Tom Sullivan

Thomas Sullivan (born April 18, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player and college coach.

Playing career Sullivan grew up in the Bronx, New York City. He played collegiately at Fordham University and was a four-year letterwinner from 1968 to 1969 through 1971–72, playing the center position. As a senior, Sullivan was the Rams' co-captain and named the team MVP.

Following his career at Fordham, Sullivan was chosen in the 1972 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He was taken in the ninth round (139th overall). During his nine-year career at the NCAA Division II school, he compiled an overall record of 152–99, He named the Big South Conference Coach of the Year in 1998 after an eight-game improvement from the season before, and in 1999 was named the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year. The school had switched conferences between years, and the 1998–99 season saw the Retrievers set a league record for consecutive wins to begin a season (15) en route to the conference regular season title. Three years later, and for the first time in the program's Division I history, UMBC won 20 games in a season under Sullivan's guidance. After that season he signed a contract extension to be effective through the 2006–07 season. However, after a 7–21 year in 2003–04, Sullivan resigned. His career college head coaching record is 260–270 in 19 seasons.

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