1943-44 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1943-44 Coaches

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1943-44 Coaches Table
			1943-44 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
Louis Alexander	Rochester (NY)	Ind	11	4	.733				1942-43	23	6	.793					58	25	.699
Phog Allen	Kansas	Big 6	17	9	.654				1907-08	412	128	.763	2		1		541	168	.763	2		1
Harold Anderson	Bowling Green State	Ind	22	4	.846				1942-43	40	9	.816					182	50	.784
Kyle Anderson	Chicago	Big Ten	1	19	.050				1942-43	1	40	.024					1	40	.024
Red Armstrong	Denison	Ind	18	2	.900				1943-44	18	2	.900					18	2	.900
Russell Beichly	Akron	Ind	10	5	.667				1942-43	28	8	.778					28	8	.778
Lloyd Brazil	Detroit Mercy	Ind	13	7	.650				1930-31	161	98	.622					161	98	.622
Joseph Brennan	St. Francis (NY)	Ind	10	6	.625				1941-42	39	15	.722					39	15	.722
Frank Brickey	Northern Arizona	BIAA	2	0	1.000				1940-41	26	27	.491					26	27	.491
Babe Brown	Idaho	PCC	7	16	.304				1942-43	21	36	.368					21	36	.368
Earl Brown	Dartmouth	Ivy	19	2	.905			Lost National Final	1943-44	19	2	.905	1		1		39	32	.549	1		1
Howard Cann	NYU	Ind	7	7	.500				1923-24	240	113	.680	1				240	113	.680	1
Doc Carlson	Pitt	Ind	7	7	.500				1922-23	286	150	.656	1		1		286	150	.656	1		1
Walter Casey	Louisville	Ind	5	5	.500				1943-44	5	5	.500					5	5	.500
Bill Chandler	Marquette	Ind	8	6	.571				1930-31	135	108	.556					175	193	.476
Harold Church	Louisville	Ind	5	5	.500				1943-44	5	5	.500					5	5	.500
Ben Clemons	The Citadel	Southern	2	3	.400				1941-42	4	17	.190					4	17	.190
Josh Cody	Temple	Ind	14	9	.609			Lost Regional Semifinal	1942-43	25	20	.556	1				176	188	.484	1
Glenn Curtis	Indiana State	Ind	17	4	.810				1938-39	83	32	.722					83	32	.722
Joseph Daher	VMI	Southern	0	14	.000				1943-44	0	14	.000					18	17	.514
			1943-44 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
Jiggs Dahlberg	Montana	Ind	2	10	.167				1937-38	74	74	.500					74	74	.500
Joe Davis	Rice	SWC	15	5	.750				1942-43	32	14	.696					134	99	.575
E.A. Diddle	Western Kentucky	Ind	13	9	.591				1922-23	378	124	.753	1				378	124	.753	1
Frank Donlon	Rider	Ind	3	12	.200				1943-44	3	12	.200					3	12	.200
Bruce Drake	Oklahoma	Big 6	15	8	.652				1938-39	74	52	.587	2		1		74	52	.587	2		1
Al Duer	Pepperdine	Ind	20	14	.588			Lost Regional Semifinal	1943-44	20	14	.588	1				20	14	.588	1
Bill Easton	Drake	MVC	7	13	.350				1943-44	7	13	.350					7	13	.350
Hooper Eblen	Tennessee Tech	Ind	3	13	.188				1943-44	3	13	.188					3	13	.188
Hec Edmundson	Washington	PCC	26	6	.812				1920-21	436	155	.738	1				456	164	.735	1
George Edwards	Missouri	Big 6	10	9	.526			Lost Regional Semifinal	1926-27	167	151	.525	1				167	151	.525	1
Loren Ellis	Valparaiso	Ind	17	8	.680				1941-42	38	26	.594					38	26	.594
Rip Engle	Brown	Ind	10	14	.417				1942-43	19	25	.432					19	25	.432
Fred Enke	Arizona	BIAA	12	2	.857				1925-26	265	125	.679					279	145	.658
Bill Ferguson	St. Joseph's	Ind	18	7	.720				1928-29	190	111	.631					190	111	.631
Henry Findlay	South Carolina	Southern	13	2	.867				1943-44	13	2	.867					13	2	.867
Foxy Flumere	Northeastern	Ind	8	8	.500				1942-43	15	20	.429					15	20	.429
Blue Foster	Miami (OH)	Ind	10	2	.833				1942-43	21	7	.750					21	7	.750
Bud Foster	Wisconsin	Big Ten	12	9	.571				1934-35	117	89	.568	1		1	1	117	89	.568	1		1	1
Burl Friddle	Toledo	Ind	5	13	.278				1942-43	27	17	.614					27	17	.614
Jack Friel	Washington State	PCC	8	19	.296				1928-29	291	160	.645	1		1		291	160	.645	1		1
			1943-44 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
Gerry Gerard	Duke	Southern	13	13	.500				1942-43	33	19	.635					33	19	.635
