Bart Bellairs
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 24, 1956 Richmond, Kentucky |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1985 | Wilkes |
| 1986–1988 | UMass (asst.) |
| 1988–1993 | James Madison (asst.) |
| 1994–2005 | VMI |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2008–2009 | Savannah State |
| 2009–2013 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 137–218 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
|
SoCon Coach of the Year (1995) Virginia State Coach of the Year (1996) |
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Wesley "Bart" Bellairs (born August 24, 1956) is an American former college basketball coach and athletic director. He worked with the Virginia Military Institute for fourteen years, including eleven as VMI's head basketball coach from 1994 to 2005. After three years of serving as the school's senior associate athletic director, Bellairs worked brief stints as the athletic director of Savannah State and Southeastern Louisiana University.
Bellairs is a 1979 graduate of Warren Wilson College, and received his master's degree from Western Illinois University in 1981. He is a native of Richmond, Kentucky.
Bellairs initially worked as the head basketball, cross country, and assistant baseball coach at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania from 1983 to 1985. He then served brief stints as an assistant coach, first for the Maryland Terrapins from 1984 to 1986, and later as an assistant to the Massachusetts and James Madison basketball programs, leading JMU to an NCAA tournament appearance as well as five NIT appearances. He was hired as VMI's head basketball coach in 1994, replacing Joe Cantafio, who had been serving the past eight seasons. Bellairs made an impression in his first season by winning Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1995. The following year, Bellairs led the Keydets to an 18–10 overall record, including 10–4 in conference play. It was the program's first winning season since 1984–85, and the most wins in a single season since 1978.
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