1955-56 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1955-56 Coaches

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1955-56 Coaches Table
			1955-56 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	15	10	.600				1954-55	26	25	.510					26	25	.510
Phog Allen	Kansas	Big 7	14	9	.609				1907-08	590	219	.729	4	2	3	1	719	259	.735	4	2	3	1
Lyles Alley	Furman	Southern	12	16	.429				1945-46	135	109	.553					135	109	.553
Forddy Anderson	Michigan State	Big Ten	13	9	.591				1954-55	26	18	.591					200	97	.673	2	1	2
Hank Anderson	Gonzaga	Ind	13	15	.464				1952-53	55	55	.500					55	55	.500
Harold Anderson	Bowling Green State	MAC	4	19	.174				1942-43	255	120	.680					397	161	.711
Presley Askew	New Mexico State	BIAA	16	7	.696				1953-54	28	32	.467					63	69	.477
John Bach	Fordham	Metro NY	11	14	.440				1949-50	119	65	.647	2	1			119	65	.647	2	1
Boydson Baird	William & Mary	Southern	12	14	.462				1952-53	42	55	.433					66	108	.379
Cecil Baker	Utah State	MSAC	13	13	.500				1950-51	87	83	.512					87	83	.512
Steve Belko	Idaho State	Ind	18	8	.692			Lost First Round	1952-53	76	28	.731	4	2			76	28	.731	4	2
Tom Blackburn	Dayton	Ind	25	4	.862		3		1947-48	198	74	.728	1	1			198	74	.728	1	1
William Borcher	Oregon	PCC	11	15	.423				1951-52	69	68	.504					69	68	.504
Harold Bradley	Duke	ACC	19	7	.731		17		1950-51	121	48	.716	1	1			121	48	.716	1	1
Buster Brannon	TCU	SWC	4	20	.167				1948-49	104	93	.528	2	2			189	130	.592	4	2
Hoyt Brawner	Denver	MSAC	13	12	.520				1948-49	92	113	.449					92	113	.449
Albert Brightman	Seattle	Ind	18	11	.621			Lost Regional Semifinal	1951-52	122	31	.797	4	4			122	31	.797	4	4
Jerry Bush	Nebraska	Big 7	7	16	.304				1954-55	16	28	.364					143	86	.624	1	1
Bob Calihan	Detroit Mercy	MVC	13	12	.520				1948-49	114	96	.543					114	96	.543
Howard Cann	NYU	Metro NY	10	8	.556				1923-24	391	208	.653	3		1		391	208	.653	3		1
			1955-56 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
Cappy Cappon	Princeton	Ivy	11	13	.458				1938-39	190	152	.556	2	2			268	209	.562	2	2
Ben Carnevale	Navy	Ind	10	9	.526				1946-47	139	70	.665	3	1			191	81	.702	4	1	1
Everett Case	NC State	ACC	24	4	.857		2	Lost First Round	1946-47	265	60	.815	5	3	1		265	60	.815	5	3	1
Harry Combes	Illinois	Big Ten	18	4	.818		10		1947-48	164	44	.788	3	2	3		164	44	.788	3	2	3
Ozzie Cowles	Minnesota	Big Ten	11	11	.500				1948-49	116	59	.663					358	146	.710	4		1
Frosty Cox	Montana	MSAC	14	12	.538				1955-56	14	12	.538					161	101	.615	3		1
Birney Crum	Muhlenberg	Ind	15	10	.600				1954-55	29	21	.580					29	21	.580
Dan Cunha	Siena	Ind	7	13	.350				1941-42	175	107	.621					175	107	.621
Joseph Curran	Canisius	WNY3	19	7	.731			Lost Regional Final	1953-54	46	28	.622	2	2			46	28	.622	2	2
Robert Curran	UMass	Yankee	17	6	.739				1952-53	44	44	.500					44	44	.500
Howard Dallmar	Stanford	PCC	18	6	.750				1954-55	34	14	.708					139	65	.681	1	1
George Davidson	Lafayette	Ind	20	7	.741				1955-56	20	7	.741					20	7	.741
Dusty DeStefano	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	12	12	.500				1952-53	49	38	.563					49	38	.563
