant coach at Providence in the 2005-2006 season and spent eight years as the associate head coach at George Mason under Jim Larranaga. He originally joined Larranaga in the 1996-1997 season as an assistant at Bowling Green. Courtney began his collegiate coaching career the previous season at American University.
Courtney played collegiately at Bucknell, where he was an All-Patriot League selection during his junior and senior seasons. He also served as team captain as a junior and senior. He was inducted into the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame in October of 2007.
Courtney graduated from Bucknell in 1992 with a degree in education. He played professionally for the Philadelphia Spirit of the United States Basketball League and for the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBA Summer League team in 1992. He also played in Hong Kong for two seasons, earning the league’s Most Valuable Player honor and collecting the 1993 Asian All-Star game MVP award.
He and his wife, Gina, have two sons, Billy (8) and Derek (6).
