Dave Pilipovich
Dave Pilipovich

Player Profile
Position:
Assistant Coach

Dave Pilipovich enters his second season as a member of the Air Force men's basketball coaching staff. Prior to joining the Falcons, Pilipovich spent two years with the University of Michigan basketball program.

In his first season with the Wolverines, he served as the administrative assistant to head coach Tommy Amaker, then was an assistant coach during the 2006-07 campaign.

Pilipovich brings 20 years of coaching experience to the Academy. He served as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University for five years (2000-05) prior to joining the Michigan staff. Before his stint at EMU, he served four years as an assistant coach at Robert Morris University (1996-2000), two years an assistant coach at Georgia State University (1994-96) and two years as the assistant head coach at Florida Atlantic University (1989-91) before being named associate head coach the following four years (1991-94).

Pilipovich began his coaching career serving as a graduate assistant at California University (Pa.) for two years (1986-88), before being named as an assistant coach for one season (1988-89).

A 1986 graduate of Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., with a business administration degree, Pilipovich earned four varsity basketball letters and served as team captain during his senior season. He earned his masters from California (Pa.) in 1988 in geography and regional planning. He is an active member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and continues to serve on the NABC Assistant Coaches Committee.

Pilipovich and his wife, Kelly, have a son, Kyle, and a daughter, Kelsey.

 
 


  

 

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