Johnny Dee Jr	Alabama	SEC	21	3	.875		5		1952-53	68	25	.731					68	25	.731
E.A. Diddle	Western Kentucky	OVC	16	12	.571				1922-23	646	215	.750	1				646	215	.750	1
Edward Donovan	St. Bonaventure	WNY3	11	12	.478				1953-54	36	33	.522					36	33	.522
William Donovan	Loyola Marymount	CBA	13	12	.520				1952-53	57	51	.528					57	51	.528
Duck Dowell	Pepperdine	CBA	2	23	.080				1955-56	2	23	.080					2	23	.080
Tippy Dye	Washington	PCC	15	11	.577				1950-51	113	56	.669	2	2	1		177	97	.646	3	2	1
Joel Eaves	Auburn	SEC	11	10	.524				1949-50	94	64	.595					98	107	.478
			1955-56 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 Eddy	Purdue	Big Ten	16	6	.727				1950-51	57	75	.432					57	75	.432
John Egli	Penn State	Ind	12	14	.462				1954-55	30	24	.556	1	1			30	24	.556	1	1
Fred Enke	Arizona	BIAA	11	15	.423				1925-26	461	245	.653	1	1			475	265	.642	1	1
Fuzzy Evans	Vermont	Yankee	6	12	.333				1946-47	121	81	.599					121	81	.599
Bob Feerick	Santa Clara	CBA	8	16	.333				1950-51	84	68	.553	3	3	1		84	68	.553	3	3	1
Waldo Fisher	Northwestern	Big Ten	2	20	.091				1952-53	29	59	.330					29	59	.330
Bud Foster	Wisconsin	Big Ten	6	16	.273				1934-35	249	217	.534	2		1	1	249	217	.534	2		1	1
Jack Friel	Washington State	PCC	4	22	.154				1928-29	480	340	.585	1		1		480	340	.585	1		1
Taps Gallagher	Niagara	WNY3	20	7	.741				1931-32	349	176	.665					349	176	.665
Jack Gardner	Utah	MSAC	22	6	.786		18	Lost Regional Final	1953-54	58	24	.707	2	2			205	105	.661	4	3	2
Slats Gill	Oregon State	PCC	8	18	.308				1928-29	461	326	.586	3	1	1		461	326	.586	3	1	1
Placido Gomez	Brooklyn	Metro NY	11	7	.611				1953-54	24	29	.453					24	29	.453
Country Graham	Ole Miss	SEC	10	13	.435				1949-50	79	91	.465					79	91	.465
Murray Greason	Wake Forest	ACC	19	9	.679		16		1933-34	266	234	.532	2	1			266	234	.532	2	1
Royner Greene	Cornell	Ivy	11	13	.458				1946-47	142	98	.592	1	1			142	98	.592	1	1
Charles Greer	Middle Tennessee	OVC	6	15	.286				1952-53	36	64	.360					36	64	.360
Hugh Greer	UConn	Yankee	17	11	.607			Lost Regional Semifinal	1946-47	184	54	.773	3	3			184	54	.773	3	3
Marcel Guley	Syracuse	Ind	14	8	.636				1950-51	74	54	.578					74	54	.578
Blair Gullion	Washington (MO)	Ind	17	5	.773				1947-48	102	70	.593					212	140	.602
Jack Guy	Rhode Island	Yankee	11	14	.440				1952-53	48	48	.500					77	128	.376
			1955-56 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
Bruce Hale	Miami (FL)	Ind	14	12	.538				1954-55	23	23	.500					23	23	.500
Howard Hartman	Colgate	Ind	17	9	.654				1949-50	77	69	.527					77	69	.527
Doc Hayes	SMU	SWC	25	4	.862		7	Lost National Semifinal	1947-48	120	94	.561	2	2	1		120	94	.561	2	2	1
Bill Henderson	Baylor	SWC	6	17	.261				1941-42	160	154	.510	3		2		160	154	.510	3		2
Eddie Hickey	Saint Louis	MVC	18	7	.720				1947-48	176	70	.715	1	1			306	142	.683	2	1
Peck Hickman	Louisville	Ind	26	3	.897		6		1944-45	256	79	.764	1	1			256	79	.764	1	1
Tony Hinkle	Butler	Ind	14	9	.609				1926-27	359	228	.612					359	228	.612
Howard Hobson	Yale	Ivy	15	11	.577				1947-48	121	118	.506	1				333	242	.579	2		1	1
Harlan Hodges	Idaho	PCC	6	19	.240				1954-55	14	37	.275					123	103	.544