Slats Gill	Oregon State	PCC	8	16	.333				1928-29	259	172	.601					259	172	.601
H.C. Gilstrap	Texas	SWC	14	11	.560				1942-43	33	18	.647	1		1		33	18	.647	1		1
Harry Good	Indiana	Big Ten	7	15	.318				1943-44	7	15	.318					40	16	.714
John Hancock	Northern Colorado	Ind	1	13	.071				1943-44	1	13	.071					1	13	.071
Smokey Harper	Vanderbilt	SEC	12	3	.800				1943-44	12	3	.800					12	3	.800
Pops Harrison	Iowa	Big Ten	14	4	.778				1942-43	21	14	.600					21	14	.600
Vernon Haynes	Tulane	SEC	16	6	.727				1942-43	20	15	.571					20	15	.571
Cam Henderson	Marshall	Ind	15	7	.682				1935-36	159	62	.719					159	62	.719
Charles Henry	Gonzaga	Ind	22	4	.846				1943-44	22	4	.846					22	4	.846
Howard Hobson	Oregon	PCC	16	10	.615				1935-36	178	98	.645	1		1	1	178	98	.645	1		1	1
Ernest Holbrook	USC	PCC	6	4	.600				1942-43	29	9	.763					29	9	.763
Nat Holman	CCNY	Ind	6	11	.353				1919-20	283	102	.735					283	102	.735
Hank Iba	Oklahoma State	MVC	27	6	.818				1934-35	194	63	.755					292	79	.787
Leroy Jay	NC State	Southern	5	13	.278				1942-43	12	22	.353					12	22	.353
Wilbur Johns	UCLA	PCC	10	10	.500				1939-40	43	72	.374					43	72	.374
Doggie Julian	Muhlenberg	Ind	20	5	.800				1936-37	105	67	.610					105	67	.610
Frank Keaney	Rhode Island	Ind	14	6	.700				1920-21	326	107	.753					326	107	.753
Dwight Keith	Georgia Tech	SEC	14	4	.778				1943-44	14	4	.778					14	4	.778
Edward Kelleher	Army	Ind	15	0	1.000				1943-44	15	0	1.000					243	104	.700
			1943-44 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
Donald Kellett	Penn	Ivy	10	4	.714				1943-44	10	4	.714					10	4	.714
Chris Kjeldsen	Pacific	Ind	13	6	.684				1943-44	13	6	.684					13	6	.684
Tom Korn	Loyola Marymount	Ind	4	1	.800				1943-44	4	1	.800					4	1	.800
Moose Krause	Notre Dame	Ind	10	9	.526				1942-43	16	10	.615					27	24	.529
Eugene Lambert	Arkansas	SWC	16	8	.667				1942-43	35	15	.700					35	15	.700
Piggy Lambert	Purdue	Big Ten	11	10	.524				1916-17	355	134	.726					355	134	.726
Elmer Lampe	Georgia	SEC	7	10	.412				1938-39	62	56	.525					62	56	.525
Bill Lange	UNC	Southern	17	10	.630				1939-40	85	41	.675	1				85	41	.675	1
Joe Lapchick	St. John's (NY)	Ind	18	5	.783				1936-37	126	39	.764					126	39	.764
Rudy Lavik	Arizona State	BIAA	12	2	.857				1933-34	65	67	.492					109	88	.553
Karl Lawrence	Colgate	Ind	11	5	.688				1941-42	21	21	.500					21	21	.500
John Lawther	Penn State	Ind	8	7	.533				1936-37	107	49	.686	1				259	80	.764	1
Venty Leib	Brooklyn	Ind	6	14	.300				1943-44	6	14	.300					6	14	.300
Adolph Lewandowski	Nebraska	Big 6	2	13	.133				1940-41	22	46	.324					79	108	.422
William Logan	Princeton	Ivy	6	12	.333				1943-44	6	12	.333					6	12	.333
Dutch Lonborg	Northwestern	Big Ten	12	7	.632				1927-28	186	131	.587					238	144	.623
John Long	Catholic	Ind	17	7	.708			Lost Regional Semifinal	1943-44	17	7	.708	1				17	7	.708	1
Harry Lothes	West Virginia	Ind	8	11	.421				1943-44	8	11	.421					8	11	.421
Woody Ludwig	Bucknell	Ind	9	3	.750				1943-44	9	3	.750					9	3	.750
Rube McCray	William & Mary	Southern	10	11	.476				1943-44	10	11	.476					10	11	.476
			1943-44 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
Lawrence McCreary	Washington (MO)	MVC	12	5	.706				1943-44	12	5	.706					12	5	.706
Mac McEver	Virginia Tech	Southern	11	4	.733				1937-38	49	71	.408					49	71	.408
Hub McQuillan	TCU	SWC	9	12	.429				1941-42	40	31	.563					96	101	.487
Louis Menze	Iowa State	Big 6	14	4	.778			Lost Regional Final	1928-29	140	126	.526	1		1		140	126	.526	1		1
Ray Meyer	DePaul	Ind	22	4	.846				1942-43	41	9	.820	1		1		41	9	.820	1		1
Floyd Millet	BYU	Ind	3	2	.600				1941-42	35	12	.745					35	12	.745
