1953-54 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1953-54 Coaches

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1953-54 Coaches Table
			1953-54 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
Phog Allen	Kansas	Big 7	16	5	.762		18		1907-08	565	200	.739	4	2	3	1	694	240	.743	4	2	3	1
Lyles Alley	Furman	Southern	20	9	.690				1945-46	106	83	.561					106	83	.561
Forddy Anderson	Bradley	Ind	19	13	.594		7	Lost National Final	1948-49	142	56	.717	2	1	2		174	79	.688	2	1	2
Hank Anderson	Gonzaga	Ind	12	15	.444				1952-53	27	29	.482					27	29	.482
Harold Anderson	Bowling Green State	MAC	17	7	.708				1942-43	245	85	.742					387	126	.754
Presley Askew	New Mexico State	BIAA	6	12	.333				1953-54	6	12	.333					41	49	.456
John Bach	Fordham	Metro NY	18	6	.750			Lost First Round	1949-50	90	42	.682	2	1			90	42	.682	2	1
Boydson Baird	William & Mary	Southern	9	14	.391				1952-53	19	27	.413					43	80	.350
Cecil Baker	Utah State	MSAC	14	13	.519				1950-51	60	62	.492					60	62	.492
Steve Belko	Idaho State	Ind	22	5	.815			Lost Regional Semifinal	1952-53	40	12	.769	2	1			40	12	.769	2	1
Tom Blackburn	Dayton	Ind	25	7	.781				1947-48	148	66	.692	1	1			148	66	.692	1	1
William Borcher	Oregon	PCC	17	10	.630				1951-52	45	40	.529					45	40	.529
Bennie Borgmann	Muhlenberg	Ind	12	10	.545				1949-50	63	53	.543					63	53	.543
Harold Bradley	Duke	ACC	21	6	.778		15		1950-51	82	33	.713					82	33	.713
Buster Brannon	TCU	SWC	10	14	.417				1948-49	83	66	.557	2	2			168	103	.620	4	2
Hoyt Brawner	Denver	MSAC	6	21	.222				1948-49	70	87	.446					70	87	.446
Albert Brightman	Seattle	Ind	26	2	.929		17	Lost First Round	1951-52	82	13	.863	2	2			82	13	.863	2	2
Raymond Brown	Tennessee Tech	OVC	12	10	.545				1948-49	66	65	.504					66	65	.504
Red Brown	West Virginia	Southern	12	11	.522				1950-51	72	31	.699					72	31	.699
Robert Burnett	Stanford	PCC	13	10	.565				1951-52	38	36	.514					44	46	.489
			1953-54 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
Jerry Bush	Toledo	MAC	13	10	.565			Lost First Round	1947-48	127	58	.686	1	1			127	58	.686	1	1
Bob Calihan	Detroit Mercy	MVC	11	17	.393				1948-49	86	73	.541					86	73	.541
Howard Cann	NYU	Metro NY	9	9	.500				1923-24	374	187	.667	3		1		374	187	.667	3		1
Cappy Cappon	Princeton	Ivy	16	9	.640				1938-39	166	127	.567	1	1			244	184	.570	1	1
Ben Carnevale	Navy	Ind	18	8	.692			Lost Regional Final	1946-47	118	52	.694	3	1			170	63	.730	4	1	1
Everett Case	NC State	ACC	26	7	.788			Lost Regional Semifinal	1946-47	213	52	.804	4	3	1		213	52	.804	4	3	1
Woody Clements	New Mexico	MSAC	11	11	.500				1944-45	104	101	.507					104	101	.507
Harry Combes	Illinois	Big Ten	17	5	.773		19		1947-48	129	35	.787	3	2	3		129	35	.787	3	2	3
Ozzie Cowles	Minnesota	Big Ten	17	5	.773				1948-49	90	41	.687					332	128	.722	4		1
Dan Cunha	Siena	Ind	7	14	.333				1941-42	165	81	.671					165	81	.671
Joseph Curran	Canisius	WNY3	9	14	.391				1953-54	9	14	.391					9	14	.391
Robert Curran	UMass	Yankee	13	9	.591				1952-53	17	24	.415					17	24	.415
Jiggs Dahlberg	Montana	MSAC	7	20	.259				1937-38	212	219	.492					212	219	.492
