Upon graduation from Villanova, Dunleavy entered the private sector, going to work for
Merrill Lynch before accepting a job under
Jay Wright in 2010 as the director of basketball operations. Dunleavy climbed the ranks to an assistant coach in 2012, and associate head coach in 2013. In his tenure as an assistant at Villanova, Dunleavy helped the Wildcats to four straight
Big East Conference regular-season championships, along with the
2016 national championship team. On March 28, 2017, Dunleavy was named the seventh coach in Quinnipiac history, and third in Division I, replacing
Tom Moore. ==Personal life==