Nat Holman	CCNY	Metro NY	4	14	.222				1919-20	417	174	.706	2		2	1	417	174	.706	2		2	1
Lester Hooker Jr	Richmond	Southern	16	13	.552				1952-53	78	37	.678					93	50	.650
Joseph Hoy	Western Michigan	MAC	11	9	.550				1952-53	45	39	.536					45	39	.536
Skip Hughes	Saint Francis (PA)	Ind	10	14	.417				1953-54	52	26	.667					52	26	.667
Thurman Hull	Texas	SWC	12	10	.545				1951-52	60	56	.517					60	56	.517
Whack Hyder	Georgia Tech	SEC	12	11	.522				1951-52	38	78	.328					38	78	.328
Clarence Iba	Tulsa	MVC	16	10	.615				1949-50	103	79	.566	1	1			103	79	.566	1	1
Hank Iba	Oklahoma State	MVC	18	9	.667		19		1934-35	469	143	.766	6	3	4	2	567	159	.781	6	3	4	2
George Ireland	Loyola (IL)	Ind	10	14	.417				1951-52	55	63	.466					55	63	.466
Buddy Jeannette	Georgetown	Ind	13	11	.542				1952-53	49	49	.500					49	49	.500
Frank Johnson	South Carolina	ACC	9	14	.391				1940-41	147	141	.510					157	157	.500
			1955-56 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 Jordan	Notre Dame	Ind	9	15	.375				1951-52	80	43	.650	2	2			95	57	.625	2	2
Doggie Julian	Dartmouth	Ivy	18	11	.621			Lost Regional Semifinal	1950-51	75	87	.463	1	1			269	168	.616	3	1	2	1
Bill Kajikawa	Arizona State	BIAA	11	15	.423				1948-49	80	116	.408					80	116	.408
Robert Kerr	New Hampshire	Yankee	2	15	.118				1952-53	22	49	.310					22	49	.310
Ben Kribbs	Bucknell	Ind	10	14	.417				1952-53	20	64	.238					20	64	.238
Eugene Lambert	Memphis	Ind	20	7	.741			Lost First Round	1954-55	37	12	.755	2	1			150	72	.676	4	1	1
Bobby Laughlin	Morehead State	OVC	19	10	.655			Lost Regional Semifinal	1953-54	49	27	.645	1	1			49	27	.645	1	1
Red Lawson	Georgia	SEC	3	21	.125				1951-52	29	95	.234					29	95	.234
Bebe Lee	Colorado	Big 7	11	10	.524				1950-51	63	74	.460	2	2	1		91	119	.433	2	2	1
Roy Leenig	Holy Cross	Ind	22	5	.815		14	Lost First Round	1955-56	22	5	.815	1				22	5	.815	1
Abe Lemons	Oklahoma City	Ind	20	7	.741		11	Lost Regional Final	1955-56	20	7	.741	1	1			20	7	.741	1	1
Harry Litwack	Temple	Ind	27	4	.871		15	Lost National Semifinal	1952-53	69	36	.657	1	1	1		69	36	.657	1	1	1
Kenneth Loeffler	Texas A&M	SWC	6	18	.250				1955-56	6	18	.250					220	143	.606	2	2	2	1
Emmett Lowery	Tennessee	SEC	10	14	.417				1947-48	126	86	.594					126	86	.594
Daniel Lynch	St. Francis (NY)	Metro NY	21	4	.840				1948-49	150	74	.670					150	74	.670
Bus Male	Virginia	ACC	10	17	.370				1951-52	61	69	.469					61	69	.469
Don Martin	Boston College	Ind	6	17	.261				1953-54	25	46	.352					25	46	.352
Joel Mason	Wayne State (MI)	Ind	18	3	.857			Lost Regional Semifinal	1948-49	36	31	.537	1	1			36	31	.537	1	1
John Mauer	Florida	SEC	11	12	.478				1951-52	58	52	.527					303	221	.578
Paul McBrayer	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	9	16	.360				1947-48	128	85	.601	1				128	85	.601	1
			1955-56 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
Jim McCafferty	Loyola (LA)	Ind	10	15	.400				1953-54	40	33	.548	1	1			40	33	.548	1	1
Billy McCann	Washington & Lee	Southern	12	16	.429				1952-53	36	66	.353					36	66	.353
Babe McCarthy	Mississippi State	SEC	12	12	.500				1955-56	12	12	.500					12	12	.500
