1947-48 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1947-48 Coaches

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1947-48 Coaches Table
			1947-48 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	17	6	.739				1944-45	45	43	.511					45	43	.511
Harry Adams	Kent State	Ind	15	8	.652				1946-47	28	19	.596					34	32	.515
Eck Allen	Maine	Yankee	11	7	.611				1945-46	30	19	.612					69	39	.639	1
Phog Allen	Kansas	Big 7	9	15	.375				1907-08	460	155	.748	2		1		589	195	.751	2		1
Lyles Alley	Furman	Southern	11	15	.423				1945-46	36	28	.562					36	28	.562
Forddy Anderson	Drake	MVC	14	12	.538				1946-47	32	23	.582					32	23	.582
Harold Anderson	Bowling Green State	Ind	27	6	.818				1942-43	146	31	.825					288	72	.800
William Anderson	Lafayette	MASCN	12	9	.571				1917-18	119	73	.620					119	73	.620
Lew Andreas	Syracuse	Ind	11	13	.458				1924-25	322	119	.730					322	119	.730
Al Baggett	Brooklyn	Metro NY	10	10	.500				1947-48	10	10	.500					38	13	.745
Lorin Ball	UMass	Yankee	2	14	.125				1946-47	6	19	.240					6	19	.240
William Barclay	Harvard	Ivy	5	20	.200				1946-47	21	29	.420					21	29	.420
Clyde Barker	Muhlenberg	MASCN	21	4	.840				1946-47	40	11	.784					40	11	.784
Sam Barry	USC	PCC	14	10	.583				1929-30	230	120	.657	1		1		292	174	.627	1		1
Emory Bauer	Valparaiso	Ind	8	15	.348				1947-48	8	15	.348					8	15	.348
Clair Bee	LIU	Ind	17	4	.810				1931-32	302	59	.837					355	67	.841
Russell Beichly	Akron	Ind	15	9	.625				1942-43	64	19	.771					64	19	.771
Duce Belford	Creighton	MVC	10	13	.435				1945-46	19	23	.452					19	23	.452
Melvin Binford	Wichita State	MVC	12	13	.480				1942-43	60	52	.536					60	52	.536
Tom Blackburn	Dayton	Ind	12	14	.462				1947-48	12	14	.462					12	14	.462
			1947-48 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
Wesley Bradshaw	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	6	10	.375				1945-46	16	41	.281					16	41	.281
Henry Bream	Gettysburg	MASCN	10	10	.500				1945-46	28	30	.483					28	30	.483
Joseph Brennan	St. Francis (NY)	Metro NY	16	9	.640				1941-42	90	46	.662					90	46	.662
Earl Brown	Canisius	WNY3	10	15	.400				1946-47	28	28	.500					72	70	.507	1		1
Floyd Burdette	Alabama	SEC	15	12	.556				1946-47	31	18	.633					31	18	.633
Jerry Bush	Toledo	Ind	21	5	.808				1947-48	21	5	.808					21	5	.808
Howard Cann	NYU	Metro NY	22	4	.846				1923-24	307	136	.693	3		1		307	136	.693	3		1
Cappy Cappon	Princeton	Ivy	12	11	.522				1938-39	83	68	.550					161	125	.563
Doc Carlson	Pitt	Ind	10	11	.476				1922-23	319	182	.637	1		1		319	182	.637	1		1
Ben Carnevale	Navy	Ind	10	7	.588				1946-47	26	10	.722	1				78	21	.788	2		1
Everett Case	NC State	Southern	29	3	.906				1946-47	55	8	.873					55	8	.873
Bill Chandler	Marquette	Ind	9	15	.375				1930-31	171	154	.526					211	239	.469
Woody Clements	New Mexico	BIAA	14	15	.483				1944-45	55	34	.618					55	34	.618
Josh Cody	Temple	Ind	12	11	.522				1942-43	73	57	.562	1				224	225	.499	1
