| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1934-12-29)December 29, 1934 Mount Vernon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 2021(2021-03-23) (aged 86) |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1957–1958 | Wyoming |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1958 | Wyoming |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1962–1967 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College |
| 1968–1970 | VCU |
| 1970–1973 | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1977–1979 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| 1979–1980 | Georgia Tech {Women's HC} |
| 1980–1985 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 1985–1987 | New Orleans |
| 1987–1993 | Wyoming |
| 1993–1995 | Western Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 197–144 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| WAC tournament (1988) | |
Benny Dees (December 29, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an Americancollege basketball coach. He was head coach of theUniversity of New Orleans Privateers team from 1985 to 1987, theUniversity of Wyoming team from 1987 to 1993 andWestern Carolina University from 1993 to 1995. Additionally, Dees served as assistant coach at Georgia Tech, Alabama, and Western Kentucky. In 1987, he led the University of New Orleans to their firstNCAA Championship tournament, where they defeatedBYU in the first round 83–79.[1]
While attending college at the University of Wyoming, Dees lettered in basketball and baseball.[2] He began his coaching career as head coach ofAbraham Baldwin Agricultural College from 1962 to 1967. Dees subsequently became the first coach ofVCU.[3] Upon retirement, Dees returned to his nativeGeorgia, where he coached high school basketball. He retired as head coach of theToombs County High School boys' basketball team in 2010. Dees was married to Nancy Dees, who coached women's basketball at theUniversity of West Georgia. Benny and Nancy Dees have one son, Josh Dees, who played basketball for theUniversity of Wyoming andWestern Carolina University and now serves as assistant coach at theCollege of Southern Idaho.
Dees died on March 23, 2021, at the age of 86.[2]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCU Rams(Independent)(1968–1970) | |||||||||
| 1968–69 | VCU | 12–11 | |||||||
| 1969–70 | VCU | 13–10 | |||||||
| VCU: | 25–21 (.543) | ||||||||
| New Orleans Privateers(NCAA Division I independent)(1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | New Orleans | 16–12 | |||||||
| 1986–87 | New Orleans | 26–4 | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||||
| New Orleans: | 42–16 (.724) | ||||||||
| Wyoming Cowboys(Western Athletic Conference)(1987–1993) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Wyoming | 26–6 | 11–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1988–89 | Wyoming | 14–17 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Wyoming | 15–14 | 7–9 | 7th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Wyoming | 20–12 | 8–8 | 4th | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 1991–92 | Wyoming | 16–13 | 8–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Wyoming | 13–15 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| Wyoming: | 104–77 (.575) | 47–51 (.480) | |||||||
| Western Carolina Catamounts(Southern Conference)(1993–1995) | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | Western Carolina | 12–16 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Western Carolina | 14–14 | 8–6 | 2nd | |||||
| Western Carolina: | 26–30 (.464) | 16–16 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 197–144 (.578) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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