1952-53 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1952-53 Coaches

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1952-53 Coaches Table
			1952-53 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
Phog Allen	Kansas	Big 7	19	6	.760		3	Lost National Final	1907-08	549	195	.738	4	2	3	1	678	235	.743	4	2	3	1
Lyles Alley	Furman	Southern	21	6	.778				1945-46	86	74	.537					86	74	.537
Forddy Anderson	Bradley	Ind	15	12	.556				1948-49	123	43	.741	1		1		155	66	.701	1		1
Hank Anderson	Gonzaga	Ind	15	14	.517				1952-53	15	14	.517					15	14	.517
Harold Anderson	Bowling Green State	Ind	12	15	.444				1942-43	228	78	.745					370	119	.757
John Bach	Fordham	Metro NY	18	8	.692			Lost First Round	1949-50	72	36	.667	1				72	36	.667	1
Boydson Baird	William & Mary	Southern	10	13	.435				1952-53	10	13	.435					34	66	.340
Cecil Baker	Utah State	MSAC	17	13	.567				1950-51	46	49	.484					46	49	.484
Steve Belko	Idaho State	Ind	18	7	.720			Lost First Round	1952-53	18	7	.720	1				18	7	.720	1
Tom Blackburn	Dayton	Ind	16	13	.552				1947-48	123	59	.676	1	1			123	59	.676	1	1
William Borcher	Oregon	PCC	14	14	.500				1951-52	28	30	.483					28	30	.483
Bennie Borgmann	Muhlenberg	Ind	13	10	.565				1949-50	51	43	.543					51	43	.543
Harold Bradley	Duke	Southern	17	8	.680				1950-51	61	27	.693					61	27	.693
Buster Brannon	TCU	SWC	16	8	.667			Lost Regional Semifinal	1948-49	73	52	.584	2	2			158	89	.640	4	2
Hoyt Brawner	Denver	MSAC	9	16	.360				1948-49	64	66	.492					64	66	.492
Albert Brightman	Seattle	Ind	29	3	.906		14	Lost Regional Semifinal	1951-52	56	11	.836	1	1			56	11	.836	1	1
Raymond Brown	Tennessee Tech	OVC	14	11	.560				1948-49	54	55	.495					54	55	.495
Red Brown	West Virginia	Southern	19	7	.731				1950-51	60	20	.750					60	20	.750
Robert Burnett	Stanford	PCC	6	17	.261				1951-52	25	26	.490					31	36	.463
Jerry Bush	Toledo	MAC	16	7	.696				1947-48	114	48	.704					114	48	.704
			1952-53 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 Calihan	Detroit Mercy	MVC	12	14	.462				1948-49	75	56	.573					75	56	.573
Howard Cann	NYU	Metro NY	9	11	.450				1923-24	365	178	.672	3		1		365	178	.672	3		1
Cappy Cappon	Princeton	Ivy	9	14	.391				1938-39	150	118	.560	1	1			228	175	.566	1	1
Doc Carlson	Pitt	Ind	12	11	.522				1922-23	366	249	.595	1		1		366	249	.595	1		1
Ben Carnevale	Navy	Ind	16	5	.762			Lost First Round	1946-47	100	44	.694	2				152	55	.734	3		1
Everett Case	NC State	Southern	26	6	.812		18		1946-47	187	45	.806	3	2	1		187	45	.806	3	2	1
Woody Clements	New Mexico	MSAC	10	14	.417				1944-45	93	90	.508					93	90	.508
Harry Combes	Illinois	Big Ten	18	4	.818		11		1947-48	112	30	.789	3	2	3		112	30	.789	3	2	3
Ozzie Cowles	Minnesota	Big Ten	14	8	.636				1948-49	73	36	.670					315	123	.719	4		1
Dan Cunha	Siena	Ind	10	11	.476				1941-42	158	67	.702					158	67	.702
Robert Curran	UMass	Yankee	4	15	.211				1952-53	4	15	.211					4	15	.211
Jiggs Dahlberg	Montana	MSAC	14	11	.560				1937-38	205	199	.507					205	199	.507
Howard Dallmar	Penn	Ivy	22	5	.815			Lost Regional Semifinal	1948-49	88	43	.672	1	1			88	43	.672	1	1
Dusty DeStefano	St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	17	6	.739		7		1952-53	17	6	.739					17	6	.739
Johnny Dee Jr	Alabama	SEC	12	9	.571				1952-53	12	9	.571					12	9	.571
Bob Dewey	Case Western Reserve	MAC	5	17	.227				1950-51	9	58	.134					9	58	.134