Douglas Mills	Illinois	Big Ten	11	9	.550				1936-37	110	46	.705	1				110	46	.705	1
Dale Morey	LSU	SEC	10	15	.400				1942-43	28	19	.596					28	19	.596
Robert Murth	USC	PCC	2	8	.200				1943-44	2	8	.200					2	8	.200
James Needles	San Francisco	Ind	8	11	.421				1923-24	124	67	.649					124	67	.649
Carl Nordly	Minnesota	Big Ten	7	14	.333				1942-43	17	23	.425					17	23	.425
Rock Norman	Clemson	Southern	1	10	.091				1940-41	15	51	.227					132	142	.482
Obie O'Brien	La Salle	Ind	8	8	.500				1941-42	33	29	.532					33	29	.532
Harold Olsen	Ohio State	Big Ten	14	7	.667			Lost Regional Final	1922-23	224	182	.552	2		2		257	201	.561	2		2
Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Big Ten	8	10	.444				1938-39	57	58	.496					57	58	.496
Vadal Peterson	Utah	Ind	22	4	.846			Won National Final	1927-28	234	142	.622	1		1	1	234	142	.622	1		1	1
James Phelan	Saint Mary's	Ind	5	5	.500				1943-44	5	5	.500					5	5	.500
Malcolm Pitt	Richmond	Southern	7	6	.538				1933-34	131	69	.655					131	69	.655
Leo Prendergast	Lehigh	Ind	4	12	.250				1943-44	4	12	.250					4	12	.250
Nibs Price	California	PCC	7	3	.700				1924-25	282	178	.613					282	178	.613
			1943-44 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
Edmund Prince	Delaware	Ind	7	9	.438				1943-44	7	9	.438					7	9	.438
Art Quinlan	Denver	Ind	6	18	.250				1943-44	6	18	.250					6	18	.250
Herbert W. Buck Read	Western Michigan	Ind	15	4	.789				1921-22	294	129	.695					294	129	.695
Lefty Reitz	Loyola (MD)	Ind	15	12	.556				1937-38	91	62	.595					91	62	.595
Hop Riopel	Holy Cross	Ind	6	8	.429				1942-43	7	13	.350					7	13	.350
Elmer Ripley	Columbia	Ivy	7	9	.438				1943-44	7	9	.438					181	104	.635	1		1
Polk Robison	Texas Tech	BIAA	5	18	.217				1942-43	18	29	.383					18	29	.383
Cliff Rock	Kansas State	Big 6	7	15	.318				1943-44	7	15	.318					7	15	.318
Red Rolfe	Yale	Ind	14	6	.700				1942-43	20	23	.465					20	23	.465
Bob Ruess	Cincinnati	Ind	6	5	.545				1942-43	15	15	.500					15	15	.500
Adolph Rupp	Kentucky	SEC	19	2	.905				1930-31	234	59	.799	1		1		234	59	.799	1		1
Adam Sanders	Washington & Jefferson	Ind	11	6	.647				1940-41	53	22	.707					53	22	.707
Allie Seelbach	Canisius	Ind	15	6	.714				1933-34	104	83	.556					104	83	.556
Alex Severence	Villanova	Ind	9	11	.450				1936-37	131	45	.744	1		1		131	45	.744	1		1
Samuel Sezak	Maine	Ind	4	6	.400				1942-43	13	12	.520					13	12	.520
Norman Shepard	Davidson	Southern	16	7	.696				1937-38	94	73	.563					120	73	.622
Burton Shipley	Maryland	Southern	4	14	.222				1923-24	228	182	.556					249	186	.572
Manning Smith	Texas A&M	SWC	2	15	.118				1942-43	13	26	.333					13	26	.333
Floyd Stahl	Harvard	Ind	2	12	.143				1943-44	2	12	.143					2	12	.143
James Stewart	SMU	SWC	8	9	.471				1942-43	18	17	.514					18	17	.514
			1943-44 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
Van Sweet	Baylor	SWC	6	12	.333				1943-44	6	12	.333					6	12	.333
Gus Tebell	Virginia	Ind	11	8	.579				1930-31	157	123	.561					236	158	.599
William Trautwein	Ohio	Ind	9	7	.562				1938-39	81	41	.664					81	41	.664
Woody West	Tulsa	MVC	5	3	.625				1943-44	5	3	.625					5	3	.625
Donald White	UConn	Ind	10	9	.526				1936-37	89	48	.650					191	160	.544
George White	New Mexico	BIAA	11	2	.846				1943-44	11	2	.846					11	2	.846
John Wilson	Navy	Ind	10	4	.714				1926-27	182	89	.672					182	89	.672
Speed Wilson	Cornell	Ivy	9	11	.450				1942-43	16	26	.381					16	26	.381
A.R. Winters	Lafayette	Ind	7	3	.700				1942-43	14	9	.609					14	9	.609
George Wolfe	LIU	Ind	12	3	.800				1943-44	12	3	.800					12	3	.800

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