Rudy Keeling

Harold Rudolph Keeling (March 14, 1947 – July 6, 2013) was an American college basketball coach and administrator. He was a Division I head basketball coach at the University of Maine and Northeastern University, before becoming Athletic Director at Emerson College and commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).^[1]

Rudy Keeling

Biographical details
Born	(1947-03-14)March 14, 1947
Died	July 6, 2013(2013-07-06) (aged 66) Londonderry, New Hampshire, U.S.
Alma mater	Quincy
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1980	Bergan HS
1980–1986	Bradley (assistant)
1986–1988	Marquette (assistant)
1988–1996	Maine
1996–2001	Northeastern
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2002–2007	Emerson
2007–2013	ECAC (Commissioner)
Head coaching record
Overall	154–214 (college)

Keeling attended Bishop Dubois High School and Quincy University, where he played basketball and graduated in 1970.^[2] In 1977, he began his coaching career as head coach of Bergan High School in Peoria, Illinois. In 1980, he was hired as an assistant at Bradley University by head coach Dick Versace. After a stint at Marquette, Keeling was named head coach at Maine in 1988 – the school's first African-American head coach. In eight seasons at Maine, he compiled a record of 106–122 and led the school to its first 20 win season. From there, Keeling was named head coach at Northeastern, where in five seasons he went 48–92.^[3]

In 2002, Keeling was named athletic director at Emerson College, where in his five years he added five varsity sports. In 2007, he left to become commissioner of the ECAC, the first African-American commissioner of a major conference.^[3]

Keeling died on July 6, 2013, in Londonderry, New Hampshire.^[2] His daughter is Kara Keeling, a film and gender studies academic.^[4] Other children include, Harold Keeling, David Keeling, Lisa Keeling, Christopher "Kip"Keeling, Tina Keeling, and Cory Keeling.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Maine Black Bears (North Atlantic Conference) (1988–1996)
1988–89	Maine	9–19	7–11	6th
1989–90	Maine	11–17	6–6	4th
1990–91	Maine	13–16	7–3	2nd
1991–92	Maine	17–15	8–6	3rd
1992–93	Maine	10–17	4–10	5th
1993–94	Maine	20–9	11–3	2nd
1994–95	Maine	11–16	6–10	8th
1995–96	Maine	15–13	11–7	3rd
Maine:		106–122 (.465)	60–56 (.517)
Northeastern Huskies (America East Conference) (1996–2001)
1996–97	Northeastern	7–20	6–12	7th
1997–98	Northeastern	14–14	9–9	7th
1998–99	Northeastern	10–18	6–12	7th
1999–00	Northeastern	7–21	5–13	9th
2000–01	Northeastern	10–19	8–10	6th
Northeastern:		48–92 (.343)	34–56 (.378)
Total:		154–214 (.418)

References

1. "Rudy Keeling Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
2. "Obituary: Harold Rudolph "Rudy" Keeling". Bangor Daily News. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
3. "The ECAC Mourns the Loss of Former Commissioner Rudy Keeling". Eastern College Athletic Conference. July 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
4. Setterlund, Carl. "With a Lion's heart, Keeling sought challenges". Berkeley Beacon. Retrieved 20 March 2016.