Bob Gaillard

Robert Louis Gaillard[1] (born October 23, 1940) is an American former college basketball coach and businessman. He coached the San Francisco Dons as an assistant beginning in 1968, and became head coach in the 1970–71 season. Under Gaillard, the Dons finished 29–2 in the 1976–77 season, which saw them ranked number one in the nation for much of the year. In 1977 he was recognized as the Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year.

Bob Gaillard
Biographical details
Born (1940-10-23) October 23, 1940
Contra Costa County, California
Playing career
1959–1962San Francisco
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1970San Francisco (assistant)
1970–1978San Francisco
1989–2011Lewis & Clark
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1971–1978San Francisco
Head coaching record
Overall530–288
Tournaments4–5 (NCAA University Division / Division I)
0–1 (NIT)
7–5 (NAIA Division II)
5–3 (NCAA Division III)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 WCAC regular season (1972–1974, 1977, 1978)
5 NWC regular season (1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007)
Awards
AP Coach of the Year (1977)
UPI Coach of the Year (1977)
2× WCAC Coach of the Year (1972, 1977)
3× NWC Coach of the Year (1994, 1998, 2000)

After leaving San Francisco, Gaillard worked for several years in the private sector, becoming director of sales and advertising for the San Francisco Giants in 1981.

He was the men's basketball head coach at Lewis & Clark College from 1989 to 2011. He was succeeded by Dinari Foreman. The Pioneers gave Gaillard his 500th career victory in 2009.

He is a 1958 graduate of Harry Ells High School in Richmond, California.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
San Francisco Dons (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1970–1978)
1970–71 San Francisco 10–168–6T–4th
1971–72 San Francisco 20–813–11stNCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1972–73 San Francisco 23–512–21stNCAA University Division Elite Eight
1973–74 San Francisco 19–912–21st
1974–75 San Francisco 19–79–52nd
1975–76 San Francisco 22–89–32ndNIT First Round
1976–77 San Francisco 29–214–01stNCAA Division I First Round
1977–78 San Francisco 23–612–21stNCAA Division I Sweet 16
San Francisco: 165–6189–21
Lewis & Clark Pioneers (Northwest Conference) (1989–2011)
1989–90 Lewis & Clark 10–180–127th
1990–91 Lewis & Clark 8–191–117th
1991–92 Lewis & Clark 16–115–7T–4th
1992–93 Lewis & Clark 18–86–64th
1993–94 Lewis & Clark 23–910–2T–1stNAIA Division II Semifinal
1994–95 Lewis & Clark 17–148–4T–1stNAIA Division II Second Round
1995–96 Lewis & Clark 17–109–52ndNAIA Division II Second Round
1996–97 Lewis & Clark 22–612–42ndNAIA Division II Second Round
1997–98 Lewis & Clark 22–713–5T–2ndNAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1998–99 Lewis & Clark 15–1010–85th
1999–00 Lewis & Clark 21–615–11st
2000–01 Lewis & Clark 21–713–32ndNCAA Division III Second Round
2001–02 Lewis & Clark 24–613–31stNCAA Division III Sectional Semifinal
2002–03 Lewis & Clark 16–1011–53rdNCAA Division III Sectional Championship
2003–04 Lewis & Clark 15–108–85th
2004–05 Lewis & Clark 11–137–96th
2005–06 Lewis & Clark 11–137–95th
2006–07 Lewis & Clark 19–713–3T–1st
2007–08 Lewis & Clark 15–99–7T–3rd
2008–09 Lewis & Clark 16–1010–6T–3rd
2009–10 Lewis & Clark 10–169–7T–3rd
2010–11 Lewis & Clark 18–811–5T–2nd
Lewis & Clark: 365–227200–130
Total:530–288

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Robert Louis Gaillard was born on October 23, 1940 in Contra Costa County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 22, 2020.


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