William Hahn, an American basketball coach who died on April 7, 2023, served as Bob Huggins’ assistant coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Hahn has coached and recruited 19 future NBA players during his head coaching and assistant coaching careers. He also established a number of school records at Maryland and made multiple NCAA Tournament trips.
While coaching the La Salle University Explorers, he was harshly condemned for his involvement in a rape controversy in 2004. In 1975, Hahn began working as an assistant coach for Rick Meckfessel at Morris Harvey College. At Davidson College, Hahn started working as an assistant coach in 1976.
While at Rhode Island, Hahn recruited and mentored Sly Williams, who would later play for the NBA.
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In addition to his wife Felicia (Fizzarotti) Hahn, Billy is also survived by his kids Morgan and Matthew Hahn, his sisters Dana Gellis and her husband Dave and Cindy Coviello and her husband Mark, as well as his nieces and nephews Kyra Whelan, Jamie Labisi, Jesse Coviello, Justin Coviello, and great-niece Brielle.
This last week, Hahn had a heart attack. He was 69. Hahn, who also played collegiate basketball at Maryland, coached college basketball for more than 40 years, including two stints as the team’s head coach. During the years 2001–2004, he served as the president of La Salle and Ohio University, respectively.