1917-18 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1917-18 Coaches

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1917-18 Coaches Table
			1917-18 Season						Career at Current School								Career Overall
Coach	School	Conference	W	L	W-L%	AP Pre	AP Post	NCAA Tournament	Since	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp
(unknown) (unknown)	Washington & Jefferson	Ind	10	2	.833				1912-13	94	70	.573					1618	844	.657
Earl Abell	VMI	Ind	6	6	.500				1917-18	6	6	.500					6	6	.500
Gurney Afflerbach	Muhlenberg	Ind	0	7	.000				1917-18	0	7	.000					0	7	.000
Phog Allen	Central Missouri	Ind	9	4	.692				1912-13	70	25	.737					158	43	.786
V.B. Allison	Boston University	Ind	6	2	.750				1916-17	12	5	.706					12	5	.706
William Anderson	Lafayette	Ind	15	7	.682				1917-18	15	7	.682					15	7	.682
James Baldwin	Rhode Island	Ind	3	0	1.000				1916-17	5	6	.455					5	6	.455
W.P. Bales	Millsaps	Ind	7	5	.583				1916-17	12	10	.545					12	10	.545
Mark Banks	Ohio	Ind	4	8	.333				1913-14	28	43	.394					28	43	.394
Bill Bates	Southwestern (KS)	Ind	8	5	.615				1914-15	39	19	.672					39	19	.672
Fred Bennion	Montana State	Ind	2	6	.250				1914-15	35	14	.714					95	29	.766
Charles Bernier	Virginia Tech	Ind	15	5	.750				1917-18	15	5	.750					15	5	.750
F.G. Beyerman	Bowling Green State	Ind	6	4	.600				1915-16	11	18	.379					11	18	.379
J. Fred Bohler	Washington State	Ind	7	12	.368				1908-09	125	73	.631					125	73	.631
Daddy Boles	Kentucky	Ind	9	2	.818				1917-18	9	2	.818					9	2	.818
L.C. Boles	Wooster	Ind	4	9	.308				1915-16	17	24	.415					17	24	.415
Ed Bowman	Louisville	Ind	3	4	.429				1915-16	11	7	.611					11	7	.611
Fred Brown	Bradley	Ind	6	8	.429				1909-10	88	59	.599					88	59	.599
Edbert Buss	DePauw	Ind	7	8	.467				1916-17	14	15	.483					14	15	.483
Royal Campbell	Detroit Mercy	Ind	13	5	.722				1909-10	45	17	.726					45	17	.726
			1917-18 Season						Career at Current School								Career Overall
Coach	School	Conference	W	L	W-L%	AP Pre	AP Post	NCAA Tournament	Since	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp
Team Captains	Washington College	Ind	2	5	.286				1917-18	2	5	.286					10	19	.345
Walter Christie	California	Ind	8	2	.800				1917-18	8	2	.800					8	2	.800
Zora Clevenger	Kansas State	MVC	12	5	.706				1916-17	27	7	.794					124	62	.667
James Colliflower	Navy	Ind	14	2	.875				1915-16	37	4	.902					69	21	.767
Louis Cooke	Minnesota	Big Ten	13	3	.812				1897-98	202	88	.697					202	88	.697
George Cooper	Arizona State	Ind	14	4	.778				1917-18	14	4	.778					14	4	.778
John Corbett	Wyoming	Ind	4	2	.667				1915-16	11	8	.579					11	8	.579
John Crenny	St. John's (NY)	Ind	8	8	.500				1917-18	8	8	.500					8	8	.500
Dean Cromwell	USC	Ind	0	2	.000				1917-18	0	2	.000					0	2	.000
John Davis	Stevens Institute	Ind	14	0	1.000				1916-17	17	3	.850					17	3	.850
P. J. Davis	North Dakota State	Ind	9	6	.600				1915-16	37	10	.787					37	10	.787
Joseph Deering	CCNY	Ind	7	3	.700				1916-17	22	6	.786					22	6	.786
Jerry Desmond	Santa Clara	Ind	4	0	1.000				1917-18	4	0	1.000					4	0	1.000
Chick Doak	Duke	Ind	10	5	.667				1915-16	39	20	.661					57	36	.613
Edmund Dollard	Syracuse	Ind	16	1	.941				1911-12	79	14	.849					79	14	.849
Jiggs Donahue	Clemson	Ind	3	2	.600				1916-17	11	4	.733					11	4	.733