Harry Combes	Illinois	Big Ten	15	5	.750				1947-48	15	5	.750					15	5	.750
Ozzie Cowles	Michigan	Big Ten	16	6	.727			Lost Regional Semifinal	1946-47	28	14	.667	1				242	87	.736	4		1
Frosty Cox	Colorado	Big 7	7	14	.333				1935-36	127	69	.648	3		1		127	69	.648	3		1
Dan Cunha	Siena	Ind	22	6	.786				1941-42	56	30	.651					56	30	.651
Jiggs Dahlberg	Montana	Ind	21	11	.656				1937-38	127	139	.477					127	139	.477
Chick Davies	Duquesne	Ind	17	6	.739				1924-25	314	106	.748	1		1		314	106	.748	1		1
			1947-48 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
Joe Davis	Rice	SWC	10	14	.417				1942-43	69	46	.600					171	131	.566
Everett Dean	Stanford	PCC	15	11	.577				1938-39	125	83	.601	1		1	1	333	180	.649	1		1	1
E.A. Diddle	Western Kentucky	Ind	28	2	.933				1922-23	463	159	.744	1				463	159	.744	1
Danny Doyle	Auburn	SEC	12	10	.545				1947-48	12	10	.545					12	10	.545
Bruce Drake	Oklahoma	Big 7	13	9	.591				1938-39	134	91	.596	3		2		134	91	.596	3		2
Tippy Dye	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	10	.500				1946-47	17	23	.425					28	30	.483
Johnny Edwards	Texas Wesleyan	Ind	19	11	.633				1947-48	19	11	.633					19	11	.633
Fred Enke	Arizona	BIAA	19	10	.655				1925-26	337	154	.686					351	174	.669
Newman Ertell	Wayne State (MI)	Ind	8	13	.381				1946-47	11	28	.282					11	28	.282
Fuzzy Evans	Vermont	Yankee	14	6	.700				1946-47	33	9	.786					33	9	.786
Bill Ferguson	St. Joseph's	Ind	13	11	.542				1928-29	240	150	.615					240	150	.615
Charles Finley	Idaho	PCC	12	18	.400				1947-48	12	18	.400					22	31	.415
Blue Foster	Miami (OH)	MAC	13	15	.464				1942-43	67	45	.598					67	45	.598
Bud Foster	Wisconsin	Big Ten	12	8	.600				1934-35	159	131	.548	2		1	1	159	131	.548	2		1	1
James Freeman	Scranton	Ind	7	20	.259				1947-48	7	20	.259					184	51	.783
Jack Friel	Washington State	PCC	19	10	.655				1928-29	372	206	.644	1		1		372	206	.644	1		1
Taps Gallagher	Niagara	WNY3	15	9	.625				1931-32	193	106	.645					193	106	.645
George Garber	George Washington	Southern	19	7	.731				1947-48	19	7	.731					19	7	.731
Jack Gardner	Kansas State	Big 7	22	6	.786			Lost Regional Final	1939-40	56	50	.528	1		1		56	50	.528	1		1
John Garrison	Tulsa	MVC	7	16	.304				1947-48	7	16	.304					7	16	.304
			1947-48 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	17	12	.586				1942-43	103	54	.656					103	54	.656
Slats Gill	Oregon State	PCC	21	13	.618				1928-29	341	209	.620	1				341	209	.620	1
Harry Good	Nebraska	Big 7	11	13	.458				1946-47	21	27	.438					89	57	.610
Jack Gray	Texas	SWC	20	5	.800				1936-37	151	65	.699	2		1		151	65	.699	2		1
Murray Greason	Wake Forest	Southern	18	11	.621				1933-34	143	135	.514	1				143	135	.514	1
Royner Greene	Cornell	Ivy	16	9	.640				1946-47	30	17	.638					30	17	.638
Hugh Greer	UConn	Yankee	17	6	.739				1946-47	29	6	.829					29	6	.829
Paul Gregory	Mississippi State	SEC	6	12	.333				1947-48	6	12	.333					6	12	.333
