1956-57 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1956-57 Coaches

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1956-57 Coaches Table
			1956-57 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
Rex Alexander	Murray State	OVC	11	13	.458				1954-55	37	38	.493					37	38	.493
Lyles Alley	Furman	Southern	10	17	.370				1945-46	145	126	.535					145	126	.535
Forddy Anderson	Michigan State	Big Ten	16	10	.615		11	Lost National Semifinal	1954-55	42	28	.600	1	1	1		216	107	.669	3	2	3
Hank Anderson	Gonzaga	Ind	11	16	.407				1952-53	66	71	.482					66	71	.482
Harold Anderson	Bowling Green State	MAC	14	9	.609				1942-43	269	129	.676					411	170	.707
Presley Askew	New Mexico State	BIAA	6	18	.250				1953-54	34	50	.405					69	87	.442
John Bach	Fordham	Metro NY	16	10	.615				1949-50	135	75	.643	2	1			135	75	.643	2	1
Boydson Baird	William & Mary	Southern	9	18	.333				1952-53	51	73	.411					75	126	.373
Neal Baisi	West Virginia Tech	Ind	19	2	.905				1956-57	19	2	.905					19	2	.905
Cecil Baker	Utah State	MSAC	11	13	.458				1950-51	99	95	.510					99	95	.510
Steve Belko	Oregon	PCC	4	21	.160				1956-57	4	21	.160					80	49	.620	4	2
John Benington	Drake	MVC	8	16	.333				1956-57	8	16	.333					8	16	.333
Tom Blackburn	Dayton	Ind	19	9	.679				1947-48	217	83	.723	1	1			217	83	.723	1	1
Harold Bradley	Duke	ACC	13	11	.542				1950-51	134	59	.694	1	1			134	59	.694	1	1
Buster Brannon	TCU	SWC	14	10	.583				1948-49	118	103	.534	2	2			203	140	.592	4	2
Hoyt Brawner	Denver	MSAC	11	12	.478				1948-49	103	125	.452					103	125	.452
Jerry Bush	Nebraska	Big 7	11	12	.478				1954-55	27	40	.403					154	98	.611	1	1
Bob Calihan	Detroit Mercy	MVC	11	15	.423				1948-49	125	111	.530					125	111	.530
Howard Cann	NYU	Metro NY	8	13	.381				1923-24	399	221	.644	3		1		399	221	.644	3		1
Cappy Cappon	Princeton	Ivy	14	9	.609				1938-39	204	161	.559	2	2			282	218	.564	2	2
			1956-57 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
Ben Carnevale	Navy	Ind	15	8	.652				1946-47	154	78	.664	3	1			206	89	.698	4	1	1
Everett Case	NC State	ACC	15	11	.577				1946-47	280	71	.798	5	3	1		280	71	.798	5	3	1
John Castellani	Seattle	Ind	22	3	.880		5		1956-57	22	3	.880					22	3	.880
Harry Combes	Illinois	Big Ten	14	8	.636				1947-48	178	52	.774	3	2	3		178	52	.774	3	2	3
Ozzie Cowles	Minnesota	Big Ten	14	8	.636				1948-49	130	67	.660					372	154	.707	4		1
Frosty Cox	Montana	MSAC	13	9	.591				1955-56	27	21	.562					174	110	.613	3		1
Birney Crum	Muhlenberg	Ind	17	9	.654				1954-55	46	30	.605					46	30	.605
Dan Cunha	Siena	Ind	5	15	.250				1941-42	180	122	.596					180	122	.596
Joseph Curran	Canisius	WNY3	22	6	.786		20	Lost Regional Semifinal	1953-54	68	34	.667	3	3			68	34	.667	3	3
Robert Curran	UMass	Yankee	13	11	.542				1952-53	57	55	.509					57	55	.509
Howard Dallmar	Stanford	PCC	11	15	.423				1954-55	45	29	.608					150	80	.652	1	1
George Davidson	Lafayette	Ind	22	5	.815			Lost Regional Semifinal	1955-56	42	12	.778	1	1			42	12	.778	1	1
E.A. Diddle	Western Kentucky	OVC	17	9	.654				1922-23	663	224	.747	1				663	224	.747	1
Edgar Diddle Jr	Middle Tennessee	OVC	12	13	.480				1956-57	12	13	.480					12	13	.480