John Donahue	St. Joseph's	Ind	5	2	.714				1911-12	75	49	.605					75	49	.605
John Donahue	UConn	Ind	1	6	.143				1915-16	10	15	.400					10	15	.400
Mike Donahue	Auburn	Ind	2	3	.400				1905-06	52	63	.452					52	63	.452
Bill Driver	Texas A&M	SWC	9	9	.500				1917-18	9	9	.500					9	9	.500
			1917-18 Season						Career at Current School								Career Overall
Coach	School	Conference	W	L	W-L%	AP Pre	AP Post	NCAA Tournament	Since	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp
Hec Edmundson	Idaho	Ind	12	1	.923				1916-17	20	9	.690					20	9	.690
Norman Elliott	Northwestern	Big Ten	7	4	.636				1917-18	7	4	.636					7	4	.636
Dana Evans	Indiana	Big Ten	10	4	.714				1917-18	10	4	.714					29	14	.674
Melbourne Evans	Colorado	MSAC	9	2	.818				1917-18	9	2	.818					9	2	.818
William Fetzer	Davidson	Ind	7	5	.583				1916-17	18	11	.621					18	11	.621
John Fike	Denver	MSAC	3	4	.429				1916-17	7	8	.467					7	8	.467
Armin Fischer	Saint Louis	Ind	3	12	.200				1916-17	8	18	.308					8	18	.308
R.H. Fitzgerald	Tennessee	Ind	3	9	.250				1917-18	3	9	.250					3	9	.250
Thomas Fitzpatrick	Utah	Ind	5	4	.556				1917-18	5	4	.556					5	4	.556
George Flint	Pitt	Ind	5	9	.357				1911-12	78	45	.634					78	45	.634
Dixon Foster	South Carolina	Ind	8	5	.615				1916-17	15	13	.536					15	13	.536
Darrell Fox	Toledo	Ind	2	4	.333				1916-17	4	5	.444					4	5	.444
George Gauthier	Michigan State	Ind	6	10	.375				1916-17	17	15	.531					17	15	.531
Roy Geary	Lehigh	Ind	11	9	.550				1916-17	26	13	.667					26	13	.667
Elwood Geiges	Temple	Ind	8	7	.533				1917-18	8	7	.533					8	7	.533
Thomas Gill	North Dakota	Ind	15	0	1.000				1914-15	36	10	.783					36	10	.783
Ralph Glaze	Northern Colorado	Ind	3	4	.429				1917-18	3	4	.429					42	39	.519
John Griffith	New Mexico State	Ind	7	3	.700				1917-18	7	3	.700					93	75	.554
W.O. Hamilton	Kansas	MVC	10	8	.556				1909-10	118	50	.702					118	50	.702
Walt Hammond	Colgate	Ind	9	12	.429				1913-14	52	36	.591					52	36	.591
			1917-18 Season						Career at Current School								Career Overall
Coach	School	Conference	W	L	W-L%	AP Pre	AP Post	NCAA Tournament	Since	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp
Edward Hanrahan	Manhattan	Ind	6	8	.429				1909-10	71	60	.542					71	60	.542
Harry Haring	NYU	Ind	1	10	.091				1916-17	10	13	.435					22	24	.478
Jesse Harper	Notre Dame	Ind	2	4	.333				1913-14	44	20	.688					67	29	.698
Harry Hartsell	NC State	Ind	13	3	.812				1916-17	23	11	.676					23	11	.676
William Hayward	Oregon	Ind	3	8	.273				1909-10	34	29	.540					34	29	.540
Roy Henderson	Texas	SWC	14	5	.737				1915-16	26	5	.839					26	5	.839
Frank Hill	Seton Hall	Ind	8	5	.615				1911-12	88	27	.765					95	36	.725
S.W. Hobbs	Drake	MVC	2	17	.105				1917-18	2	17	.105					2	17	.105
Lamar Hoover	Wichita State	Ind	3	10	.231				1916-17	5	21	.192					5	21	.192
Harry Hughes	Colorado State	MSAC	5	5	.500				1911-12	38	31	.551					38	31	.551
Claude Hunt	Washington	Ind	4	8	.333				1917-18	4	8	.333					52	17	.754
Joseph Jensen	Utah State	Ind	9	0	1.000				1914-15	20	14	.588					20	14	.588
Austin Johnson	Springfield	Ind	13	3	.812				1910-11	59	36	.621					59	36	.621
Ivens Jones	Army	Ind	8	4	.667				1917-18	8	4	.667					8	4	.667
