• Dildy is a 1991 graduate of UIC (B.A.,
Education), and was inducted into the UIC Athletics Hall of
Fame in 1995. He was also inducted into the State of Illinois
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Chicago Public League Hall
of Fame in 1998.
• An excellent recruiter and teacher of the game, Dildy serves
as Associate Head Coach for the Flames. He enters his
third season on the sidelines at UIC, returning to his alma
mater nearly two decades after first serving as a student assistant
coach in 1991.
• Named one of the top 25 recruiters in the nation by Rivals,
Dildy has been responsible for several top-flight classes,
including the No. 2 class in 1999 and No. 1 class in 2001 at
Depaul, graced by such future stars as Quentin Richardson, Bobby
Simmons, Steven Hunter and Eddy Curry.
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NCDS: Tracy Dildy, Assoc. Head Coach - UIC Flames
By: Tracy Dildy, Assoc. Head Coach - UIC
The month of January wasn't good for the Flames. This was the
first time in my 20 years of coaching that I experienced a whole
month without a win. I must say that our young men have continued
to fight, which is a great thing. Seeing how the season has gone, a
lot of people would have packed it in by now. We as a staff can say
that we are seeing some improvement. We have already gotten a win
in February and we are playing better ball.
I can't say enough about our young men and their effort and
attitudes after the things that have happened this year, with
losing three starters before the season even started and having to
play guys that we had planned to redshirt. With all that being
said, our guys have not made excuses or feltsorry for themselves.
This group will always have a special place in my heart.
So far we have shown a lot of improving this month. We have a win
and we have had a chance to win the other games, so as we head down
the home stretch we are playing good ball and we believe that we
are going put together a string of wins going into the conference
tournament. Like we all know, anything can happen in the
tournament. God Bless!!
Yours in Coaching,
Tracy Dildy
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