Edward Donovan	St. Bonaventure	WNY3	17	7	.708				1953-54	53	40	.570					53	40	.570
William Donovan	Loyola Marymount	WCAC	11	16	.407				1952-53	68	67	.504					68	67	.504
Duck Dowell	Pepperdine	WCAC	7	18	.280				1955-56	9	41	.180					9	41	.180
Tippy Dye	Washington	PCC	17	9	.654				1950-51	130	65	.667	2	2	1		194	106	.647	3	2	1
Joel Eaves	Auburn	SEC	13	8	.619				1949-50	107	72	.598					111	115	.491
Ray Eddy	Purdue	Big Ten	15	7	.682				1950-51	72	82	.468					72	82	.468
			1956-57 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
John Egli	Penn State	Ind	15	10	.600				1954-55	45	34	.570	1	1			45	34	.570	1	1
Fred Enke	Arizona	BIAA	13	13	.500				1925-26	474	258	.648	1	1			488	278	.637	1	1
Fuzzy Evans	Vermont	Yankee	15	5	.750				1946-47	136	86	.613					136	86	.613
Bob Feerick	Santa Clara	WCAC	15	7	.682				1950-51	99	75	.569	3	3	1		99	75	.569	3	3	1
Waldo Fisher	Northwestern	Big Ten	6	16	.273				1952-53	35	75	.318					35	75	.318
Bud Foster	Wisconsin	Big Ten	5	17	.227				1934-35	254	234	.520	2		1	1	254	234	.520	2		1	1
Jack Friel	Washington State	PCC	8	18	.308				1928-29	488	358	.577	1		1		488	358	.577	1		1
Taps Gallagher	Niagara	WNY3	12	13	.480				1931-32	361	189	.656					361	189	.656
Jack Gardner	Utah	MSAC	19	8	.704				1953-54	77	32	.706	2	2			224	113	.665	4	3	2
Slats Gill	Oregon State	PCC	11	15	.423				1928-29	472	341	.581	3	1	1		472	341	.581	3	1	1
Placido Gomez	Brooklyn	Metro NY	11	7	.611				1953-54	35	36	.493					35	36	.493
Country Graham	Ole Miss	SEC	9	12	.429				1949-50	88	103	.461					88	103	.461
John Grayson	Idaho State	Ind	25	4	.862		16	Lost Regional Semifinal	1956-57	25	4	.862	1	1			25	4	.862	1	1
Murray Greason	Wake Forest	ACC	19	9	.679		18		1933-34	285	243	.540	2	1			285	243	.540	2	1
Royner Greene	Cornell	Ivy	4	19	.174				1946-47	146	117	.555	1	1			146	117	.555	1	1
Hugh Greer	UConn	Yankee	17	8	.680			Lost First Round	1946-47	201	62	.764	4	3			201	62	.764	4	3
Marcel Guley	Syracuse	Ind	18	7	.720			Lost Regional Final	1950-51	92	61	.601	1	1			92	61	.601	1	1
Blair Gullion	Washington (MO)	Ind	12	9	.571				1947-48	114	79	.591					224	149	.601
Jack Guy	Rhode Island	Yankee	11	11	.500				1952-53	59	59	.500					88	139	.388
Bruce Hale	Miami (FL)	Ind	13	13	.500				1954-55	36	36	.500					36	36	.500
			1956-57 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
Dick Harp	Kansas	Big 7	24	3	.889		2	Lost National Final	1956-57	24	3	.889	1	1	1		24	3	.889	1	1	1
Warren Harris	Rutgers	Ind	8	15	.348				1956-57	8	15	.348					8	15	.348
Howard Hartman	Colgate	Ind	14	10	.583				1949-50	91	79	.535					91	79	.535
Doc Hayes	SMU	SWC	22	4	.846		4	Lost Regional Semifinal	1947-48	142	98	.592	3	3	1		142	98	.592	3	3	1
Bill Henderson	Baylor	SWC	9	15	.375				1941-42	169	169	.500	3		2		169	169	.500	3		2
Eddie Hickey	Saint Louis	MVC	19	9	.679		10	Lost Regional Semifinal	1947-48	195	79	.712	2	2			325	151	.683	3	2
Peck Hickman	Louisville	Ind	21	5	.808		6		1944-45	277	84	.767	1	1			277	84	.767	1	1
Tony Hinkle	Butler	Ind	11	14	.440				1926-27	370	242	.605					370	242	.605
Harlan Hodges	Idaho	PCC	10	16	.385				1954-55	24	53	.312					133	119	.528
