1945-46 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1945-46 Coaches

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1945-46 Coaches Table
			1945-46 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
Frank Adams	Fordham	Metro NY	4	17	.190				1944-45	9	32	.220					9	32	.220
Eck Allen	Maine	Yankee	10	4	.714				1945-46	10	4	.714					49	24	.671	1
Phog Allen	Kansas	Big 6	19	2	.905				1907-08	443	135	.766	2		1		572	175	.766	2		1
Lyles Alley	Furman	Southern	16	3	.842				1945-46	16	3	.842					16	3	.842
Clarence Andersen	Saint Mary's	Ind	10	5	.667				1945-46	10	5	.667					10	5	.667
Dick Anderson	South Carolina	Southern	9	11	.450				1945-46	9	11	.450					9	11	.450
Harold Anderson	Bowling Green State	Ind	27	5	.844				1942-43	91	18	.835					233	59	.798
William Anderson	Lafayette	MASCN	17	3	.850				1917-18	92	57	.617					92	57	.617
Lew Andreas	Syracuse	Ind	23	4	.852				1924-25	292	100	.745					292	100	.745
Whitey Baccus	SMU	SWC	7	16	.304				1938-39	41	63	.394					41	63	.394
Sam Barry	USC	PCC	14	7	.667				1929-30	206	96	.682	1		1		268	150	.641	1		1
Clair Bee	LIU	Ind	14	9	.609				1931-32	268	50	.843					321	58	.847
Duce Belford	Creighton	MVC	9	10	.474				1945-46	9	10	.474					9	10	.474
Melvin Binford	Wichita State	MVC	14	9	.609				1942-43	40	22	.645					40	22	.645
Rollie Boldt	Toledo	Ind	20	7	.741				1944-45	29	11	.725					29	11	.725
Wesley Bradshaw	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	2	10	.167				1945-46	2	10	.167					2	10	.167
Buster Brannon	Rice	SWC	10	11	.476				1938-39	85	37	.697	2				85	37	.697	2
Lloyd Brazil	Detroit Mercy	Ind	15	8	.652				1930-31	184	118	.609					184	118	.609
Henry Bream	Gettysburg	MASCN	11	6	.647				1945-46	11	6	.647					11	6	.647
Brick Breeden	Montana State	Ind	17	10	.630				1935-36	149	99	.601					149	99	.601
			1945-46 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 Brennan	St. Francis (NY)	Metro NY	12	6	.667				1941-42	60	30	.667					60	30	.667
Frank Brickey	Northern Arizona	BIAA	12	8	.600				1940-41	43	41	.512					43	41	.512
Babe Brown	Idaho	PCC	23	11	.676				1942-43	57	67	.460					57	67	.460
Earl Brown	Merchant Marine Academy	Ind	5	10	.333				1945-46	5	10	.333					44	42	.512	1		1
Ed Burns	Xavier	Ind	3	16	.158				1945-46	3	16	.158					3	16	.158
William Bussenius	San Francisco	Ind	9	12	.429				1945-46	9	12	.429					9	12	.429
Howard Cann	NYU	Metro NY	19	3	.864			Lost Regional Semifinal	1923-24	273	123	.689	3		1		273	123	.689	3		1
Doc Carlson	Pitt	Ind	7	7	.500				1922-23	301	161	.652	1		1		301	161	.652	1		1
Ben Carnevale	UNC	Southern	30	5	.857			Lost National Final	1944-45	52	11	.825	1		1		52	11	.825	1		1
James Carter	Dayton	Ind	3	13	.188				1939-40	37	58	.389					37	58	.389
Bill Chandler	Marquette	Ind	11	7	.611				1930-31	153	125	.550					193	210	.479
Spurgeon Cherry	Florida	SEC	7	14	.333				1942-43	22	33	.400					22	33	.400
Jeep Clark	The Citadel	Southern	7	11	.389				1945-46	7	11	.389					7	11	.389
Woody Clements	New Mexico	BIAA	16	9	.640				1944-45	30	11	.732					30	11	.732
Josh Cody	Temple	Ind	12	7	.632				1942-43	53	34	.609	1				204	202	.502	1
Lee Coker	Muhlenberg	MASCN	23	5	.821				1945-46	23	5	.821					23	5	.821
Ozzie Cowles	Dartmouth	Ivy	13	3	.812				1936-37	147	47	.758	3		1		214	73	.746	3		1
Frosty Cox	Colorado	MSAC	12	6	.667			Lost Regional Semifinal	1935-36	113	44	.720	3		1		113	44	.720	3		1
Hank Crisp	Alabama	SEC	11	5	.688				1923-24	264	133	.665					264	133	.665
