Bryant University

Thomas F. Duffy
Men’s Basketball/ Coach 
Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Tom took Bryant basketball from the shadows to the spotlight. In his four years as Bryant head coach-from 1964 to 1968-the Indians won 70 games while losing only 22.  The .760 victory percentage makes Tom the most successful basketball coach in Bryant history. 

The 22 victories posted by his 1966-67 team still stands as a Bryant record for most basketball victories in one season. In 1967, Words Unlimited, the Rhode Island Association of Sportswriters and Sportscasters, named Tom the Rhode Island Coach of the Year.  His selection marked the first time a Bryant coach had received the coveted honor. Tom resigned as head coach the following year because of his duties as an education administrator in the Pawtucket public school system. 

Over the next two decades he served as principal of several Pawtucket schools, including Shea High School.  Throughout his education career he remained close to athletics, serving as the R.I. Interscholastic’s Director of Boys Basketball until his retirement as Shea principal.