Lester Hooker Jr	Richmond	Southern	15	11	.577				1952-53	93	48	.660					108	61	.639
Joseph Hoy	Western Michigan	MAC	8	13	.381				1952-53	53	52	.505					53	52	.505
Marshall Hughes	Texas	SWC	11	13	.458				1956-57	11	13	.458					11	13	.458
Skip Hughes	Saint Francis (PA)	Ind	12	12	.500				1953-54	64	38	.627					64	38	.627
Whack Hyder	Georgia Tech	SEC	18	8	.692				1951-52	56	86	.394					56	86	.394
Clarence Iba	Tulsa	MVC	8	17	.320				1949-50	111	96	.536	1	1			111	96	.536	1	1
Hank Iba	Oklahoma State	MVC	17	9	.654		20		1934-35	486	152	.762	6	3	4	2	584	168	.777	6	3	4	2
George Ireland	Loyola (IL)	Ind	14	10	.583				1951-52	69	73	.486					69	73	.486
Frank Johnson	South Carolina	ACC	17	12	.586				1940-41	164	153	.517					174	169	.507
John Jordan	Notre Dame	Ind	20	8	.714		17	Lost Regional Semifinal	1951-52	100	51	.662	3	3			115	65	.639	3	3
Doggie Julian	Dartmouth	Ivy	18	7	.720				1950-51	93	94	.497	1	1			287	175	.621	3	1	2	1
			1956-57 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
Bill Kajikawa	Arizona State	BIAA	10	15	.400				1948-49	89	132	.403					89	132	.403
Bud Kennedy	Florida State	Ind	9	17	.346				1956-57	9	17	.346					9	17	.346
Ben Kribbs	Bucknell	Ind	16	8	.667				1952-53	36	72	.333					36	72	.333
Eugene Lambert	Alabama	SEC	15	11	.577				1956-57	15	11	.577					165	83	.665	4	1	1
Joe Lapchick	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	14	9	.609				1936-37	194	64	.752					194	64	.752
Bobby Laughlin	Morehead State	OVC	19	8	.704			Lost First Round	1953-54	68	35	.660	2	1			68	35	.660	2	1
Red Lawson	Georgia	SEC	8	16	.333				1951-52	37	111	.250					37	111	.250
Roy Leenig	Holy Cross	Ind	11	12	.478				1955-56	33	17	.660	1				33	17	.660	1
Abe Lemons	Oklahoma City	Ind	19	9	.679		9	Lost Regional Final	1955-56	39	16	.709	2	2			39	16	.709	2	2
Guy Lewis	Houston	MVC	10	16	.385				1956-57	10	16	.385					10	16	.385
Harry Litwack	Temple	Ind	20	9	.690				1952-53	89	45	.664	1	1	1		89	45	.664	1	1	1
Kenneth Loeffler	Texas A&M	SWC	7	17	.292				1955-56	13	35	.271					227	160	.587	2	2	2	1
Emmett Lowery	Tennessee	SEC	13	9	.591				1947-48	139	95	.594					139	95	.594
Daniel Lynch	St. Francis (NY)	Metro NY	12	14	.462				1948-49	162	88	.648					162	88	.648
Bus Male	Virginia	ACC	6	19	.240				1951-52	67	88	.432					67	88	.432
Press Maravich	Clemson	ACC	7	17	.292				1956-57	7	17	.292					7	17	.292
Don Martin	Boston College	Ind	12	11	.522				1953-54	37	57	.394					37	57	.394
John Mauer	Florida	SEC	14	10	.583				1951-52	72	62	.537					317	231	.578
Paul McBrayer	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	6	15	.286				1947-48	134	100	.573	1				134	100	.573	1
Jim McCafferty	Loyola (LA)	Ind	14	12	.538			Lost First Round	1953-54	54	45	.545	2	1			54	45	.545	2	1
			1956-57 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
Billy McCann	Washington & Lee	Southern	20	7	.741				1952-53	56	73	.434					56	73	.434
Babe McCarthy	Mississippi State	SEC	17	8	.680		15		1955-56	29	20	.592					29	20	.592
George McCarty	UTEP	BIAA	14	8	.636				1953-54	47	40	.540					112	95	.541	1	1
Jack McCloskey	Penn	Ivy	7	19	.269				1956-57	7	19	.269					7	19	.269
