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  1. Oliver Gordon Purnell Jr. (born May 19, 1953) is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Radford University from 1988 to 1991, Old Dominion University from 1991 to 1994, the University of Dayton from 1994 to 2003, Clemson University from 2003 to 2010, and DePaul University from 2010 to 2015 ...

  2. Feb 18, 2021 · Learn about Oliver Purnell, the first African-American head coach of a men’s sport in Clemson history. He led the basketball team to record wins, NIT championship, ACC final and top 25 rankings.

  3. Oliver Purnell. Born: May 19, 1953. Alma Mater: Old Dominion (1975) Career Record (major schools): 27 Years, 448-384, .538 W-L%. Schools: Radford (44-42), Old Dominion (57-33), Dayton (155-116), Clemson (138-88) and DePaul (54-105) Conference Champion: 4 Times (Reg. Seas.), 2 Times (Tourn.)

  4. A leader among his peers both on and off the court, Oliver Purnell enters his fifth season as head coach at DePaul in 2014-15. Known as a builder of programs, DePaul is the fifth coaching stop for Purnell over his 26-year career as he established has winning traditions at each of his previous four coaching stops.

  5. Checkout the latest stats of Oliver Purnell. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.

    • May 19, 1953
  6. Mar 14, 2015 · DePaul has parted ways with coach Oliver Purnell after five seasons. Purnell, 61, had his best season with the Blue Demons in 2014-15, going 12-20 and 6-12 in the Big East, but it was not...

  7. Mar 14, 2008 · Oliver Purnell was warned about coaching Clemson, a woeful basketball team five years ago. But he’s pulled them up, and this week they enter the A.C.C. tournament as the No. 3 seed.

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