Howard Dallmar	Penn	Ivy	17	8	.680				1948-49	105	51	.673	1	1			105	51	.673	1	1
Dusty DeStefano	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	9	11	.450				1952-53	26	17	.605					26	17	.605
Johnny Dee Jr	Alabama	SEC	16	8	.667				1952-53	28	17	.622					28	17	.622
Bob Dewey	Case Western Reserve	MAC	7	17	.292				1950-51	16	75	.176					16	75	.176
E.A. Diddle	Western Kentucky	OVC	29	3	.906		8		1922-23	612	193	.760	1				612	193	.760	1
Edward Donovan	St. Bonaventure	WNY3	12	11	.522				1953-54	12	11	.522					12	11	.522
William Donovan	Loyola Marymount	Ind	14	16	.467				1952-53	28	30	.483					28	30	.483
			1953-54 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
Bruce Drake	Oklahoma	Big 7	8	13	.381				1938-39	197	164	.546	3		2		197	164	.546	3		2
Tippy Dye	Washington	PCC	8	18	.308				1950-51	85	33	.720	2	2	1		149	74	.668	3	2	1
Joel Eaves	Auburn	SEC	16	8	.667				1949-50	72	45	.615					76	88	.463
Ray Eddy	Purdue	Big Ten	9	13	.409				1950-51	29	59	.330					29	59	.330
Fred Enke	Arizona	BIAA	14	10	.583				1925-26	442	213	.675	1	1			456	233	.662	1	1
Fuzzy Evans	Vermont	Yankee	13	7	.650				1946-47	109	54	.669					109	54	.669
Bob Feerick	Santa Clara	CBA	20	7	.741			Lost Regional Final	1950-51	63	41	.606	3	3	1		63	41	.606	3	3	1
Charles Finley	Idaho	PCC	15	8	.652				1947-48	107	96	.527					117	109	.518
Waldo Fisher	Northwestern	Big Ten	9	13	.409				1952-53	15	29	.341					15	29	.341
John Floyd	Texas A&M	SWC	2	20	.091				1950-51	34	62	.354	1	1			34	62	.354	1	1
Thomas Foley	Saint Mary's	CBA	10	14	.417				1950-51	44	46	.489					44	46	.489
Bud Foster	Wisconsin	Big Ten	12	10	.545				1934-35	233	189	.552	2		1	1	233	189	.552	2		1	1
Jack Friel	Washington State	PCC	10	17	.370				1928-29	465	303	.605	1		1		465	303	.605	1		1
Taps Gallagher	Niagara	WNY3	24	6	.800		16		1931-32	309	163	.655					309	163	.655
Jack Gardner	Utah	MSAC	12	14	.462				1953-54	12	14	.462					159	95	.626	2	1	2
Fred George	John Carroll	Ind	15	11	.577				1951-52	39	39	.500					39	39	.500
Slats Gill	Oregon State	PCC	19	10	.655				1928-29	431	300	.590	2		1		431	300	.590	2		1
Placido Gomez	Brooklyn	Metro NY	6	11	.353				1953-54	6	11	.353					6	11	.353
Harry Good	Nebraska	Big 7	8	13	.381				1946-47	86	99	.465					154	129	.544
Country Graham	Ole Miss	SEC	12	12	.500				1949-50	61	63	.492					61	63	.492
			1953-54 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
Murray Greason	Wake Forest	ACC	17	12	.586				1933-34	230	215	.517	2	1			230	215	.517	2	1
Royner Greene	Cornell	Ivy	17	7	.708			Lost Regional Semifinal	1946-47	121	72	.627	1	1			121	72	.627	1	1
Charles Greer	Middle Tennessee	OVC	12	17	.414				1952-53	19	33	.365					19	33	.365
Hugh Greer	UConn	Yankee	23	3	.885			Lost First Round	1946-47	147	38	.795	2	2			147	38	.795	2	2
Paul Gregory	Mississippi State	SEC	11	10	.524				1947-48	52	83	.385					52	83	.385
Elmer Gross	Penn State	Ind	18	6	.750		9	Lost National Semifinal	1949-50	80	40	.667	2	2	1		80	40	.667	2	2	1
Marcel Guley	Syracuse	Ind	10	9	.526				1950-51	50	35	.588					50	35	.588
