MSU Denver Athletics

Head Baseball Coach 1979-92
Athletic Director 1979-98

Perhaps no one has had a larger impact on Metro State athletics than Bill Helman.  Helman spent 17 full years (1979-98) as the athletic director and 14 years as the head baseball coach.

During has time as athletic director, Metro State emerged as a regional and national competitor and transitioned from NAIA to NCAA Division II in 1983 and began full-time NCAA membership in 1987.  He took Metro State to the Colorado Athletic Conference in 1989 and on July 1, 1996, brought the College to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, where it remains today.

In 1984, he brought the men's basketball program back after a six-year absence.  He also played a major role in the renovation of the Auraria Event Center as a $4.5 million project was completed in 1992.

In his final year at Metro State in 1997-98, the Roadrunners had the best average finish in the conference standings in each sport in the RMAC.

Among his top hires was Mike Dunlap, who went on to win a pair of national championships in men's basketball after Helman's retirement.  He also brought back Joan McDermott as the head volleyball coach in 1996 who later became athletic director.  McDermott had coached volleyball and softball in the late 1980s.

As baseball coach, Helman had a career record of 338-293-2 in 14 seasons.

He originally joined Metro State as the College's first director of campus recreation in 1977.

The New York native earned his bachelor's degree from the Citadel in 1967 in business administration.  After serving nine years in the United States Air Force, Helman retired with the rank of captain and earned two master's degrees from the University of Northern Colorado in recreation and administration and business administration.

Career Baseball Head Coaching Record

Year	Overall
1979	17-28
1980	12-27
1981	24-17
1982	23-15
1983	20-21
1984	16-18
1985	26-23-1
1986	27-20
1987	34-15
1988	23-24-1
1989	31-21
1990	33-18
1991	21-22
1992	31-24
Totals	338-293-2