George McCarty	UTEP	BIAA	12	10	.545				1953-54	33	32	.508					98	87	.530	1	1
Jack McClelland	Drake	Ind	10	14	.417				1948-49	90	105	.462					90	105	.462
Branch McCracken	Indiana	Big Ten	13	9	.591				1938-39	237	89	.727	3	2	2	2	237	89	.727	3	2	2	2
James McDermott	Iona	Ind	8	14	.364				1953-54	29	35	.453					29	35	.453
David McDowell	Kent State	MAC	10	11	.476				1955-56	10	11	.476					10	11	.476
Banks McFadden	Clemson	ACC	9	17	.346				1946-47	85	131	.394					85	131	.394
Frank McGuire	UNC	ACC	18	5	.783		13		1952-53	56	36	.609					158	72	.687	2	2	1
Walter McPherson	San Jose State	CBA	15	10	.600				1949-50	112	71	.612	1	1			112	71	.612	1	1
Edward Melvin	Toledo	MAC	9	13	.409				1954-55	14	30	.318					111	76	.594
Ray Meyer	DePaul	Ind	16	8	.667			Lost First Round	1942-43	241	109	.689	3	1	1		241	109	.689	3	1	1
Gus Miller	West Texas A&M	BIAA	12	10	.545				1942-43	189	126	.600	1	1			189	126	.600	1	1
Ralph Miller	Wichita State	MVC	14	12	.538				1951-52	85	55	.607					85	55	.607
Bud Millikan	Maryland	ACC	14	10	.583				1950-51	97	51	.655					97	51	.655
Dudey Moore	Duquesne	Ind	17	10	.630				1948-49	165	51	.764	1	1			165	51	.764	1	1
Jack Nagle	Marquette	Ind	13	11	.542				1953-54	48	29	.623	1	1			48	29	.623	1	1
Albert E. Negratti	Portland	Ind	20	8	.714				1955-56	20	8	.714					20	8	.714
Pete Newell	California	PCC	17	8	.680				1954-55	26	24	.520					141	103	.578
			1955-56 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
Chuck Noe	Virginia Tech	Southern	14	11	.560				1955-56	14	11	.560					38	57	.400
Kenneth Norton	Manhattan	Metro NY	16	8	.667			Lost First Round	1946-47	164	83	.664	1				164	83	.664	1
Jack Null	VMI	Southern	4	19	.174				1955-56	4	19	.174					4	19	.174
Bucky O'Connor	Iowa	Big Ten	20	6	.769		4	Lost National Final	1949-50	93	36	.721	2	2	2		93	36	.721	2	2	2
John Oldham	Tennessee Tech	OVC	14	7	.667				1955-56	14	7	.667					14	7	.667
Anthony Packer	Lehigh	Ind	7	11	.389				1950-51	50	67	.427					50	67	.427
Doyle Parrack	Oklahoma	Big 7	4	19	.174				1955-56	4	19	.174					84	72	.538	4	4
Alden Pasche	Houston	MVC	19	7	.731			Lost Regional Semifinal	1950-51	72	76	.486	1	1			72	76	.486	1	1
Bill Perigo	Michigan	Big Ten	9	13	.409				1952-53	35	53	.398					76	80	.487
Robert Polk	Vanderbilt	SEC	19	4	.826		12		1947-48	133	76	.636					133	76	.636
Jim Pollard	La Salle	Ind	15	10	.600				1955-56	15	10	.600					15	10	.600
Harry Rabenhorst	LSU	SEC	7	17	.292				1925-26	334	245	.577	2	2	1		334	245	.577	2	2	1
Jack Ramsay	St. Joseph's	Ind	23	6	.793				1955-56	23	6	.793					23	6	.793
William Reinhart	George Washington	Southern	19	7	.731				1935-36	225	90	.714	1	1			405	191	.680	1	1
Jule Rivlin	Marshall	MAC	18	5	.783			Lost First Round	1955-56	18	5	.783	1				18	5	.783	1
Polk Robison	Texas Tech	BIAA	13	12	.520			Lost First Round	1942-43	185	144	.562	2	1			185	144	.562	2	1
Bill Rohr	Miami (OH)	MAC	12	8	.600				1951-52	74	39	.655	2	1			74	39	.655	2	1
Glen Rose	Arkansas	SWC	11	12	.478				1933-34	202	88	.697	1		1		202	88	.697	1		1
Lou Rossini	Columbia	Ivy	15	9	.625				1950-51	93	47	.664	1	1			93	47	.664	1	1