E.A. Diddle	Western Kentucky	OVC	25	6	.806		17		1922-23	583	190	.754	1				583	190	.754	1
William Donovan	Loyola Marymount	Ind	14	14	.500				1952-53	14	14	.500					14	14	.500
Bruce Drake	Oklahoma	Big 7	8	13	.381				1938-39	189	151	.556	3		2		189	151	.556	3		2
Tippy Dye	Washington	PCC	28	3	.903		4	Lost National Semifinal	1950-51	77	15	.837	2	2	1		141	56	.716	3	2	1
			1952-53 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
Joel Eaves	Auburn	SEC	13	8	.619				1949-50	56	37	.602					60	80	.429
Ray Eddy	Purdue	Big Ten	4	18	.182				1950-51	20	46	.303					20	46	.303
Fred Enke	Arizona	BIAA	13	11	.542				1925-26	428	203	.678	1	1			442	223	.665	1	1
Fuzzy Evans	Vermont	Yankee	11	10	.524				1946-47	96	47	.671					96	47	.671
Bob Feerick	Santa Clara	CBA	17	7	.708		16	Lost Regional Final	1950-51	43	34	.558	2	2	1		43	34	.558	2	2	1
Bill Ferguson	St. Joseph's	Ind	14	11	.560				1928-29	309	208	.598					309	208	.598
Charles Finley	Idaho	PCC	14	11	.560				1947-48	92	88	.511					102	101	.502
Waldo Fisher	Northwestern	Big Ten	6	16	.273				1952-53	6	16	.273					6	16	.273
John Floyd	Texas A&M	SWC	6	15	.286				1950-51	32	42	.432	1	1			32	42	.432	1	1
Thomas Foley	Saint Mary's	CBA	9	11	.450				1950-51	34	32	.515					34	32	.515
Bud Foster	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13	9	.591				1934-35	221	179	.552	2		1	1	221	179	.552	2		1	1
Jack Friel	Washington State	PCC	7	27	.206				1928-29	455	286	.614	1		1		455	286	.614	1		1
Taps Gallagher	Niagara	WNY3	22	6	.786				1931-32	285	157	.645					285	157	.645
Jack Gardner	Kansas State	Big 7	17	4	.810		12		1939-40	147	81	.645	2	1	2		147	81	.645	2	1	2
Fred George	John Carroll	Ind	13	14	.481				1951-52	24	28	.462					24	28	.462
Slats Gill	Oregon State	PCC	11	18	.379				1928-29	412	290	.587	2		1		412	290	.587	2		1
Harry Good	Nebraska	Big 7	9	11	.450				1946-47	78	86	.476					146	116	.557
Country Graham	Ole Miss	SEC	14	11	.560				1949-50	49	51	.490					49	51	.490
Murray Greason	Wake Forest	Southern	19	6	.760		15	Lost Regional Semifinal	1933-34	213	203	.512	2	1			213	203	.512	2	1
Royner Greene	Cornell	Ivy	9	12	.429				1946-47	104	65	.615					104	65	.615
			1952-53 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
Charles Greer	Middle Tennessee	OVC	7	16	.304				1952-53	7	16	.304					7	16	.304
Hugh Greer	UConn	Yankee	17	4	.810				1946-47	124	35	.780	1	1			124	35	.780	1	1
Herb Gregg	Northern Arizona	BIAA	4	19	.174				1950-51	16	61	.208					16	61	.208
Paul Gregory	Mississippi State	SEC	9	10	.474				1947-48	41	73	.360					41	73	.360
Elmer Gross	Penn State	Ind	15	9	.625				1949-50	62	34	.646	1	1			62	34	.646	1	1
Marcel Guley	Syracuse	Ind	7	11	.389				1950-51	40	26	.606					40	26	.606
Jack Guy	Rhode Island	Yankee	13	10	.565				1952-53	13	10	.565					42	90	.318
Bud Haerr	Kent State	MAC	7	15	.318				1951-52	21	25	.457					21	25	.457
Tom Haggerty	Loyola (LA)	Ind	14	13	.519				1951-52	30	26	.536					30	26	.536
Howard Hartman	Colgate	Ind	12	9	.571				1949-50	44	39	.530					44	39	.530
Doc Hayes	SMU	SWC	8	12	.400				1947-48	67	71	.486					67	71	.486
Bill Henderson	Baylor	SWC	10	11	.476				1941-42	129	115	.529	3		2		129	115	.529	3		2
Cam Henderson	Marshall	Ind	20	4	.833				1935-36	333	146	.695					333	146	.695
Eddie Hickey	Saint Louis	MVC	16	11	.593				1947-48	124	43	.743	1	1			254	115	.688	2	1