Glenn Curtis	Indiana State	Ind	21	7	.750				1938-39	122	45	.731					122	45	.731
			1945-46 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	13	16	.448				1937-38	94	112	.456					94	112	.456
Everett Dean	Stanford	PCC	6	18	.250				1938-39	95	56	.629	1		1	1	303	153	.664	1		1	1
E.A. Diddle	Western Kentucky	Ind	15	19	.441				1922-23	410	153	.728	1				410	153	.728	1
Robert Dougherty	Penn	Ivy	7	10	.412				1945-46	7	10	.412					7	10	.412
Bruce Drake	Oklahoma	Big 6	11	10	.524				1938-39	97	75	.564	2		1		97	75	.564	2		1
Hec Edmundson	Washington	PCC	14	14	.500				1920-21	472	187	.716	1				492	196	.715	1
George Edwards	Missouri	Big 6	6	11	.353				1926-27	181	172	.513	1				181	172	.513	1
Loren Ellis	Valparaiso	Ind	17	11	.607				1941-42	76	40	.655					76	40	.655
Rip Engle	Brown	Ind	5	15	.250				1942-43	39	44	.470					39	44	.470
Ken Engles	Georgetown	Ind	11	9	.550				1945-46	11	9	.550					11	9	.550
Fred Enke	Arizona	BIAA	25	5	.833				1925-26	297	141	.678					311	161	.659
Ray Farnham	Cincinnati	Ind	8	13	.381				1944-45	16	22	.421					16	22	.421
Bill Ferguson	St. Joseph's	Ind	9	11	.450				1928-29	211	133	.613					211	133	.613
Wes Fesler	Princeton	Ivy	7	12	.368				1945-46	7	12	.368					67	108	.383
John Flanigan	Saint Louis	MVC	13	11	.542				1945-46	13	11	.542					13	11	.542
Edward Flynn	Niagara	Ind	11	8	.579				1944-45	18	14	.562					18	14	.562
Blue Foster	Miami (OH)	Ind	10	9	.526				1942-43	39	23	.629					39	23	.629
Bud Foster	Wisconsin	Big Ten	4	17	.190				1934-35	131	117	.528	1		1	1	131	117	.528	1		1	1
Jack Friel	Washington State	PCC	16	13	.552				1928-29	330	186	.640	1		1		330	186	.640	1		1
Gerry Gerard	Duke	Southern	21	6	.778				1942-43	67	34	.663					67	34	.663
			1945-46 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
Slats Gill	Oregon State	PCC	13	11	.542				1928-29	292	191	.605					292	191	.605
Harry Good	Indiana	Big Ten	18	3	.857				1943-44	35	29	.547					68	30	.694
Jack Gray	Texas	SWC	16	7	.696				1936-37	105	58	.644	1				105	58	.644	1
Murray Greason	Wake Forest	Southern	12	6	.667				1933-34	114	111	.507	1				114	111	.507	1
Vee Green	Drake	MVC	11	15	.423				1944-45	22	28	.440					22	28	.440
Blair Gullion	UConn	Yankee	11	6	.647				1945-46	11	6	.647					106	68	.609
Thomas Haggerty	Loyola (IL)	Ind	23	4	.852				1945-46	23	4	.852					87	33	.725
Pops Harrison	Iowa	Big Ten	14	4	.778				1942-43	52	19	.732					52	19	.732
Bill Henderson	Baylor	SWC	25	5	.833			Lost Regional Semifinal	1941-42	42	28	.600	1				42	28	.600	1
Cam Henderson	Marshall	Ind	24	10	.706				1935-36	200	81	.712					200	81	.712
Peck Hickman	Louisville	Ind	22	6	.786				1944-45	38	9	.809					38	9	.809
Tony Hinkle	Butler	Ind	12	8	.600				1926-27	231	122	.654					231	122	.654
Dick Hitt	Mississippi State	SEC	5	14	.263				1939-40	58	58	.500					58	58	.500
Howard Hobson	Oregon	PCC	16	17	.485				1935-36	194	115	.628	1		1	1	194	115	.628	1		1	1
Stewart Holcomb	Army	Ind	9	6	.600				1945-46	9	6	.600					9	6	.600
Nat Holman	CCNY	Metro NY	14	4	.778				1919-20	309	110	.737					309	110	.737
Frosty Holt	William & Mary	Southern	10	10	.500				1945-46	10	10	.500					10	10	.500
Joe Hutton	Hamline	Ind	12	8	.600				1944-45	32	12	.727					32	12	.727
Hank Iba	Oklahoma State	MVC	31	2	.939			Won National Final	1934-35	252	69	.785	2		2	2	350	85	.805	2		2	2
Leroy Jay	NC State	Southern	6	12	.333				1942-43	28	45	.384					28	45	.384