Ralph Jones	Illinois	Big Ten	9	6	.600				1912-13	70	22	.761					179	39	.821
Lon Jourdet	Penn	Ivy	18	2	.900				1914-15	49	26	.653					49	26	.653
Maurice Kent	Iowa	Big Ten	6	8	.429				1913-14	42	36	.538					67	52	.563
Oscar Kuolt	Union (NY)	Ind	14	1	.933				1910-11	29	8	.784					29	8	.784
Henry Lannigan	Virginia	Ind	7	1	.875				1905-06	118	39	.752					118	39	.752
Doyle Leathers	Gettysburg	Ind	5	7	.417				1916-17	16	12	.571					16	12	.571
			1917-18 Season						Career at Current School								Career Overall
Coach	School	Conference	W	L	W-L%	AP Pre	AP Post	NCAA Tournament	Since	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp
George Levis	Carleton College	Ind	9	4	.692				1917-18	9	4	.692					9	4	.692
Walter Livingston	Denison	Ind	7	5	.583				1911-12	74	23	.763					74	23	.763
Guy Lowman	Wisconsin	Big Ten	14	3	.824				1917-18	14	3	.824					80	40	.667
Fred Luehring	Princeton	Ivy	12	3	.800				1912-13	79	32	.712					79	32	.712
E.T. MacDonnell	Wake Forest	Ind	4	12	.250				1917-18	4	12	.250					4	12	.250
Walter Mace	Yale	Ivy	7	14	.333				1917-18	7	14	.333					7	14	.333
Alphonse Mahrt	Dayton	Ind	2	4	.333				1914-15	6	8	.429					6	8	.429
Jock Maloney	Purdue	Big Ten	11	5	.688				1917-18	11	5	.688					11	5	.688
William McAvoy	Delaware	Ind	5	6	.455				1909-10	44	57	.436					44	57	.436
Raymond McDonald	Canisius	Ind	5	0	1.000				1916-17	14	1	.933					14	1	.933
Eugene McGuigan	Duquesne	Ind	4	4	.500				1914-15	30	11	.732					30	11	.732
Pop McKale	Arizona	Ind	3	2	.600				1914-15	27	4	.871					27	4	.871
Doc Meanwell	Missouri	MVC	17	1	.944				1917-18	17	1	.944					109	10	.916
Hal Mefford	Tulsa	Ind	1	5	.167				1917-18	1	5	.167					1	5	.167
Thomas Mills	Creighton	Ind	14	0	1.000				1916-17	32	2	.941					32	2	.941
Elmer Mitchell	Michigan	Big Ten	6	12	.333				1917-18	6	12	.333					6	12	.333
Whitelaw Morrison	Cincinnati	Ind	2	6	.250				1917-18	2	6	.250					2	6	.250
Bubbs Moseley	Baylor	SWC	2	15	.118				1914-15	18	43	.295					18	43	.295
H.P. Mullennex	West Virginia	Ind	4	13	.235				1917-18	4	13	.235					4	13	.235
John Murray	Columbia	Ivy	4	9	.308				1917-18	4	9	.308					4	9	.308
			1917-18 Season						Career at Current School								Career Overall
Coach	School	Conference	W	L	W-L%	AP Pre	AP Post	NCAA Tournament	Since	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp
Malcolm Musser	Bucknell	Ind	11	3	.786				1917-18	11	3	.786					11	3	.786
Jerry Nissen	Montana	Ind	6	6	.500				1914-15	20	27	.426					20	27	.426
Lonnie Noojin	Alabama	Ind	2	5	.286				1917-18	2	5	.286					2	5	.286
George O'Brien	Mount Union	Ind	7	6	.538				1913-14	32	24	.571					32	24	.571
Harry O'Brien	The Citadel	Ind	0	1	.000				1916-17	6	2	.750					26	16	.619
John O'Reilly	Georgetown	Ind	8	6	.571				1914-15	33	24	.579					33	24	.579
John O'Shea	Niagara	Ind	8	3	.727				1917-18	8	3	.727					8	3	.727
Bennie Owen	Oklahoma	Ind	11	1	.917				1908-09	84	32	.724					84	32	.724
Pat Page	Chicago	Big Ten	14	10	.583				1911-12	113	62	.646					113	62	.646
Ralph Palmer	Vanderbilt	Ind	6	3	.667				1917-18	6	3	.667					6	3	.667
Fred Parsons	Colorado School of Mines	MSAC	3	5	.375				1917-18	3	5	.375					3	5	.375
Howell Peacock	UNC	Ind	9	3	.750				1916-17	14	7	.667					44	14	.759
Arthur Powell	Buffalo	Ind	6	2	.750				1915-16	19	14	.576					75	56	.573
