| Billy Donlon | |
| Current Title: | Associate head coach |
| Current Team: | Clemson |
| Current Conference: | ACC |
| Birth Date: | 1977 2, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Northbrook, Illinois, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1996–1999 |
| Player Team1: | UNC Wilmington |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 1999–2000 |
| Coach Team1: | American (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2000–2001 |
| Coach Team2: | St. Peters (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2001–2006 |
| Coach Team3: | UNC Wilmington (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2006–2010 |
| Coach Team4: | Wright State (assoc. HC) |
| Coach Years5: | 2010–2016 |
| Coach Team5: | Wright State |
| Coach Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Coach Team6: | Michigan (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 2017–2019 |
| Coach Team7: | Northwestern (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 2019–2022 |
| Coach Team8: | Kansas City |
| Coach Years9: | 2022–present |
| Coach Team9: | Clemson (associate HC) |
| Awards: | Horizon League Coach of the Year (2013) |
William Joseph Donlon (born February 10, 1977) is an American college basketball coach, currently an associate head coach at Clemson University.
Donlon played four years of basketball at UNC Wilmington under Jerry Wainwright, scoring 901 career points and handing out 457 assists.[1] After graduation, Donlon played professionally in France, Germany, and Ireland.
Donlon started his coaching career with American and St. Peters as an assistant coach before returning to his alma mater to be an assistant coach under Brad Brownell for four seasons. He followed Brownell when he accepted the position at Wright State. When Brownell departed for the head coaching position at Clemson, Donlon was elevated to the head coach of the Raiders.[2] [3]
Wright State athletic director Bob Grant said: “Coach Donlon brings not only an ability to continue what has been laid in place but also a wealth of basketball knowledge and expertise to his new position. We are confident that Billy will continue building our program and take Raider basketball to another level of success.”
On March 18, 2016, Wright State fired Donlon after 6 seasons as head coach.[4]
On May 4, 2016, Donlon was named assistant head coach for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team.[5]
On June 25, 2017, Donlon was hired as an assistant coach for the Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team, replacing Pat Baldwin, who had taken the head coaching job at Milwaukee.[6]
On March 26, 2019, Donlon was named the head coach of the UMKC men's basketball team. He replaced Kareem Richardson and is the first UMKC coach to take the position with previous head coaching experience since 2001.[7]