Joseph Price (basketball)

Joseph Price is a college basketball coach at Dillard University. Prior to his arrival at Dillard, he served as the head coach of Central State and Grambling State.

Joseph Price

Dillard Bleu Devils
Title	Head coach
League	HBCUAC
Personal information
Born	Marion, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Marion (Marion, Indiana)
College	Notre Dame (1982–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 7th round, 150th overall pick
Drafted by	Washington Bullets
Position	Guard
Coaching career	2002–present
Career history
Coaching
2002–2007	IUPUI (assistant)
2007–2010	Ball State (assistant)
2010–2011	Morehead State (assistant)
2011–2012	Lamar (assistant)
2012–2014	Grambling State
2014–2022	Central State
2022–present	Dillard
Stats at Basketball Reference

Playing career

Price played college basketball for Notre Dame under Digger Phelps in the 1980s. He later played professionally overseas for 13 years.

Coaching career

IUPUI

Price began his college coaching career at IUPUI in 2002–03, that same year, the Jaguars advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever. While at IUPUI, Price coached current Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill, a first round selection in the 2008 NBA Draft.

Lamar

In the 2011–2012 season, Price helped coach the Cardinals to an outstanding 23–12 record and a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. It was the team's first 20-win season since 1988 and their third highest win total ever.

Grambling State

In 2012, Price was hired as the head coach of Grambling State. His first season was not successful, as the 2012-13 team went 0–28, becoming just the eighth Division I team in NCAA history to finish a season winless.

Central State

Price was hired to lead the Marauders of Central State in the summer of 2014. In his first season at CSU, the team contended for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship and finished with an 18–12 overall mark. The 18 wins was the most by any first year Central State coach in over 60 years.

Head coaching record

Record table

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Grambling State (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2012–2014)
2012–13	Grambling State	0–28	0–18	10th
2013–14	Grambling State	5–24	3–15	10th
Grambling State:		5–52 (.088)	3–33 (.083)
Central State (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2014–2015)
2014–15	Central State	18–12	9–5	T–2nd
Central State (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2015–2022)
2015–16	Central State	11–15	9–9
2016–17	Central State	11–18	7–10	7th (West)
2017–18	Central State	14–15	11–8	T–1st (West)
2018–19	Central State	6–23	4–15	7th (West)
2019–20	Central State	16–11	11–7	3rd (West)
2020–21	Central State	0–0	0–0
2021–22	Central State	6–19	3–15	7th (West)
Central State:		82–113 (.421)	54–69 (.439)
Dillard (HBCU Athletic Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23	Dillard	17–8	9–5	3rd
2023–24	Dillard	14–16	7–11	8th
2024–25	Dillard	19–12	12–5	2nd
Dillard:		50–36 (.581)	28–21 (.571)
Total:		137–201 (.405)

External links

• Ball State Cardinals profile
• Central State Marauders profile
• Dillard Bleu Devils profile