Blair Gullion	Washington (MO)	Ind	12	10	.545				1947-48	77	51	.602					187	121	.607
Jack Guy	Rhode Island	Yankee	7	14	.333				1952-53	20	24	.455					49	104	.320
Bud Haerr	Kent State	MAC	8	13	.381				1951-52	29	38	.433					29	38	.433
Howard Hartman	Colgate	Ind	5	12	.294				1949-50	49	51	.490					49	51	.490
Doc Hayes	SMU	SWC	13	9	.591				1947-48	80	80	.500					80	80	.500
Bill Henderson	Baylor	SWC	12	11	.522				1941-42	141	126	.528	3		2		141	126	.528	3		2
Cam Henderson	Marshall	MAC	12	9	.571				1935-36	345	155	.690					345	155	.690
Eddie Hickey	Saint Louis	MVC	14	12	.538				1947-48	138	55	.715	1	1			268	127	.678	2	1
Peck Hickman	Louisville	Ind	22	7	.759				1944-45	211	68	.756	1	1			211	68	.756	1	1
Tony Hinkle	Butler	Ind	13	12	.520				1926-27	335	205	.620					335	205	.620
Howard Hobson	Yale	Ivy	12	14	.462				1947-48	103	86	.545	1				315	210	.600	2		1	1
Harlan Hodges	Murray State	OVC	15	16	.484				1948-49	109	66	.623					109	66	.623
Lester Hooker Jr	Richmond	Southern	23	8	.742				1952-53	43	15	.741					58	28	.674
			1953-54 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
Joseph Hoy	Western Michigan	MAC	10	11	.476				1952-53	22	20	.524					22	20	.524
Skip Hughes	Saint Francis (PA)	Ind	21	5	.808				1953-54	21	5	.808					21	5	.808
Thurman Hull	Texas	SWC	16	9	.640				1951-52	44	26	.629					44	26	.629
Whack Hyder	Georgia Tech	SEC	2	22	.083				1951-52	14	54	.206					14	54	.206
Clarence Iba	Tulsa	MVC	15	14	.517				1949-50	66	62	.516					66	62	.516
Hank Iba	Oklahoma State	MVC	24	5	.828		10	Lost Regional Final	1934-35	439	121	.784	6	3	4	2	537	137	.797	6	3	4	2
George Ireland	Loyola (IL)	Ind	7	15	.318				1951-52	32	38	.457					32	38	.457
Buddy Jeannette	Georgetown	Ind	11	18	.379				1952-53	24	25	.490					24	25	.490
Frank Johnson	South Carolina	ACC	10	16	.385				1940-41	128	110	.538					138	126	.523
John Jordan	Notre Dame	Ind	22	3	.880		6	Lost Regional Final	1951-52	57	18	.760	2	2			72	32	.692	2	2
Doggie Julian	Dartmouth	Ivy	13	13	.500				1950-51	39	69	.361					233	150	.608	2		2	1
Bill Kajikawa	Arizona State	BIAA	5	18	.217				1948-49	58	88	.397					58	88	.397
Robert Kerr	New Hampshire	Yankee	8	10	.444				1952-53	16	20	.444					16	20	.444
Ben Kribbs	Bucknell	Ind	4	16	.200				1952-53	7	32	.179					7	32	.179
Red Laird	Virginia Tech	Southern	3	24	.111				1947-48	70	100	.412					113	174	.394
Bobby Laughlin	Morehead State	OVC	16	7	.696				1953-54	16	7	.696					16	7	.696
Red Lawson	Georgia	SEC	7	18	.280				1951-52	17	58	.227					17	58	.227
Bebe Lee	Colorado	Big 7	11	11	.500			Lost Regional Semifinal	1950-51	33	58	.363	1	1			61	103	.372	1	1
Harry Litwack	Temple	Ind	15	12	.556				1952-53	31	22	.585					31	22	.585
Kenneth Loeffler	La Salle	Ind	26	4	.867		2	Won National Final	1949-50	118	23	.837	1	1	1	1	188	120	.610	1	1	1	1
			1953-54 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
Emmett Lowery	Tennessee	SEC	11	12	.478				1947-48	101	65	.608					101	65	.608
Daniel Lynch	St. Francis (NY)	Metro NY	23	5	.821				1948-49	108	62	.635					108	62	.635
Bus Male	Virginia	ACC	16	11	.593				1951-52	37	37	.500					37	37	.500
