University of Minnesota Athletics
Men's Basketball
Conroy, Ed
Ed Conroy
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- esconroy@umn.edu
- Phone:
- 612-625-3085
Ed Conroy joined the Minnesota basketball program in September 2016 as an assistant coach.
In four seasons with the Maroon and Gold, Conroy has worked with the Gophers big men and helped develop several among the best in the conference. Among them three straight seasons with the conference’s leading rebounders in Jordan Murphy (2018, 2019) and Daniel Oturu (2020). The former, Murphy, left with the second-highest rebound total in Big Ten history, while Oturu earned the first Minnesota nod to an All-America team in 21 years. Conroy has also been a part of two NCAA Tournament teams while at Minnesota.
Conroy, who has more than 25 years of college coaching experience, most recently spent six seasons as head coach at Tulane. While there, he led the Green Wave to two post-season berths and a 20-win season, their first in 13 years, while directing the program through a transition from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference. The back-to-back postseason appearances for the Green Wave were the first since 1996-97, a span of 18 years.
During Conroy’s tenure, Tulane marked a number of signature victories, including their first win over Memphis since 1992 and first over Cincinnati since 1991. Last season, Conroy led the Green Wave to the AAC semifinals, the first Tulane team to win two conference tourney games since 1983. He guided Green Wave players to seven all-conference honors, including 2012 C-USA Freshman of the Year Ricky Tarrant.
Prior to arriving in New Orleans, Conroy was the head coach for four seasons at his alma mater, The Citadel. Named the 2008-09 Southern Conference Coach of the Year and Skip Prosser Man of the Year, Conroy led the Bulldogs that season to a 20-13 record and postseason berth in the CIT, finishing runner-up to future NBA All-Star Stephen Curry and his Davidson Wildcats. It was the school’s first 20-win campaign in 30 years and second in program history.
The Davenport, Iowa native has served as an assistant coach at seven different schools throughout his career. Prior to landing the head job at The Citadel, he spent one season as an assistant at Coastal Carolina, following stints at Tennessee (2003-05) and Tulsa (2000-01).
Conroy’s first head coaching job came from 1997-2000 at Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C., where he earned the Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year award in 1998. That was preceded by assistant coach stops at Furman (1994-97), VMI (1993-94) and N.C. State (1990-93).
A four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs from 1985-89, Conroy is sixth on The Citadel’s all-time free throw shooting ranking (.815) and ranks as the school’s eight-best career 3-point shooter (.395). His 245 career assists are 12th among the Bulldog record books. A three-year starter, he served as team captain as a senior and held the rank of Lt. Colonel in the Corps of Cadets, the highest rank achieved by a basketball player in the modern era at The Citadel.
Conroy, who has made four trips overseas to the Middle East as part of Operation Hardwood, and his wife Ginny have three children: daughter, Hannah, and sons Riley and Hunt, the latter a rising senior on the Gopher basketball team. His son Riley is on staff at Southeastern Louisiana, while Conroy’s brother, Duffy Conroy, is an assistant basketball coach at Louisiana Tech.
In four seasons with the Maroon and Gold, Conroy has worked with the Gophers big men and helped develop several among the best in the conference. Among them three straight seasons with the conference’s leading rebounders in Jordan Murphy (2018, 2019) and Daniel Oturu (2020). The former, Murphy, left with the second-highest rebound total in Big Ten history, while Oturu earned the first Minnesota nod to an All-America team in 21 years. Conroy has also been a part of two NCAA Tournament teams while at Minnesota.
Conroy, who has more than 25 years of college coaching experience, most recently spent six seasons as head coach at Tulane. While there, he led the Green Wave to two post-season berths and a 20-win season, their first in 13 years, while directing the program through a transition from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference. The back-to-back postseason appearances for the Green Wave were the first since 1996-97, a span of 18 years.
During Conroy’s tenure, Tulane marked a number of signature victories, including their first win over Memphis since 1992 and first over Cincinnati since 1991. Last season, Conroy led the Green Wave to the AAC semifinals, the first Tulane team to win two conference tourney games since 1983. He guided Green Wave players to seven all-conference honors, including 2012 C-USA Freshman of the Year Ricky Tarrant.
Prior to arriving in New Orleans, Conroy was the head coach for four seasons at his alma mater, The Citadel. Named the 2008-09 Southern Conference Coach of the Year and Skip Prosser Man of the Year, Conroy led the Bulldogs that season to a 20-13 record and postseason berth in the CIT, finishing runner-up to future NBA All-Star Stephen Curry and his Davidson Wildcats. It was the school’s first 20-win campaign in 30 years and second in program history.
The Davenport, Iowa native has served as an assistant coach at seven different schools throughout his career. Prior to landing the head job at The Citadel, he spent one season as an assistant at Coastal Carolina, following stints at Tennessee (2003-05) and Tulsa (2000-01).
Conroy’s first head coaching job came from 1997-2000 at Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C., where he earned the Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year award in 1998. That was preceded by assistant coach stops at Furman (1994-97), VMI (1993-94) and N.C. State (1990-93).
A four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs from 1985-89, Conroy is sixth on The Citadel’s all-time free throw shooting ranking (.815) and ranks as the school’s eight-best career 3-point shooter (.395). His 245 career assists are 12th among the Bulldog record books. A three-year starter, he served as team captain as a senior and held the rank of Lt. Colonel in the Corps of Cadets, the highest rank achieved by a basketball player in the modern era at The Citadel.
Conroy, who has made four trips overseas to the Middle East as part of Operation Hardwood, and his wife Ginny have three children: daughter, Hannah, and sons Riley and Hunt, the latter a rising senior on the Gopher basketball team. His son Riley is on staff at Southeastern Louisiana, while Conroy’s brother, Duffy Conroy, is an assistant basketball coach at Louisiana Tech.
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