On Wednesday, Boston University fired Dennis Wolff, the school’s all-time winningest coach, after 15 seasons at the helm. Wolff was the dean of coaches in America East and posted a 247-197 record at the school, taking the team to the NCAA Tournament twice and the NIT three straight times from 2003-05.
The Terriers finished 17-13 this season, losing in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament. Wolff probably did some of his best coaching this season, when a rash of injuries left the team short-handed for much of conference play. Always a man-to-man defensive coach, he often went with a zone defense after the injuries, and the Terriers finished in third place.
While Wolff enjoyed a lot of success at the school, all was not well over the last few years. The Terriers had three straight losing seasons prior to this one, aided by a number of players transferring out of the program and then some turnover on his coaching staff.
The most surprising part about this move is not the timing, coming after their first winning season in four years. Instead, it is that Wolff has four years left on his contract, as the school certainly doesn’t have an unlimited budget.