Branch McCracken	Indiana	Big Ten	14	8	.636				1938-39	251	97	.721	3	2	2	2	251	97	.721	3	2	2	2
James McDermott	Iona	Ind	12	7	.632				1953-54	41	42	.494					41	42	.494
David McDowell	Kent State	MAC	5	18	.217				1955-56	15	29	.341					15	29	.341
Frank McGuire	UNC	ACC	32	0	1.000		1	Won National Final	1952-53	88	36	.710	1	1	1	1	190	72	.725	3	3	2	1
Walter McPherson	San Jose State	WCAC	13	12	.520				1949-50	125	83	.601	1	1			125	83	.601	1	1
Edward Melvin	Toledo	MAC	5	19	.208				1954-55	19	49	.279					116	95	.550
Ray Meyer	DePaul	Ind	8	14	.364				1942-43	249	123	.669	3	1	1		249	123	.669	3	1	1
Gus Miller	West Texas A&M	BIAA	6	14	.300				1942-43	195	140	.582	1	1			195	140	.582	1	1
Ralph Miller	Wichita State	MVC	15	11	.577				1951-52	100	66	.602					100	66	.602
Bud Millikan	Maryland	ACC	16	10	.615				1950-51	113	61	.649					113	61	.649
Dudey Moore	Duquesne	Ind	16	7	.696				1948-49	181	58	.757	1	1			181	58	.757	1	1
Jack Nagle	Marquette	Ind	10	15	.400				1953-54	58	44	.569	1	1			58	44	.569	1	1
Albert E. Negratti	Portland	Ind	18	12	.600				1955-56	38	20	.655					38	20	.655
Pete Newell	California	PCC	21	5	.808		13	Lost Regional Final	1954-55	47	29	.618	1	1			162	108	.600	1	1
Chuck Noe	Virginia Tech	Southern	14	8	.636				1955-56	28	19	.596					52	65	.444
Tommy Nolan	Georgetown	Ind	11	11	.500				1956-57	11	11	.500					11	11	.500
			1956-57 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
Kenneth Norton	Manhattan	Metro NY	5	9	.357				1946-47	169	92	.648	1				169	92	.648	1
Jack Null	VMI	Southern	4	22	.154				1955-56	8	41	.163					8	41	.163
Bucky O'Connor	Iowa	Big Ten	8	14	.364				1949-50	101	50	.669	2	2	2		101	50	.669	2	2	2
John Oldham	Tennessee Tech	OVC	9	11	.450				1955-56	23	18	.561					23	18	.561
Bill Olson	New Hampshire	Yankee	3	16	.158				1956-57	3	16	.158					3	16	.158
Chuck Orsborn	Bradley	MVC	22	7	.759		19		1956-57	22	7	.759					22	7	.759
Anthony Packer	Lehigh	Ind	8	10	.444				1950-51	58	77	.430					58	77	.430
Doyle Parrack	Oklahoma	Big 7	8	15	.348				1955-56	12	34	.261					92	87	.514	4	4
Bill Perigo	Michigan	Big Ten	13	9	.591				1952-53	48	62	.436					89	89	.500
David Polansky	CCNY	Metro NY	11	8	.579				1952-53	31	22	.585					31	22	.585
Robert Polk	Vanderbilt	SEC	17	5	.773		8		1947-48	150	81	.649					150	81	.649
Jim Pollard	La Salle	Ind	17	9	.654				1955-56	32	19	.627					32	19	.627
Harry Rabenhorst	LSU	SEC	6	19	.240				1925-26	340	264	.563	2	2	1		340	264	.563	2	2	1
Jack Ramsay	St. Joseph's	Ind	17	7	.708				1955-56	40	13	.755					40	13	.755
William Reinhart	George Washington	Southern	3	21	.125				1935-36	228	111	.673	1	1			408	212	.658	1	1
Jule Rivlin	Marshall	MAC	15	9	.625				1955-56	33	14	.702	1				33	14	.702	1
Polk Robison	Texas Tech	Ind	12	11	.522				1942-43	197	155	.560	2	1			197	155	.560	2	1
Bill Rohr	Miami (OH)	MAC	17	8	.680			Lost First Round	1951-52	91	47	.659	3	1			91	47	.659	3	1
Glen Rose	Arkansas	SWC	11	12	.478				1933-34	213	100	.681	1		1		213	100	.681	1		1
Lou Rossini	Columbia	Ivy	18	6	.750				1950-51	111	53	.677	1	1			111	53	.677	1	1
			1956-57 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