Don Martin	Boston College	Ind	11	11	.500				1953-54	11	11	.500					11	11	.500
John Mauer	Florida	SEC	7	15	.318				1951-52	35	30	.538					280	199	.585
Paul McBrayer	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	7	16	.304				1947-48	104	61	.630	1				104	61	.630	1
Jim McCafferty	Loyola (LA)	Ind	16	9	.640			Lost First Round	1953-54	16	9	.640	1	1			16	9	.640	1	1
Billy McCann	Washington & Lee	Southern	6	17	.261				1952-53	8	37	.178					8	37	.178
George McCarty	UTEP	BIAA	8	14	.364				1953-54	8	14	.364					73	69	.514	1	1
Jack McClelland	Drake	Ind	7	16	.304				1948-49	71	79	.473					71	79	.473
Branch McCracken	Indiana	Big Ten	20	4	.833		4	Lost Regional Semifinal	1938-39	216	66	.766	3	2	2	2	216	66	.766	3	2	2	2
James McDermott	Iona	Ind	11	10	.524				1953-54	11	10	.524					11	10	.524
Banks McFadden	Clemson	ACC	5	18	.217				1946-47	74	93	.443					74	93	.443
Frank McGuire	UNC	ACC	11	10	.524				1952-53	28	20	.583					130	56	.699	2	2	1
John McMenamin	St. Joseph's	Ind	14	9	.609				1953-54	14	9	.609					14	9	.609
Walter McPherson	San Jose State	CBA	12	15	.444				1949-50	81	52	.609	1	1			81	52	.609	1	1
Ray Meyer	DePaul	Ind	11	10	.524				1942-43	209	95	.688	2	1	1		209	95	.688	2	1	1
Danny Miller	Davidson	Southern	7	15	.318				1952-53	11	31	.262					11	31	.262
Gus Miller	West Texas A&M	BIAA	13	7	.650				1942-43	162	109	.598					162	109	.598
Ralph Miller	Wichita State	MVC	27	4	.871				1951-52	54	34	.614					54	34	.614
			1953-54 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
Bud Millikan	Maryland	ACC	23	7	.767		20		1950-51	66	34	.660					66	34	.660
Dudey Moore	Duquesne	Ind	26	3	.897		5		1948-49	126	37	.773	1	1			126	37	.773	1	1
Robert Morris	Brown	Ivy	13	11	.542				1947-48	61	87	.412					61	87	.412
Jack Nagle	Marquette	Ind	11	15	.423				1953-54	11	15	.423					11	15	.423
Pete Newell	Michigan State	Big Ten	9	13	.409				1950-51	45	42	.517					115	79	.593
Chuck Noe	VMI	Southern	11	12	.478				1952-53	16	31	.340					16	31	.340
Kenneth Norton	Manhattan	Metro NY	15	11	.577				1946-47	130	70	.650					130	70	.650
Bucky O'Connor	Iowa	Big Ten	17	5	.773		13		1949-50	54	23	.701					54	23	.701
Anthony Packer	Lehigh	Ind	8	12	.400				1950-51	33	45	.423					33	45	.423
Doyle Parrack	Oklahoma City	Ind	18	7	.720			Lost First Round	1950-51	71	35	.670	3	3			71	35	.670	3	3
Alden Pasche	Houston	MVC	11	15	.423				1950-51	38	59	.392					38	59	.392
Bill Perigo	Michigan	Big Ten	9	13	.409				1952-53	15	29	.341					56	56	.500
David Polansky	CCNY	Metro NY	10	8	.556				1952-53	20	14	.588					20	14	.588
Robert Polk	Vanderbilt	SEC	12	10	.545				1947-48	98	66	.598					98	66	.598
Nibs Price	California	PCC	17	7	.708				1924-25	453	294	.606	1		1		453	294	.606	1		1
Harry Rabenhorst	LSU	SEC	20	5	.800		14	Lost Regional Semifinal	1925-26	321	210	.605	2	2	1		321	210	.605	2	2	1
Rome Rankin	Maine	Yankee	6	12	.333				1949-50	38	53	.418					38	53	.418
William Reinhart	George Washington	Southern	23	3	.885		12	Lost First Round	1935-36	182	77	.703	1	1			362	178	.670	1	1
