In his fourth season as the head coach at Ouachita, Robert Dallimore has led the Tigers to continued growth and looks for the next step in the 2022-23 season. He has coached five All-Great American Conference selections and one all-region honoree to go along with 16 combined academic all-conference selections during his first three seasons with the Tigers.
Dallimore joined the Ouachita women’s basketball program as head coach in May of 2019 after a 10-year stint as associate head coach at UALR.
At Little Rock, Dallimore helped the Trojans to four straight Sun Belt Conference West Division crowns from 2010-13; four outright Sun Belt regular-season titles in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019; five Sun Belt Conference Tournament titles in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2019. Little Rock made six trips to the Women’s NCAA Tournament and three Women’s NIT appearances in his time with the Trojans. Little Rock reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in both 2010 and 2015 and the second round of the 2017 WNIT.
In his first season at Little Rock in 2009-10, the Trojans received an at-large bid to their first-ever Women’s NCAA Tournament, where they upset No. 6 seed Georgia Tech, 63-53, in the opening round. He was a part of the staff in 2015 that led the Trojans to another victory in the NCAA Tournament over No. 6 seed Texas A&M, and he helped guide the team to its fifth Postseason WNIT appearance and a First Round win over Southern Miss in 2017.
Under Dallimore’s guidance, Little Rock earned automatic bids to three of seven NCAA Tournaments. The Trojans defeated Western Kentucky in the finals of the 2011 Sun Belt Tournament to earn the program’s first-ever conference tournament title. In 2012, Little Rock upset top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the SBC Tournament title game to earn its third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. The team returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2015 with a win over Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Championship Game.
Before his time at Little Rock, he was a co-associate head coach at Louisiana-Monroe for four years. During his time at ULM, Dallimore was responsible for breaking down game film, scouting opponents, scheduling and camps while also acting as recruiting coordinator. He also worked with the post position players. In his final year with ULM in 2008-09, Dallimore assisted in the Warhawks’ trip to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Prior to his stint at ULM, he spent nine seasons as head coach of the girls basketball program at Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge, La. Â At CLA, he took the Crusaders to seven district championships, four Final Four appearances, and back-to-back Louisiana State Championships in 2003 and 2004. Dallimore also spent seven seasons as the head coach of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Baton Rouge Lady Tigers.
During his tenure as a head coach at the high school level, Dallimore helped more than 50 young women move on to play collegiate basketball.
Prior to Christian Life Academy, Dallimore spent three seasons as boys basketball head coach at Redeemer-Seton High School in New Orleans, where he led the Rams to the Louisiana Final Four and two district titles.
Dallimore has amassed a career record of 335-155 as a head coach at the high school and college levels. His overall career record as a head, associate and assistant coach is 655-319 over 29 years.
Dallimore earned his undergraduate degree in general studies from Louisiana State University in 1987 and a Juris Doctorate from the Mississippi College School of Law in 1993. He is married to the former Sharon Tregle. The couple has one son, Caleb, and one daughter, Jordan.
