1916-17 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1916-17 Coaches

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1916-17 Coaches Table
			1916-17 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	5	5	.500				1912-13	77	72	.517					1542	805	.657
Paul Abbott	Northern Colorado	Ind	5	7	.417				1916-17	5	7	.417					5	7	.417
Howard Acher	Grove City	Ind	5	6	.455				1915-16	14	13	.519					14	13	.519
Phog Allen	Central Missouri	Ind	13	2	.867				1912-13	61	21	.744					149	39	.793
V.B. Allison	Boston University	Ind	6	3	.667				1916-17	6	3	.667					6	3	.667
Jimmy Ashmore	Colorado	MSAC	6	2	.750				1914-15	16	10	.615					68	36	.654
James Baldwin	Rhode Island	Ind	2	6	.250				1916-17	2	6	.250					2	6	.250
W.P. Bales	Millsaps	Ind	5	5	.500				1916-17	5	5	.500					5	5	.500
Mark Banks	Ohio	Ind	2	14	.125				1913-14	24	35	.407					24	35	.407
Bill Bates	Southwestern (KS)	Ind	13	3	.812				1914-15	31	14	.689					31	14	.689
John Bender	Tennessee	Ind	10	5	.667				1916-17	10	5	.667					22	8	.733
Fred Bennion	Montana State	Ind	19	1	.950				1914-15	33	8	.805					93	23	.802
F.G. Beyerman	Bowling Green State	Ind	2	6	.250				1915-16	5	14	.263					5	14	.263
Hugo Bezdek	Oregon	PCC	0	11	.000				1906-07	17	35	.327					17	35	.327
Motts Blair	USC	Ind	8	12	.400				1916-17	8	12	.400					8	12	.400
J. Fred Bohler	Washington State	PCC	25	1	.962				1908-09	118	61	.659					118	61	.659
L.C. Boles	Wooster	Ind	5	8	.385				1915-16	13	15	.464					13	15	.464
Fred Brown	Bradley	Ind	10	6	.625				1909-10	82	51	.617					82	51	.617
Edbert Buss	DePauw	Ind	7	7	.500				1916-17	7	7	.500					7	7	.500
Royal Campbell	Detroit Mercy	Ind	5	4	.556				1909-10	32	12	.727					32	12	.727
			1916-17 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
F.G. Carter	Colorado School of Mines	MSAC	0	8	.000				1916-17	0	8	.000					0	8	.000
Ben Cherrington	California	PCC	15	1	.938				1916-17	15	1	.938					22	8	.733
Zora Clevenger	Kansas State	MVC	15	2	.882				1916-17	15	2	.882					112	57	.663
George Cockill	Bucknell	Ind	11	5	.688				1914-15	26	19	.578					26	19	.578
George Colliflower	George Washington	Ind	7	8	.467				1915-16	9	18	.333					9	18	.333
James Colliflower	Navy	Ind	11	0	1.000				1915-16	23	2	.920					55	19	.743
Arthur Conrad	Army	Ind	3	8	.273				1916-17	3	8	.273					3	8	.273
R.M. Conrad	Augustana (IL)	Ind	8	3	.727				1912-13	47	18	.723					47	18	.723
Louis Cooke	Minnesota	Western	17	2	.895				1897-98	189	85	.690					189	85	.690
John Corbett	Wyoming	Ind	4	4	.500				1915-16	7	6	.538					7	6	.538
George Corneal	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Ind	11	2	.846				1914-15	22	12	.647					22	12	.647
Ion Cortright	Cincinnati	Ind	3	8	.273				1916-17	3	8	.273					3	8	.273
W.G. Crowell	Lafayette	Ind	15	9	.625				1914-15	24	23	.511					24	23	.511
Richard Crozier	Wake Forest	Ind	9	6	.600				1905-06	95	46	.674					95	46	.674
Robert Cummings	Rice	Ind	10	5	.667				1914-15	30	11	.732					30	11	.732
W.A. Cunningham	Georgia	Ind	8	1	.889				1910-11	10	6	.625					10	6	.625
John Davidson	Washington	PCC	8	8	.500				1915-16	15	15	.500					15	15	.500
