Harry Perretta
| Sport(s) | Women's Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Team | Villanova |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 703–439 (.618) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 22, 1955 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1975 | Lycoming |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–present | Villanova |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 703–439 (.618) |
| Tournaments | NCAA 7–10 (.711) Big East 31–27 (.534) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Big East Coach of the Year Award (1996) Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year (1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004) |
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Harry Perretta (born July 22, 1955) is the head coach of the women's basketball team at Villanova University. When he was hired in 1978 at the age of 22, he became the youngest coach to ever head a women's varsity program at Villanova.
At the time that Perretta interviewed for the position of head coach, he was one of 65 applicants. He had been out of college only two months at the time, which initially prompted Villanova to drop him from serious consideration. However, Dutch Burch, the head coach at Lycoming College, sent in a letter of recommendation to Villanova – Perretta had suffered a career-ending injury to his ankle while a freshman at Lycoming, and Burch persuaded Perretta to become a student assistant coach. Perretta also coached the junior varsity team for two years. Burch's letter helped persuade Villanova to give Perretta a chance.
The school made it to the Final Four of the 1982 AIAW Tournament, the last year that tournament was held.
Teams he has coached have earned invitations to many post-season tournaments. The 2002-03 team advanced as far as the Elite Eight.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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