Dick Bennett

Dick Bennett
Biographical details
Born	April 20, 1943; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1962–1965	Ripon
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–1966	West Bend HS (freshmen)
1966–1968	Mineral Point HS
1968–1969	Marion HS
1969–1972	New London HS
1972–1976	Eau Claire Memorial HS
1976–1985	Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1985–1995	Green Bay
1995–2001	Wisconsin
2003–2006	Washington State
Head coaching record
Overall	489–307 (college)
Tournaments	5–7 (NCAA Division I); 2–3 (NIT); 6–3 (NAIA);
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	NCAA Regional – Final Four (2000); MCC tournament (1995); 2 Mid-Con regular season (1992, 1994); 2 Mid-Con tournament (1991, 1994); 4 WIAC regular season (1982–1985);
Awards
	Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award (2013); 2× Wisconsin State University Conference Coach of the Year (1982, 1985); NAIA Coach of the Year (1984); 2× Mid-Con Coach of the Year (1990, 1992); Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame (2007);

Richard A. Bennett (born April 20, 1943) is an American former college basketball coach who is best known for building the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball program into a mid-major power and revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is the father of current Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett and former Northern Illinois women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett.

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