John Davis	Stevens Institute	Ind	3	3	.500				1916-17	3	3	.500					3	3	.500
P. J. Davis	North Dakota State	Ind	10	4	.714				1915-16	28	4	.875					28	4	.875
Fred Dawson	Union (NY)	Ind	9	7	.562				1912-13	53	18	.746					53	18	.746
			1916-17 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 Deering	CCNY	Ind	15	3	.833				1916-17	15	3	.833					15	3	.833
Guy Denton	Vanderbilt	Ind	3	8	.273				1913-14	26	20	.565					26	20	.565
Chick Doak	Duke	Ind	20	4	.833				1915-16	29	15	.659					47	31	.603
Frank Dobson	Richmond	Ind	7	4	.636				1912-13	19	25	.432					32	30	.516
Edmund Dollard	Syracuse	Ind	13	3	.812				1911-12	63	13	.829					63	13	.829
Jiggs Donahue	Clemson	Ind	8	2	.800				1916-17	8	2	.800					8	2	.800
John Donahue	St. Joseph's	Ind	18	5	.783				1911-12	70	47	.598					70	47	.598
John Donahue	UConn	Ind	4	6	.400				1915-16	9	9	.500					9	9	.500
Mike Donahue	Auburn	Ind	2	2	.500				1905-06	50	60	.455					50	60	.455
Don Drumm	Marietta	Ind	13	6	.684				1908-09	66	41	.617					66	41	.617
Hec Edmundson	Idaho	Ind	8	8	.500				1916-17	8	8	.500					8	8	.500
William Fetzer	Davidson	Ind	11	6	.647				1916-17	11	6	.647					11	6	.647
John Fike	Denver	MSAC	4	4	.500				1916-17	4	4	.500					4	4	.500
Armin Fischer	Saint Louis	Ind	5	6	.455				1916-17	5	6	.455					5	6	.455
George Flint	Pitt	Ind	12	6	.667				1911-12	73	36	.670					73	36	.670
Dixon Foster	South Carolina	Ind	7	8	.467				1916-17	7	8	.467					7	8	.467
Darrell Fox	Toledo	Ind	2	1	.667				1916-17	2	1	.667					2	1	.667
George Fricke	Washington (MO)	MVC	7	12	.368				1915-16	13	23	.361					13	23	.361
F.H. Gaoton	VMI	Ind	9	5	.643				1914-15	26	10	.722					26	10	.722
George Gauthier	Michigan State	Ind	11	5	.688				1916-17	11	5	.688					11	5	.688
			1916-17 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
Roy Geary	Lehigh	Ind	15	4	.789				1916-17	15	4	.789					15	4	.789
Thomas Gill	North Dakota	Ind	8	1	.889				1914-15	21	10	.677					21	10	.677
Ralph Glaze	Drake	MVC	5	7	.417				1916-17	5	7	.417					39	35	.527
John Griffith	Oklahoma State	Ind	11	4	.733				1915-16	18	12	.600					86	72	.544
W.O. Hamilton	Kansas	MVC	12	8	.600				1909-10	108	42	.720					108	42	.720
Walt Hammond	Colgate	Ind	15	4	.789				1913-14	43	24	.642					43	24	.642
Edward Hanrahan	Manhattan	Ind	7	8	.467				1909-10	65	52	.556					65	52	.556
Harry Haring	NYU	Ind	9	3	.750				1916-17	9	3	.750					21	14	.600
Jesse Harper	Notre Dame	Ind	8	5	.615				1913-14	42	16	.724					65	25	.722
Harry Hartsell	NC State	Ind	10	8	.556				1916-17	10	8	.556					10	8	.556
E.C. Hayes	Mississippi State	Ind	6	4	.600				1911-12	58	18	.763					58	18	.763
Dutch Hermann	Penn State	Ind	12	2	.857				1915-16	20	5	.800					20	5	.800
Frank Hill	Seton Hall	Ind	13	3	.812				1911-12	79	24	.767					82	28	.745
Lamar Hoover	Wichita State	Ind	2	11	.154				1916-17	2	11	.154					2	11	.154
S.H. Hubbard	William & Mary	Ind	4	9	.308				1916-17	4	9	.308					4	9	.308
Harry Hughes	Colorado State	MSAC	8	5	.615				1911-12	33	26	.559					33	26	.559
Claude Hunt	Carleton College	Ind	12	2	.857				1913-14	48	9	.842					48	9	.842