Blair Gullion	Washington (MO)	Ind	10	11	.476				1947-48	10	11	.476					120	81	.597
John Gunn	New Mexico State	BIAA	12	11	.522				1947-48	12	11	.522					12	11	.522
Jack Guy	Bucknell	MASCN	5	17	.227				1947-48	5	17	.227					5	17	.227
Thomas Haggerty	Loyola (IL)	Ind	26	9	.743				1945-46	69	22	.758					133	51	.723
Pops Harrison	Iowa	Big Ten	15	4	.789				1942-43	79	30	.725					79	30	.725
Doc Hayes	SMU	SWC	13	10	.565				1947-48	13	10	.565					13	10	.565
Bill Henderson	Baylor	SWC	24	8	.750			Lost National Final	1941-42	77	47	.621	2		1		77	47	.621	2		1
Cam Henderson	Marshall	Ind	22	11	.667				1935-36	254	97	.724					254	97	.724
Eddie Hickey	Saint Louis	MVC	24	3	.889				1947-48	24	3	.889					154	75	.672	1
Peck Hickman	Louisville	Ind	29	6	.829				1944-45	84	21	.800					84	21	.800
Tony Hinkle	Butler	MAC	14	7	.667				1926-27	261	136	.657					261	136	.657
Lew Hirt	Xavier	Ind	24	8	.750				1946-47	32	25	.561					32	25	.561
			1947-48 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
Howard Hobson	Yale	Ivy	14	13	.519				1947-48	14	13	.519					226	137	.623	1		1	1
Nat Holman	CCNY	Metro NY	18	3	.857				1919-20	344	119	.743	1		1		344	119	.743	1		1
Joe Hutton	Hamline	Ind	28	3	.903				1944-45	82	20	.804					82	20	.804
Hank Iba	Oklahoma State	MVC	27	4	.871				1934-35	303	81	.789	2		2	2	401	97	.805	2		2	2
Wilbur Johns	UCLA	PCC	12	13	.480				1939-40	93	120	.437					93	120	.437
Frank Johnson	South Carolina	Southern	12	11	.522				1940-41	57	38	.600					67	54	.554
Ralph Jordan	Georgia	SEC	18	10	.643				1946-47	20	13	.606					115	88	.567
Doggie Julian	Holy Cross	Ind	26	4	.867			Lost Regional Final	1945-46	65	10	.867	2		2	1	194	81	.705	2		2	1
Marty Karow	Texas A&M	SWC	7	17	.292				1941-42	32	64	.333					63	80	.441
Frank Keaney	Rhode Island	Yankee	17	6	.739				1920-21	401	124	.764					401	124	.764
Donald Kellett	Penn	Ivy	10	14	.417				1943-44	46	31	.597					46	31	.597
Ellison Ketchum	Denver	MSAC	18	11	.621				1940-41	57	51	.528					57	51	.528
Moose Krause	Notre Dame	Ind	17	7	.708				1942-43	53	21	.716					64	35	.646
Red Laird	Virginia Tech	Southern	14	9	.609				1947-48	14	9	.609					57	83	.407
Eugene Lambert	Arkansas	SWC	16	8	.667				1942-43	98	49	.667	1		1		98	49	.667	1		1
Elmer Lampe	Dartmouth	Ivy	12	12	.500				1946-47	21	27	.438					103	119	.464
Rudy Lavik	Arizona State	BIAA	13	11	.542				1933-34	102	116	.468					146	137	.516
Jake Lawlor	Nevada	Ind	9	16	.360				1942-43	70	38	.648					70	38	.648
Karl Lawrence	Colgate	Ind	14	5	.737				1941-42	63	48	.568					63	48	.568
John Lawther	Penn State	Ind	9	10	.474				1936-37	143	83	.633	1				295	114	.721	1
			1947-48 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
Dutch Lonborg	Northwestern	Big Ten	6	14	.300				1927-28	221	175	.558					273	188	.592
Emmett Lowery	Tennessee	SEC	20	5	.800				1947-48	20	5	.800					20	5	.800
John Mauer	Army	Ind	8	9	.471				1947-48	8	9	.471					220	143	.606
