Bill Wilson - Men's Lacrosse Coach - Dartmouth College Athletics

Bill Wilson

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
ryan.danehy@dartmouth.edu

Bill Wilson was named the head coach of Dartmouth men's lacrosse in August of 2003.

Wilson, 32, is a 1994 graduate of Loyola. He came to Hanover after serving as Cornell's top assistant coach and defensive coordinator. Last year he led Dartmouth to an 8-5 record and a tie with Penn for third place in the Ivy League.

Wilson joined the Cornell staff in July 2002. During his one-year stint with the Big Red he helped coach the team to its first Ivy title in 16 years.

In 1996, Wilson joined Hofstra as the top assistant coach and defensive/recruiting coordinator. He was instrumental in Hofstra's impressive run from 1997-2001, when The Pride made four trips in five years to the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Quarterfinals in 1998 and 2000.

While as an assistant, Wilson helped recruit Doug Shanahan, the Hofstra midfielder who won the 2001 Tewaaraton Trophy as the nation's top collegiate player. In addition, he coached 16 players at Hofstra who went on to play professional lacrosse.

In 1995, Wilson began his coaching career at Princeton where he helped coach the Tigers to the 1996 Ivy and NCAA Championships.

As a player, Wilson was a four-year letterwinner and four-year starter at defense for the Loyola College Greyhounds. He was a member of four NCAA tournament teams and three that advanced to the Quarterfinals. As a senior he played in the 1994 Division I North-South All-Star game.

A native of Syracuse, N.Y. Wilson graduated from West Genesee High School where he was a two-sport athlete in hockey and lacrosse.

In 1990 Wilson's teams won the N.Y. State Class "A" Championships in both hockey and lacrosse. In 1989 he represented the Central Region in the Empire State Games, earning a gold medal for lacrosse.

Wilson and his wife, Ilona, have one daughter, Abigail and reside in Grantham, N.H.