Hutch Hutchinson	New Mexico	Ind	4	1	.800				1910-11	32	8	.800					32	8	.800
Joseph Jensen	Utah State	Ind	8	5	.615				1914-15	11	14	.440					11	14	.440
Austin Johnson	Springfield	Ind	10	5	.667				1910-11	46	33	.582					46	33	.582
			1916-17 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
Ralph Jones	Illinois	Western	13	3	.812				1912-13	61	16	.792					170	33	.837
Lon Jourdet	Penn	Ivy	11	7	.611				1914-15	31	24	.564					31	24	.564
Thomas Kelly	Alabama	Ind	6	8	.429				1916-17	6	8	.429					18	23	.439
Maurice Kent	Iowa	Western	7	9	.438				1913-14	36	28	.562					61	44	.581
Thomas Kibler	Washington College	Ind	2	0	1.000				1913-14	28	8	.778					50	10	.833
William Kline	Nebraska Wesleyan	Ind	14	6	.700				1911-12	87	22	.798					87	22	.798
Piggy Lambert	Purdue	Western	11	3	.786				1916-17	11	3	.786					11	3	.786
Henry Lannigan	Virginia	Ind	7	5	.583				1905-06	111	38	.745					111	38	.745
Doyle Leathers	Gettysburg	Ind	11	5	.688				1916-17	11	5	.688					11	5	.688
George Little	Miami (OH)	Ind	12	3	.800				1916-17	12	3	.800					16	20	.444
Walter Livingston	Denison	Ind	13	3	.812				1911-12	67	18	.788					67	18	.788
Guy Lowman	Indiana	Western	13	6	.684				1916-17	13	6	.684					66	37	.641
Fred Luehring	Princeton	Ivy	15	5	.750				1912-13	67	29	.698					67	29	.698
Everett May	Oregon State	PCC	11	7	.611				1916-17	11	7	.611					11	7	.611
William McAvoy	Delaware	Ind	8	6	.571				1909-10	39	51	.433					39	51	.433
George McCaa	Muhlenberg	Ind	2	4	.333				1914-15	19	15	.559					19	15	.559
Alfred McCray	Dayton	Ind	8	3	.727				1915-16	19	5	.792					19	5	.792
Raymond McDonald	Canisius	Ind	9	1	.900				1916-17	9	1	.900					9	1	.900
Eugene McGuigan	Duquesne	Ind	7	3	.700				1914-15	26	7	.788					26	7	.788
Pop McKale	Arizona	Ind	10	2	.833				1914-15	24	2	.923					24	2	.923
			1916-17 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
Doc Meanwell	Wisconsin	Western	15	3	.833				1911-12	92	9	.911					92	9	.911
Carl Merner	Columbia	Ivy	6	8	.429				1916-17	6	8	.429					25	23	.521
John Miller	Missouri	MVC	12	4	.750				1916-17	12	4	.750					12	4	.750
Thomas Mills	Creighton	Ind	18	2	.900				1916-17	18	2	.900					18	2	.900
W.H. Morris	Texas A&M	SWC	11	8	.579				1916-17	11	8	.579					11	8	.579
Dale Morrison	SMU	Ind	12	2	.857				1916-17	12	2	.857					12	2	.857
Bubbs Moseley	Baylor	SWC	7	10	.412				1914-15	16	28	.364					16	28	.364
Fred Murphy	Northwestern	Western	3	11	.214				1914-15	28	24	.538					36	34	.514
William Nicolai	Temple	Ind	10	9	.526				1913-14	31	26	.544					31	26	.544
Jerry Nissen	Montana	Ind	4	11	.267				1914-15	14	21	.400					14	21	.400
Nelson Nordgren	Utah	Ind	3	3	.500				1914-15	26	7	.788					26	7	.788
George O'Brien	Mount Union	Ind	6	8	.429				1913-14	25	18	.581					25	18	.581
Harry O'Brien	The Citadel	Ind	6	1	.857				1916-17	6	1	.857					26	15	.634
John O'Reilly	Georgetown	Ind	8	4	.667				1914-15	25	18	.581					25	18	.581
Joseph O'Shea	St. John's (NY)	Ind	11	8	.579				1911-12	43	27	.614					43	27	.614
(unknown) Osborne	North Central (IL)	Ind	10	5	.667				1915-16	22	10	.688					22	10	.688