Earl Pritchard	Oklahoma State	SWC	6	10	.375				1917-18	6	10	.375					6	10	.375
William Raftery	Washington & Lee	Ind	5	6	.455				1913-14	36	27	.571					40	34	.541
Howard Ray	Oregon State	Ind	15	0	1.000				1917-18	15	0	1.000					15	0	1.000
Fred Rice	Catholic	Ind	5	6	.455				1912-13	47	22	.681					47	22	.681
George Rider	Miami (OH)	Ind	10	0	1.000				1917-18	10	0	1.000					10	0	1.000
Otto Rittler	Saint Mary's	Ind	15	0	1.000				1909-10	52	11	.825					52	11	.825
Burton Rix	SMU	Ind	5	4	.556				1917-18	5	4	.556					10	5	.667
			1917-18 Season						Career at Current School								Career Overall
Coach	School	Conference	W	L	W-L%	AP Pre	AP Post	NCAA Tournament	Since	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp
E.L. Roberts	BYU	Ind	5	3	.625				1911-12	50	15	.769					50	15	.769
Silas Ross	Nevada	Ind	3	3	.500				1913-14	28	13	.683					28	13	.683
Claude Rothgeb	Colorado College	MSAC	3	2	.600				1915-16	21	5	.808					31	15	.674
R.B. Rutherford	Washington (MO)	MVC	9	8	.529				1917-18	9	8	.529					9	8	.529
Jack Ryan	Marquette	Ind	4	6	.400				1917-18	4	6	.400					4	6	.400
David Satterfield Jr	Richmond	Ind	3	6	.333				1917-18	3	6	.333					3	6	.333
Alfred Scott	Georgia	Ind	6	1	.857				1917-18	6	1	.857					6	1	.857
Fred Sefton	Akron	Ind	9	4	.692				1915-16	28	11	.718					28	11	.718
Albert Sharpe	Cornell	Ivy	11	4	.733				1912-13	67	29	.698					67	29	.698
Clark Shaughnessy	Tulane	Ind	6	2	.750				1915-16	27	15	.643					27	15	.643
Orville Sink	Indiana State	Ind	8	8	.500				1917-18	8	8	.500					8	8	.500
William Spaulding	Western Michigan	Ind	8	4	.667				1913-14	35	26	.574					35	26	.574
Pinky Spruhan	Roanoke	Ind	7	4	.636				1913-14	46	14	.767					46	14	.767
Wilbur St. John	Ohio State	Big Ten	12	7	.632				1911-12	74	57	.565					116	87	.571
Doc Stewart	Nebraska	MVC	7	7	.500				1916-17	19	17	.528					112	57	.663
Doc Stroud	LSU	Ind	12	1	.923				1913-14	63	19	.768					63	19	.768
S.A. Tennison	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Ind	14	0	1.000				1917-18	14	0	1.000					14	0	1.000
Cullen Thomas	Butler	Ind	0	6	.000				1912-13	16	28	.364					16	28	.364
John Thurber	Franklin	Ind	9	3	.750				1912-13	31	24	.564					31	24	.564
Wilbur Tisdale	Rice	SWC	10	4	.714				1917-18	10	4	.714					10	4	.714
			1917-18 Season						Career at Current School								Career Overall
Coach	School	Conference	W	L	W-L%	AP Pre	AP Post	NCAA Tournament	Since	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp	W	L	W-L%	NCAA	S16	FF	Chmp
Russell Townsend	Wabash	Ind	8	7	.533				1917-18	8	7	.533					8	7	.533
Fred Walker	Dartmouth	Ivy	0	26	.000				1917-18	0	26	.000					0	26	.000
H.H. Walters	Iowa State	MVC	6	9	.400				1915-16	22	27	.449					22	27	.449
Happy Wann	Millikin	Ind	10	11	.476				1915-16	40	22	.645					40	22	.645
Harold White	Grove City	Ind	2	7	.222				1917-18	2	7	.222					2	7	.222
Norman Whiting	Marietta	Ind	8	3	.727				1917-18	8	3	.727					8	3	.727
Russell Wilson	Stanford	Ind	11	4	.733				1916-17	19	12	.613					19	12	.613
Sidney Winters	Valparaiso	Ind	7	2	.778				1917-18	7	2	.778					7	2	.778
Harry Young	William & Mary	Ind	6	11	.353				1917-18	6	11	.353					6	11	.353
Ralph Young	Kalamazoo	Ind	10	3	.769				1916-17	22	4	.846					24	11	.686

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