Oliver Purnell's bio

PERSONAL

Born: May 19, 1953; wife, Vicky; children Olivia and Lindsay

Education: bachelor's in health and physical education, Old Dominion, 1975; master's in physical education and administration, Old Dominion, 1978

Hobbies: Jogging, cooking, boating

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

Old Dominion, basketball letterman, 1972-75

NCAA Division II, honorable mention All-American, 1975

NCAA Division II champions, 1975

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Old Dominion, assistant coach, 1975-85

Maryland, assistant coach, 1985-88

Radford, head coach, 1988-91

Old Dominion, head coach, 1991-94

Dayton, head coach, 1994-2003

Clemson, head coach, 2003-present

HONORS

- Tom Scott Award, Old Dominion, Outstanding Gentleman Student-Athlete, 1974-75

- Old Dominion athletics Hall of Fame inductee, 1988

- Named to Old Dominion all-time men's basketball team, 2006

- Big South Conference coach of the year, 1990-91

- Colonial Athletic Conference coach of the year, 1992-93

- Atlantic 10 Conference coach of the year, 1997-98

WEB SITES

- CoachPurnell.com

- Twitter.com/CoachPurnell

This story was originally published March 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Oliver Purnell's bio."