Sam McAllister	Florida	SEC	15	10	.600				1937-38	88	61	.591					112	79	.586
Roy McArthur	Georgia Tech	SEC	12	16	.429				1946-47	24	27	.471					24	27	.471
Paul McBrayer	Eastern Kentucky	Ind	17	7	.708				1947-48	17	7	.708					17	7	.708
Albert McClellan	Boston College	Ind	13	10	.565				1945-46	28	31	.475					135	61	.689
Branch McCracken	Indiana	Big Ten	8	12	.400				1938-39	107	37	.743	1		1	1	107	37	.743	1		1	1
Banks McFadden	Clemson	Southern	6	17	.261				1946-47	13	30	.302					13	30	.302
Charles McGlone	La Salle	Ind	20	4	.833				1946-47	40	10	.800					40	10	.800
Frank McGuire	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	12	11	.522				1947-48	12	11	.522					12	11	.522
Arthur McLarney	Washington	PCC	23	11	.676			Lost Regional Semifinal	1947-48	23	11	.676	1				23	11	.676	1
Dave McMillan	Minnesota	Big Ten	10	10	.500				1927-28	196	156	.557					196	156	.557
Hub McQuillan	TCU	SWC	3	20	.130				1941-42	66	104	.388					122	174	.412
Edward Melvin	St. Bonaventure	WNY3	12	10	.545				1947-48	12	10	.545					12	10	.545
Ray Meyer	DePaul	Ind	22	8	.733				1942-43	119	34	.778	1		1		119	34	.778	1		1
Gus Miller	West Texas A&M	BIAA	11	13	.458				1942-43	73	50	.593					73	50	.593
Floyd Millet	BYU	MSAC	16	11	.593				1941-42	83	64	.565					83	64	.565
Ross Moore	UTEP	BIAA	13	16	.448				1947-48	13	16	.448					13	16	.448
Robert Morris	Brown	Ind	6	14	.300				1947-48	6	14	.300					6	14	.300
			1947-48 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
Benjamin Neff	Saint Mary's	Ind	11	13	.458				1947-48	11	13	.458					11	13	.458
Pete Newell	San Francisco	Ind	13	11	.542				1946-47	26	25	.510					26	25	.510
Kenneth Norton	Manhattan	Metro NY	22	6	.786				1946-47	35	19	.648					35	19	.648
Bernard O'Neil	The Citadel	Southern	8	9	.471				1947-48	8	9	.471					8	9	.471
Lee Patton	West Virginia	Ind	17	3	.850				1945-46	60	9	.870					60	9	.870
Ray Pesco	Santa Clara	Ind	11	11	.500				1945-46	41	21	.661					41	21	.661
Russ Peterson	Boston University	Ind	10	9	.526				1945-46	36	18	.667					36	18	.667
Vadal Peterson	Utah	MSAC	11	9	.550				1927-28	293	168	.636	2		1	1	293	168	.636	2		1	1
Malcolm Pitt	Richmond	Southern	8	14	.364				1933-34	167	108	.607					167	108	.607
Robert Polk	Vanderbilt	SEC	8	14	.364				1947-48	8	14	.364					8	14	.364
Nibs Price	California	PCC	25	9	.735				1924-25	364	212	.632	1		1		364	212	.632	1		1
Harry Rabenhorst	LSU	SEC	8	18	.308				1925-26	224	159	.585					224	159	.585
Nick Ragus	Northern Arizona	BIAA	13	8	.619				1947-48	13	8	.619					13	8	.619
Norbert Rascher	John Carroll	Ind	9	14	.391				1947-48	9	14	.391					9	14	.391
Herbert W. Buck Read	Western Michigan	MAC	12	10	.545				1921-22	346	163	.680					346	163	.680
Jack Reitemeier	Seton Hall	Ind	18	4	.818				1947-48	18	4	.818					18	4	.818
Gordon Ridings	Columbia	Ivy	20	3	.870			Lost Regional Semifinal	1946-47	35	8	.814	1				35	8	.814	1