Bennie Owen	Oklahoma	Ind	13	8	.619				1908-09	73	31	.702					73	31	.702
Pat Page	Chicago	Western	13	15	.464				1911-12	99	52	.656					99	52	.656
Howell Peacock	UNC	Ind	5	4	.556				1916-17	5	4	.556					35	11	.761
J.A. Pelletier	Dartmouth	Ivy	10	12	.455				1916-17	10	12	.455					10	12	.455
			1916-17 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
Arthur Powell	Rochester (NY)	Ind	4	12	.250				1909-10	57	39	.594					69	54	.561
George Pyle	West Virginia	Ind	8	8	.500				1914-15	29	25	.537					29	25	.537
William Raftery	Washington & Lee	Ind	13	0	1.000				1913-14	31	21	.596					35	28	.556
Fred Rice	Catholic	Ind	6	5	.545				1912-13	42	16	.724					42	16	.724
Ralph Risch	Marquette	Ind	8	3	.727				1916-17	8	3	.727					8	3	.727
Otto Rittler	Saint Mary's	Ind	15	6	.714				1909-10	37	11	.771					37	11	.771
E.L. Roberts	BYU	Ind	14	2	.875				1911-12	45	12	.789					45	12	.789
Silas Ross	Nevada	Ind	6	3	.667				1913-14	25	10	.714					25	10	.714
Claude Rothgeb	Colorado College	MSAC	10	1	.909				1915-16	18	3	.857					28	13	.683
Clarence Russel	New Mexico State	Ind	10	5	.667				1914-15	19	12	.613					19	12	.613
Harlan Sanborn	Virginia Tech	Ind	17	2	.895				1916-17	17	2	.895					17	2	.895
George Schaeffer	Arizona State	Ind	0	1	.000				1914-15	2	3	.400					2	3	.400
Francis Schmidt	Tulsa	Ind	11	7	.611				1915-16	20	14	.588					20	14	.588
William Schuerholz	Loyola (MD)	Ind	6	6	.500				1912-13	38	30	.559					38	30	.559
Fred Sefton	Akron	Ind	14	2	.875				1915-16	19	7	.731					19	7	.731
Albert Sharpe	Cornell	Ivy	6	10	.375				1912-13	56	25	.691					56	25	.691
Clark Shaughnessy	Tulane	Ind	11	5	.688				1915-16	21	13	.618					21	13	.618
Paul Sheeks	Wabash	Ind	19	2	.905				1916-17	19	2	.905					19	2	.905
William Spaulding	Western Michigan	Ind	7	6	.538				1913-14	27	22	.551					27	22	.551
Pinky Spruhan	Roanoke	Ind	7	1	.875				1913-14	39	10	.796					39	10	.796
			1916-17 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
Wilbur St. John	Ohio State	Western	15	11	.577				1911-12	62	50	.554					104	80	.565
Doc Stewart	Nebraska	MVC	12	10	.545				1916-17	12	10	.545					105	50	.677
Doc Stroud	LSU	Ind	20	2	.909				1913-14	51	18	.739					51	18	.739
Cullen Thomas	Butler	Ind	7	6	.538				1912-13	16	22	.421					16	22	.421
John Thurber	Franklin	Ind	1	2	.333				1912-13	22	21	.512					22	21	.512
J.J. Tigert	Kentucky	Ind	4	6	.400				1912-13	9	9	.500					9	9	.500
Bernie Tommers	Yale	Ivy	19	5	.792				1916-17	19	5	.792					19	5	.792
Tom Tracey	Niagara	Ind	2	5	.286				1915-16	6	11	.353					6	11	.353
Donald Ulrich	Kent State	Ind	2	6	.250				1915-16	6	14	.300					6	14	.300
Eugene Van Gent	Texas	SWC	13	3	.812				1916-17	13	3	.812					34	12	.739
H.H. Walters	Iowa State	MVC	12	6	.667				1915-16	16	18	.471					16	18	.471
Happy Wann	Millikin	Ind	14	6	.700				1915-16	30	11	.732					30	11	.732
Alfred Westphal	Indiana State	Ind	13	4	.765				1912-13	47	23	.671					49	26	.653
Russell Wilson	Stanford	PCC	8	8	.500				1916-17	8	8	.500					8	8	.500
Ralph Young	Kalamazoo	Ind	12	1	.923				1916-17	12	1	.923					14	8	.636

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