			1945-46 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 Johns	UCLA	PCC	8	16	.333				1939-40	63	100	.387					63	100	.387
Ralph Jordan	Auburn	SEC	7	9	.438				1933-34	95	75	.559					95	75	.559
Doggie Julian	Holy Cross	Ind	12	3	.800				1945-46	12	3	.800					141	74	.656
Marty Karow	Texas A&M	SWC	9	14	.391				1941-42	17	30	.362					48	46	.511
Henry Kean	Tennessee State	Ind	26	2	.929				1945-46	26	2	.929					26	2	.929
Frank Keaney	Rhode Island	Yankee	21	3	.875				1920-21	367	115	.761					367	115	.761
Dwight Keith	Georgia Tech	SEC	10	11	.476				1943-44	35	21	.625					35	21	.625
Bob Kinnan	Washington (MO)	MVC	10	17	.370				1940-41	38	48	.442					38	48	.442
L.F. Klein	Nebraska	Big 6	7	13	.350				1945-46	7	13	.350					7	13	.350
Fritz Knorr	Kansas State	Big 6	4	20	.167				1944-45	14	33	.298					14	33	.298
Anselm Krieger	St. Bonaventure	Ind	12	3	.800				1944-45	15	10	.600					15	10	.600
Bud Laabs	New Mexico State	BIAA	5	16	.238				1944-45	14	21	.400					14	21	.400
Eugene Lambert	Arkansas	SWC	16	7	.696				1942-43	68	31	.687	1		1		68	31	.687	1		1
Piggy Lambert	Purdue	Big Ten	7	7	.500				1916-17	371	152	.709					371	152	.709
Elmer Lampe	Georgia	SEC	12	9	.571				1938-39	79	81	.494					79	81	.494
Joe Lapchick	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	17	6	.739				1936-37	164	48	.774					164	48	.774
Rudy Lavik	Arizona State	BIAA	12	16	.429				1933-34	82	92	.471					126	113	.527
Jake Lawlor	Nevada	Ind	28	5	.848				1942-43	42	9	.824					42	9	.824
Karl Lawrence	Colgate	Ind	12	6	.667				1941-42	38	37	.507					38	37	.507
John Lawther	Penn State	Ind	7	9	.438				1936-37	124	65	.656	1				276	96	.742	1
			1945-46 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
Bebe Lee	Utah State	MSAC	7	12	.368				1945-46	7	12	.368					7	12	.368
Kenneth Loeffler	Denver	MSAC	9	15	.375				1945-46	9	15	.375					70	97	.419
Dutch Lonborg	Northwestern	Big Ten	15	5	.750				1927-28	208	148	.584					260	161	.618
Woody Ludwig	Bucknell	MASCN	6	11	.353				1943-44	25	21	.543					25	21	.543
John Mauer	Tennessee	SEC	14	4	.778				1938-39	110	35	.759					196	129	.603
Albert McClellan	Boston College	Ind	3	11	.214				1945-46	3	11	.214					110	41	.728
Dave McMillan	Minnesota	Big Ten	14	7	.667				1927-28	172	139	.553					172	139	.553
Hub McQuillan	TCU	SWC	13	11	.542				1941-42	62	62	.500					118	132	.472
Jay McWilliams	VMI	Southern	1	10	.091				1945-46	1	10	.091					1	10	.091
Joe Meehan	La Salle	Ind	9	14	.391				1944-45	20	22	.476					20	22	.476
Louis Menze	Iowa State	Big 6	8	8	.500				1928-29	159	139	.534	1		1		159	139	.534	1		1
Ray Meyer	DePaul	Ind	19	5	.792				1942-43	81	17	.827	1		1		81	17	.827	1		1
Gus Miller	West Texas A&M	BIAA	19	8	.704				1942-43	50	25	.667					50	25	.667
Floyd Millet	BYU	MSAC	12	13	.480				1941-42	58	37	.611					58	37	.611
Douglas Mills	Illinois	Big Ten	14	7	.667				1936-37	137	60	.695	1				137	60	.695	1
Paul Mooney	Columbia	Ivy	11	9	.550				1933-34	101	81	.555					101	81	.555
Gus Morrow	Vanderbilt	SEC	3	10	.231				1929-30	31	40	.437					31	40	.437
Arthur Musicat	Brooklyn	Metro NY	8	9	.471				1936-37	71	67	.514					71	67	.514
Nelson Norgren	Chicago	Big Ten	6	14	.300				1921-22	131	297	.306					131	297	.306
Rock Norman	Clemson	Southern	9	11	.450				1940-41	32	70	.314					149	161	.481
			1945-46 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
Harold Olsen	Ohio State	Big Ten	16	5	.762			Lost Regional Final	1922-23	255	192	.570	4		4		288	211	.577	4		4
Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Big Ten	12	7	.632				1938-39	81	72	.529					81	72	.529
Eugene Pare	Northeastern	Yankee	4	13	.235				1945-46	4	13	.235					4	13	.235
Lee Patton	West Virginia	Ind	24	3	.889				1945-46	24	3	.889					24	3	.889
Ray Pesco	Santa Clara	Ind	9	6	.600				1945-46	9	6	.600					9	6	.600
Russ Peterson	Boston University	Ind	12	2	.857				1945-46	12	2	.857					12	2	.857
Vadal Peterson	Utah	MSAC	12	8	.600				1927-28	263	154	.631	2		1	1	263	154	.631	2		1	1
Malcolm Pitt	Richmond	Southern	8	12	.400				1933-34	142	85	.626					142	85	.626
Buster Poole	Ole Miss	SEC	8	11	.421				1945-46	8	11	.421					8	11	.421
Arthur Powell	Canisius	Ind	8	11	.421				1944-45	20	22	.476					232	148	.611
Leo Prendergast	Lehigh	MASCN	3	13	.188				1943-44	9	41	.180					9	41	.180
Nibs Price	California	PCC	30	6	.833			Lost Regional Final	1924-25	319	192	.624	1		1		319	192	.624	1		1
George S. Gummy Proctor	Virginia Tech	Southern	11	8	.579				1931-32	25	25	.500					32	37	.464
Harry Rabenhorst	LSU	SEC	18	3	.857				1925-26	199	137	.592					199	137	.592
Herbert W. Buck Read	Western Michigan	Ind	15	7	.682				1921-22	317	146	.685					317	146	.685
Lefty Reitz	Loyola (MD)	Ind	18	8	.692				1937-38	109	70	.609					109	70	.609
Elmer Ripley	Notre Dame	Ind	17	4	.810				1945-46	17	4	.810					207	118	.637	1		1
Alfred Robertson	Bradley	Ind	11	12	.478				1920-21	263	177	.598					263	177	.598
Polk Robison	Texas Tech	BIAA	15	10	.600				1942-43	43	53	.448					43	53	.448
Red Rolfe	Yale	Ind	14	1	.933				1942-43	48	28	.632					48	28	.632
			1945-46 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	28	2	.933				1930-31	284	65	.814	2		1		284	65	.814	2		1
Honey Russell	Manhattan	Metro NY	15	8	.652				1945-46	15	8	.652					116	40	.744
William Satterlee	Kent State	Ind	10	10	.500				1944-45	13	21	.382					13	21	.382
Alex Severence	Villanova	Ind	10	13	.435				1936-37	147	69	.681	1		1		147	69	.681	1		1
Everett Shelton	Wyoming	MSAC	22	4	.846				1939-40	98	45	.685	2		1	1	98	45	.685	2		1	1
Norman Shepard	Davidson	Southern	13	12	.520				1937-38	116	94	.552					142	94	.602
Don Shields	Tulsa	MVC	6	12	.333				1945-46	6	12	.333					6	12	.333
Burton Shipley	Maryland	Southern	9	12	.429				1923-24	239	208	.535					260	212	.551
Floyd Stahl	Harvard	Ind	20	3	.870			Lost Regional Semifinal	1943-44	24	28	.462	1				24	28	.462	1
Henry Swasey	New Hampshire	Yankee	3	7	.300				1937-38	36	60	.375					36	60	.375
Melvin Taube	Purdue	Big Ten	3	4	.429				1945-46	3	4	.429					3	4	.429
E.D. Taylor	Colorado State	MSAC	15	9	.625				1945-46	15	9	.625					15	9	.625
Gus Tebell	Virginia	Ind	12	5	.706				1930-31	182	132	.580					261	167	.610
William Trautwein	Ohio	Ind	15	5	.750				1938-39	107	54	.665					107	54	.665
Benjamin VanAlstyne	Michigan State	Ind	12	9	.571				1926-27	199	131	.603					199	131	.603
Dale Waters	UTEP	BIAA	4	11	.267				1945-46	4	11	.267					4	11	.267
Clifford Wells	Tulane	SEC	15	7	.682				1945-46	15	7	.682					15	7	.682
Donald White	Rutgers	Ind	13	7	.650				1945-46	13	7	.650					209	178	.540
John Wilson	Navy	Ind	12	3	.800				1926-27	206	94	.687					206	94	.687
Speed Wilson	Cornell	Ivy	12	5	.706				1942-43	40	36	.526					40	36	.526
			1945-46 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
Harry Young	Washington & Lee	Southern	2	11	.154				1932-33	89	61	.593					95	72	.569
Otis Zahn	George Washington	Southern	7	8	.467				1942-43	24	14	.632					24	14	.632

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