20-win seasons, three MAAC Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances. Recruiting and injuries were blamed for the team's abysmal record during his final season. A factor for the 2–28 season was that the administration fired Ruland's assistant coaches. Ruland could not recruit for that season. Ruland's termination as a head coach came from Iona College president James Liguori while he was on a cruise. On July 16, 2007, Ruland was hired to replace Michael Cooper as the head coach of the NBA D-League's Albuquerque Thunderbirds. After coaching the Thunderbirds for the 2007–08 season, Ruland was hired as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers on August 23, 2008. New 76ers head Coach Eddie Jordan decided not to retain Ruland for the 2009–10 season. On August 18, 2009, Ruland announced that he would be the new men's basketball head coach at the University of the District of Columbia. After a late September hiring and the first season with only one win, his third year saw a 22-win season. He was fired in 2013. In 2015, Ruland was hired as an advance scout for the Washington Wizards. Despite his record, he has never coached another NCAA team. Head coaching record References External links 1958 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from New York (state) Basketball players from New York (state) Centers (basketball) Detroit Pistons players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Golden State Warriors draft picks Iona Gaels men's basketball coaches Iona Gaels men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans National Basketball Association All-Stars Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) People from Bay Shore, New York People from Lake Ronkonkoma, New York Philadelphia 76ers players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York UDC Firebirds men's basketball coaches Washington Bullets players