(1943-09-20) September 20, 1943 (age 80) Binghamton, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1962–1965
Cornell
Position(s)
Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966–1967
Cornell (freshmen)
1967–1969
Army (assistant)
1969–1971
Cornell (assistant)
1971–1975
Indiana (assistant)
1975–1980
Oklahoma
1980–1988
SMU
1988–1999
New Mexico
1999–2003
Baylor
2005–2006
Dakota Wizards
2010–2015
Allen Academy
2015–2017
Southwestern Christian
2017–2018
Calvary Chapel Christian School
Head coaching record
Overall
543–343 (college)
Tournaments
8–11 (NCAA Division I) 8–6 (NIT) 6–3 (NCCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big Eight regular season (1979) Big Eight tournament (1979) SWC regular season (1988) SWC tournament (1988) 2 WAC tournament (1993, 1996) WAC regular season (1994)
Awards
2x Big Eight Coach of the Year (1977, 1979) 2× WAC Coach of the Year (1994, 1996)
David Gregory Bliss[1] (born September 20, 1943) is an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Oklahoma, Southern Methodist, New Mexico, and Baylor of the NCAA Division I, as well as Southwestern Christian of the NAIA.
Bliss resigned from Baylor in 2003 following internal and NCAA investigations into a number of circumstances surrounding the murder of Baylor player Patrick Dennehy by teammate Carlton Dotson. These included the alleged involvement of Bliss in making illicit tuition payments for players Dennehy and Corey Herring, and his attempt to frame Dennehy posthumously as a drug dealer in order to provide cover for himself; in 2005, the NCAA issued Bliss a 10-year "show-cause" notice.
^"Minutes of the Board of Trustees of Indiana University, 29 June 1974". Indiana University. June 29, 1974. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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