Adolph Rupp	Kentucky	SEC	23	5	.821		3	Lost Regional Final	1930-31	563	97	.853	9	5	4	3	563	97	.853	9	5	4	3
Honey Russell	Seton Hall	Ind	17	10	.630				1936-37	259	93	.736					274	101	.731
Fred Schaus	West Virginia	Southern	25	5	.833		7	Lost First Round	1954-55	65	25	.722	3	1			65	25	.722	3	1
Bill Scott	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	17	9	.654			Lost First Round	1951-52	76	86	.469	2				76	86	.469	2
Tom Scott	Davidson	Southern	7	20	.259				1955-56	17	35	.327					117	100	.539
Alex Severence	Villanova	Ind	10	15	.400				1936-37	352	164	.682	4	2	1		352	164	.682	4	2	1
Everett Shelton	Wyoming	MSAC	6	19	.240				1939-40	311	165	.653	7	2	1	1	311	165	.653	7	2	1	1
Orvis Sigler	Army	Ind	7	13	.350				1954-55	26	35	.426					26	35	.426
Norm Sloan	The Citadel	Southern	11	14	.440				1956-57	11	14	.440					11	14	.440
George Smith	Cincinnati	Ind	15	9	.625				1952-53	75	47	.615					75	47	.615
James Snyder	Ohio	MAC	15	8	.652				1949-50	96	84	.533					96	84	.533
Floyd Stahl	Ohio State	Big Ten	14	8	.636				1950-51	75	79	.487					99	107	.481	1
Sparky Stalcup	Missouri	Big 7	10	13	.435				1946-47	147	105	.583					147	105	.583
Bill Stockton	New Mexico	MSAC	5	21	.192				1955-56	11	37	.229					11	37	.229
Bill Strannigan	Iowa State	Big 7	16	7	.696				1954-55	45	22	.672					105	78	.574	1	1
Kenneth Suesens	Valparaiso	Ind	11	14	.440				1951-52	67	79	.459					67	79	.459
Don Suman	Rice	SWC	16	8	.667				1949-50	108	81	.571	1	1			108	81	.571	1	1
Van Sweet	Pacific	WCAC	9	17	.346				1952-53	46	78	.371					52	101	.340
Robert Timmons	Pitt	Ind	16	11	.593			Lost Regional Semifinal	1953-54	50	51	.495	1	1			50	51	.495	1	1
Forrest Twogood	USC	PCC	16	12	.571				1950-51	117	74	.613	1	1	1		167	146	.534	1	1	1
			1956-57 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
Bob Vanatta	Memphis	Ind	24	6	.800		12		1956-57	24	6	.800					85	50	.630	1	1
Joseph Vancisin	Yale	Ivy	18	8	.692			Lost First Round	1956-57	18	8	.692	1				18	8	.692	1
Bill Vandenburgh	Fresno State	WCAC	16	10	.615				1955-56	25	27	.481					25	27	.481
Sox Walseth	Colorado	Big 7	14	9	.609				1956-57	14	9	.609					14	9	.609
Stanley Ward	Brown	Ivy	8	16	.333				1954-55	22	52	.297					22	52	.297
Stan Watts	BYU	MSAC	19	9	.679			Lost Regional Semifinal	1949-50	154	80	.658	3	2			154	80	.658	3	2
James Weaver	Saint Mary's	WCAC	17	9	.654				1955-56	33	19	.635					33	19	.635
Clifford Wells	Tulane	SEC	15	9	.625				1945-46	191	95	.668					191	95	.668
Jim Williams	Colorado State	MSAC	9	16	.360				1954-55	32	41	.438					32	41	.438
Floyd S. Wilson	Harvard	Ivy	12	9	.571				1954-55	26	42	.382					26	42	.382
Robert Wilson	Kentucky Wesleyan	Ind	16	12	.571				1956-57	16	12	.571					16	12	.571
Tex Winter	Kansas State	Big 7	15	8	.652				1953-54	54	36	.600	1	1			79	61	.564	1	1
Harold Woodbury	Maine	Yankee	6	14	.300				1955-56	12	26	.316					12	26	.316
John Wooden	UCLA	PCC	22	4	.846		14		1948-49	183	66	.735	3	2			227	81	.737	3	2
Phil Woolpert	San Francisco	WCAC	21	7	.750			Lost National Semifinal	1950-51	122	56	.685	3	3	3	2	122	56	.685	3	3	3	2
Ned Wulk	Xavier	Ind	20	8	.714				1951-52	89	70	.560					89	70	.560

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