Ralph Willard
College coach
Ralph Willard (born March 28, 1946) is the former men's head basketball coach at the College of the Holy Cross, a member of the NCAA Patriot League in Worcester, Massachusetts. He held this position from 1999 to 2009 and was the 14th head coach in the 88-year history of Holy Cross basketball. Willard was also an assistant athletic director for the College. In 2007, Willard agreed on a new 5 year contract with Holy Cross to remain the men's basketball coach through 2013.On June 10, 2009, Willard became an associate head coach with the University of Louisville to team once again with longtime personal friend Rick Pitino.