Don Ridley	Lawrence Tech	Ind	22	6	.786				1947-48	22	6	.786					22	6	.786
Elmer Ripley	Georgetown	Ind	13	15	.464				1927-28	124	67	.649	1		1		239	140	.631	1		1
Alfred Robertson	Bradley	Ind	28	3	.903				1920-21	316	187	.628					316	187	.628
			1947-48 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
Polk Robison	Texas Tech	BIAA	16	12	.571				1942-43	59	65	.476					59	65	.476
Dom Rosselli	Youngstown State	Ind	10	14	.417				1947-48	10	14	.417					10	14	.417
Adolph Rupp	Kentucky	SEC	36	3	.923			Won National Final	1930-31	354	71	.833	3		2	1	354	71	.833	3		2	1
Mo Scarry	Case Western Reserve	MAC	14	10	.583				1947-48	14	10	.583					14	10	.583
Tom Scott	UNC	Southern	20	7	.741				1946-47	39	15	.722					39	15	.722
Alex Severence	Villanova	Ind	15	9	.625				1936-37	179	85	.678	1		1		179	85	.678	1		1
John Shada	Detroit Mercy	Ind	7	15	.318				1946-47	19	28	.404					19	28	.404
Everett Shelton	Wyoming	MSAC	18	9	.667			Lost Regional Semifinal	1939-40	138	60	.697	4		1	1	138	60	.697	4		1	1
Norman Shepard	Davidson	Southern	19	9	.679				1937-38	152	111	.578					178	111	.616
Sparky Stalcup	Missouri	Big 7	14	10	.583				1946-47	29	20	.592					29	20	.592
Ed Stanczyk	New Hampshire	Yankee	5	12	.294				1946-47	11	23	.324					11	23	.324
Flucie Stewart	Maryland	Southern	11	14	.440				1947-48	11	14	.440					25	34	.424
Frank Summers	VMI	Southern	3	16	.158				1935-36	6	30	.167					6	30	.167
Clay Sutherland	Iowa State	Big 7	15	8	.652				1947-48	15	8	.652					15	8	.652
Melvin Taube	Purdue	Big Ten	11	9	.550				1945-46	23	24	.489					23	24	.489
E.D. Taylor	Colorado State	MSAC	6	15	.286				1945-46	24	42	.364					24	42	.364
Gus Tebell	Virginia	Ind	16	10	.615				1930-31	208	153	.576					287	188	.604
William Trautwein	Ohio	MAC	10	10	.500				1938-39	130	74	.637					130	74	.637
Benjamin VanAlstyne	Michigan State	Ind	12	10	.545				1926-27	222	151	.595					222	151	.595
John Warren	Oregon	PCC	18	11	.621				1944-45	48	26	.649	1				48	26	.649	1
			1947-48 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
Ray Watts	Baldwin-Wallace	Ind	17	6	.739				1947-48	17	6	.739					17	6	.739
Clifford Wells	Tulane	SEC	23	3	.885				1945-46	60	19	.759					60	19	.759
Jim Whatley	Ole Miss	SEC	11	12	.478				1946-47	18	26	.409					18	26	.409
Donald White	Rutgers	Ind	14	9	.609				1945-46	34	28	.548					230	199	.536
Joseph Whitesides	Utah State	MSAC	8	16	.333				1947-48	8	16	.333					8	16	.333
John Wiethe	Cincinnati	MAC	17	7	.708				1946-47	34	16	.680					34	16	.680
Bernard Wilson	William & Mary	Southern	13	10	.565				1947-48	13	10	.565					13	10	.565
Carl Wise	Washington & Lee	Southern	7	17	.292				1946-47	23	24	.489					23	24	.489
John Wooden	Indiana State	Ind	27	7	.794				1946-47	44	15	.746					44	15	.746
Max Worthington	Montana State	Ind	18	9	.667				1947-48	18	9	.667					18	9	.667
Daniel Yarbo	Lehigh	MASCN	2	16	.111				1946-47	7	29	.194					7	29	.194

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