Polk Robison	Texas Tech	BIAA	20	5	.800			Lost First Round	1942-43	154	125	.552	1	1			154	125	.552	1	1
Bill Rohr	Miami (OH)	MAC	12	10	.545				1951-52	48	22	.686	1				48	22	.686	1
			1953-54 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
Glen Rose	Arkansas	SWC	13	9	.591				1933-34	177	67	.725	1		1		177	67	.725	1		1
Lou Rossini	Columbia	Ivy	11	13	.458				1950-51	61	30	.670	1	1			61	30	.670	1	1
Adolph Rupp	Kentucky	SEC	25	0	1.000		1		1930-31	497	83	.857	6	2	4	3	497	83	.857	6	2	4	3
Honey Russell	Seton Hall	Ind	13	10	.565				1936-37	205	69	.748					220	77	.741
Stubby Salerno	Creighton	Ind	14	17	.452				1952-53	25	31	.446					25	31	.446
Bill Scott	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	7	17	.292				1951-52	43	44	.494	1				43	44	.494	1
Alex Severence	Villanova	Ind	20	11	.645				1936-37	310	127	.709	3	1	1		310	127	.709	3	1	1
Buster Sheary	Holy Cross	Ind	26	2	.929		3		1948-49	136	29	.824	2	1			136	29	.824	2	1
Everett Shelton	Wyoming	MSAC	19	9	.679				1939-40	281	118	.704	7	2	1	1	281	118	.704	7	2	1	1
Norman Shepard	Harvard	Ivy	9	16	.360				1949-50	38	82	.317					234	201	.538
George Smith	Cincinnati	Ind	11	10	.524				1952-53	22	23	.489					22	23	.489
James Snyder	Ohio	MAC	12	10	.545				1949-50	52	60	.464					52	60	.464
Floyd Stahl	Ohio State	Big Ten	11	11	.500				1950-51	35	53	.398					59	81	.421	1
Sparky Stalcup	Missouri	Big 7	11	10	.524				1946-47	106	80	.570					106	80	.570
Bill Strannigan	Colorado State	MSAC	22	7	.759			Lost Regional Semifinal	1950-51	60	56	.517	1	1			60	56	.517	1	1
Kenneth Suesens	Valparaiso	Ind	10	13	.435				1951-52	31	40	.437					31	40	.437
Don Suman	Rice	SWC	23	5	.821			Lost Regional Semifinal	1949-50	63	56	.529	1	1			63	56	.529	1	1
Clay Sutherland	Iowa State	Big 7	6	15	.286				1947-48	63	88	.417					63	88	.417
Van Sweet	Pacific	CBA	9	17	.346				1952-53	11	35	.239					17	58	.227
Robert Timmons	Pitt	Ind	9	14	.391				1953-54	9	14	.391					9	14	.391
			1953-54 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
Mush Torson	Portland	Ind	9	19	.321				1953-54	9	19	.321					9	19	.321
Forrest Twogood	USC	PCC	19	14	.576		11	Lost National Semifinal	1950-51	73	39	.652	1	1	1		123	111	.526	1	1	1
Bob Vanatta	Army	Ind	15	7	.682				1953-54	15	7	.682					39	11	.780
Stan Watts	BYU	MSAC	18	11	.621				1949-50	104	50	.675	2	1			104	50	.675	2	1
Clifford Wells	Tulane	SEC	15	8	.652				1945-46	150	68	.688					150	68	.688
Donald White	Rutgers	Ind	11	13	.458				1945-46	93	108	.463					289	279	.509
Dave Wike	Miami (FL)	Ind	5	10	.333				1952-53	14	22	.389					14	22	.389
Tex Winter	Kansas State	Big 7	11	10	.524				1953-54	11	10	.524					36	35	.507
John Wooden	UCLA	PCC	18	7	.720				1948-49	118	51	.698	2	1			162	66	.711	2	1
Phil Woolpert	San Francisco	CBA	14	7	.667				1950-51	44	48	.478					44	48	.478
Ned Wulk	Xavier	Ind	18	12	.600				1951-52	39	38	.506					39	38	.506
Leo A. Zack	The Citadel	Southern	2	17	.105				1952-53	6	31	.162					6	31	.162
Butch van Breda Kolff	Lafayette	Ind	17	10	.630				1951-52	45	31	.592					45	31	.592

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