Career
Before coming to UNF, Driscoll spent twelve years as an assistant at Baylor University, Valparaiso University, Clemson University and the University of Wyoming. In a May 2008 Fox Sports survey of his peers, Driscoll was rated as one of the top 10 assistants in the country. A native of Pittsburgh, Driscoll is a 1992 graduate of Slippery Rock University.
From 1993 to 1997, he was the head coach at LaRoche College in Pittsburgh.
His first stint as a Division I assistant was the 1997-1998 season under Larry Shyatt for the Wyoming Cowboys, which resulted in a trip to the National Institute of Technology. He then followed Shyatt as an assistant for the Clemson Tigers from 1998 to 2003. While at Clemson, Driscoll help lead the Tigers to the 1999 National Institute of Technology finals and three wins over the North Carolina Tar Heels, including one when the Heels were ranked number 1 in the country.
In 2003, Driscoll spent seven weeks with Scott Drew at Valparaiso University before Drew accepted a job with the Baylor Bears, and Driscoll followed. At Baylor, Driscoll"s primary responsibilities included on-court development, scouting, recruiting, and administrative duties.
In his six years there, Driscoll helped revive the program from tragedy and National Collegiate Athletic Association sanctions.
Baylor went from struggling under National Collegiate Athletic Association sanctions for his first several years, to making the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament for the first time in twenty years in 2008. In 2009 Driscoll was hired as head coach of the North Florida Ospreys, succeeding Matt Kilcullen. He is the team"s first coach since the University of North Florida completed its transition into National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I sports.
In the 2010-2011 he led the Ospreys to their first appearance in the Atlantic Sun Conference playoffs, in their second season of tournament eligibility.
They upset Jacksonville University and East Tennessee State University to advance to the championship game, but were defeated 87–46 by Belmont University. During the 2011-2012 season, Driscoll coached the team to a school record 16 wins in a season, and first-ever season sweep of cross-town rival Jacksonville University.
In the 2014-2015 season, Driscoll coached the team to a new school record of 23 wins. After the season, he agreed to a 4-year contract extension to remain the team"s head coach through 2022.
The Ospreys" success continued in the 2015-2016 season, winning the Conference regular season championship again.
Driscoll and his staff were named Atlantic Sun Coaching Staff of the Year for the second year in a row.