Adolph Rupp	Kentucky	SEC	20	6	.769		9	Lost Regional Final	1930-31	540	92	.854	8	4	4	3	540	92	.854	8	4	4	3
			1955-56 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
Honey Russell	Seton Hall	Ind	20	5	.800				1936-37	242	83	.745					257	91	.739
Fred Schaus	West Virginia	Southern	21	9	.700		20	Lost First Round	1954-55	40	20	.667	2	1			40	20	.667	2	1
Bill Scott	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	7	18	.280				1951-52	59	77	.434	1				59	77	.434	1
Tom Scott	Davidson	Southern	10	15	.400				1955-56	10	15	.400					110	80	.579
Alex Severence	Villanova	Ind	14	12	.538				1936-37	342	149	.697	4	2	1		342	149	.697	4	2	1
Everett Shelton	Wyoming	MSAC	7	19	.269				1939-40	305	146	.676	7	2	1	1	305	146	.676	7	2	1	1
Orvis Sigler	Army	Ind	10	13	.435				1954-55	19	22	.463					19	22	.463
George Smith	Cincinnati	Ind	17	7	.708				1952-53	60	38	.612					60	38	.612
James Snyder	Ohio	MAC	13	11	.542				1949-50	81	76	.516					81	76	.516
Floyd Stahl	Ohio State	Big Ten	16	6	.727				1950-51	61	71	.462					85	99	.462	1
Sparky Stalcup	Missouri	Big 7	15	7	.682				1946-47	137	92	.598					137	92	.598
Raymond Stanley	Penn	Ivy	12	13	.480				1954-55	31	19	.620					63	36	.636
Bill Stockton	New Mexico	MSAC	6	16	.273				1955-56	6	16	.273					6	16	.273
Bill Strannigan	Iowa State	Big 7	18	5	.783				1954-55	29	15	.659					89	71	.556	1	1
Kenneth Suesens	Valparaiso	Ind	12	14	.462				1951-52	56	65	.463					56	65	.463
Don Suman	Rice	SWC	19	5	.792				1949-50	92	73	.558	1	1			92	73	.558	1	1
Van Sweet	Pacific	CBA	15	11	.577				1952-53	37	61	.378					43	84	.339
Tummy Thomsen	Creighton	Ind	11	12	.478				1955-56	11	12	.478					11	12	.478
Robert Timmons	Pitt	Ind	15	10	.600				1953-54	34	40	.459					34	40	.459
Forrest Twogood	USC	PCC	14	12	.538				1950-51	101	62	.620	1	1	1		151	134	.530	1	1	1
			1955-56 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	Bradley	MVC	13	13	.500				1954-55	22	33	.400	1	1			61	44	.581	1	1
Bill Vandenburgh	Fresno State	CBA	9	17	.346				1955-56	9	17	.346					9	17	.346
Stanley Ward	Brown	Ivy	7	18	.280				1954-55	14	36	.280					14	36	.280
Stan Watts	BYU	MSAC	18	8	.692				1949-50	135	71	.655	2	1			135	71	.655	2	1
James Weaver	Saint Mary's	CBA	16	10	.615				1955-56	16	10	.615					16	10	.615
Clifford Wells	Tulane	SEC	12	12	.500				1945-46	176	86	.672					176	86	.672
Donald White	Rutgers	Ind	3	15	.167				1945-46	98	145	.403					294	316	.482
Jim Williams	Colorado State	MSAC	12	13	.480				1954-55	23	25	.479					23	25	.479
Floyd S. Wilson	Harvard	Ivy	8	16	.333				1954-55	14	33	.298					14	33	.298
Tex Winter	Kansas State	Big 7	17	8	.680			Lost Regional Semifinal	1953-54	39	28	.582	1	1			64	53	.547	1	1
Hank Witt	The Citadel	Southern	2	19	.095				1955-56	2	19	.095					2	19	.095
Harold Woodbury	Maine	Yankee	6	12	.333				1955-56	6	12	.333					6	12	.333
John Wooden	UCLA	PCC	22	6	.786		8	Lost Regional Semifinal	1948-49	161	62	.722	3	2			205	77	.727	3	2
Phil Woolpert	San Francisco	CBA	29	0	1.000		1	Won National Final	1950-51	101	49	.673	2	2	2	2	101	49	.673	2	2	2	2
Ned Wulk	Xavier	Ind	17	11	.607				1951-52	69	62	.527					69	62	.527

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