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Harry Combes

Career Record: 20 Years, 316-150, .678 W-L%
School: Illinois (316-150)

Conference Champion: 4 Times (Reg. Seas.), 0 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 4 Years (9-4), 3 Final Fours, 0 Championships

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Coaching Record

SRS back to 1979-80
Season School Conf G W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final Notes
1947-48 Illinois  Big Ten 20 15 5 .750
1948-49 Illinois* RF Big Ten 25 21 4 .840 4 4
1949-50 Illinois  Big Ten 22 14 8 .636 16
1950-51 Illinois* RF Big Ten 27 22 5 .815 5 5
1951-52 Illinois* RF Big Ten 26 22 4 .846 1 2
1952-53 Illinois  Big Ten 22 18 4 .818 2 11
1953-54 Illinois  Big Ten 22 17 5 .773 4 19
1954-55 Illinois  Big Ten 22 17 5 .773 3 18
1955-56 Illinois  Big Ten 22 18 4 .818 2 10
1956-57 Illinois  Big Ten 22 14 8 .636 5
1957-58 Illinois  Big Ten 22 11 11 .500 17
1958-59 Illinois  Big Ten 22 12 10 .545 18
1959-60 Illinois  Big Ten 23 16 7 .696 8
1960-61 Illinois  Big Ten 24 9 15 .375 19
1961-62 Illinois  Big Ten 23 15 8 .652
1962-63 Illinois* R Big Ten 26 20 6 .769 8 3 8
1963-64 Illinois  Big Ten 24 13 11 .542
1964-65 Illinois  Big Ten 24 18 6 .750 6
1965-66 Illinois  Big Ten 24 12 12 .500
1966-67 Illinois  Big Ten 24 12 12 .500
Career Illinois 466 316 150 .678

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Consensus All-Americans
Bill Erickson (1949)
Rod Fletcher (1952)
Win-Loss Percentage
1948-49 Illinois .840 (#7)
1951-52 Illinois .846 (#10)
1952-53 Illinois .818 (#7)
1955-56 Illinois .818 (#10)
Career .678 (#97)