Peck Hickman	Louisville	Ind	22	6	.786				1944-45	189	61	.756	1	1			189	61	.756	1	1
Tony Hinkle	Butler	Ind	14	9	.609				1926-27	322	193	.625					322	193	.625
Howard Hobson	Yale	Ivy	10	15	.400				1947-48	91	72	.558	1				303	196	.607	2		1	1
Harlan Hodges	Murray State	OVC	18	9	.667				1948-49	94	50	.653					94	50	.653
Lester Hooker Jr	Richmond	Southern	20	7	.741				1952-53	20	7	.741					35	20	.636
Joseph Hoy	Western Michigan	MAC	12	9	.571				1952-53	12	9	.571					12	9	.571
			1952-53 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
Thurman Hull	Texas	SWC	12	9	.571				1951-52	28	17	.622					28	17	.622
Whack Hyder	Georgia Tech	SEC	5	17	.227				1951-52	12	32	.273					12	32	.273
Clarence Iba	Tulsa	MVC	15	10	.600				1949-50	51	48	.515					51	48	.515
Hank Iba	Oklahoma State	MVC	23	7	.767		8	Lost Regional Final	1934-35	415	116	.782	5	2	4	2	513	132	.795	5	2	4	2
George Ireland	Loyola (IL)	Ind	8	15	.348				1951-52	25	23	.521					25	23	.521
Buddy Jeannette	Georgetown	Ind	13	7	.650				1952-53	13	7	.650					13	7	.650
Ellis Johnson	Morehead State	OVC	13	12	.520				1948-49	64	57	.529					64	57	.529
Frank Johnson	South Carolina	Southern	11	13	.458				1940-41	118	94	.557					128	110	.538
John Jordan	Notre Dame	Ind	19	5	.792		10	Lost Regional Final	1951-52	35	15	.700	1	1			50	29	.633	1	1
Doggie Julian	Dartmouth	Ivy	12	14	.462				1950-51	26	56	.317					220	137	.616	2		2	1
Bill Kajikawa	Arizona State	BIAA	12	7	.632				1948-49	53	70	.431					53	70	.431
Robert Kerr	New Hampshire	Yankee	8	10	.444				1952-53	8	10	.444					8	10	.444
Ben Kribbs	Bucknell	Ind	3	16	.158				1952-53	3	16	.158					3	16	.158
Red Laird	Virginia Tech	Southern	4	19	.174				1947-48	67	76	.469					110	150	.423
Red Lawson	Georgia	SEC	7	18	.280				1951-52	10	40	.200					10	40	.200
Bebe Lee	Colorado	Big 7	10	11	.476				1950-51	22	47	.319					50	92	.352
Harry Litwack	Temple	Ind	16	10	.615				1952-53	16	10	.615					16	10	.615
Kenneth Loeffler	La Salle	Ind	25	3	.893		6		1949-50	92	19	.829					162	116	.583
Emmett Lowery	Tennessee	SEC	13	8	.619				1947-48	90	53	.629					90	53	.629
Daniel Lynch	St. Francis (NY)	Metro NY	20	7	.741				1948-49	85	57	.599					85	57	.599
			1952-53 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
Bus Male	Virginia	Ind	10	13	.435				1951-52	21	26	.447					21	26	.447
Rinso Marquette	Lebanon Valley	Ind	19	3	.864			Lost Regional Semifinal	1952-53	19	3	.864	1	1			19	3	.864	1	1
John Mauer	Florida	SEC	13	6	.684				1951-52	28	15	.651					273	184	.597
Paul McBrayer	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	16	9	.640			Lost First Round	1947-48	97	45	.683	1				97	45	.683	1
Billy McCann	Washington & Lee	Southern	2	20	.091				1952-53	2	20	.091					2	20	.091
George McCarty	New Mexico State	BIAA	7	17	.292				1949-50	65	55	.542	1	1			65	55	.542	1	1
Albert McClellan	Boston College	Ind	7	15	.318				1945-46	94	80	.540					201	110	.646
Jack McClelland	Drake	Ind	13	12	.520				1948-49	64	63	.504					64	63	.504
Branch McCracken	Indiana	Big Ten	23	3	.885		1	Won National Final	1938-39	196	62	.760	2	1	2	2	196	62	.760	2	1	2	2
Banks McFadden	Clemson	Southern	8	10	.444				1946-47	69	75	.479					69	75	.479
Frank McGuire	UNC	Southern	17	10	.630				1952-53	17	10	.630					119	46	.721	2	2	1
Walter McPherson	San Jose State	CBA	15	8	.652				1949-50	69	37	.651	1	1			69	37	.651	1	1
Edward Melvin	St. Bonaventure	WNY3	10	11	.476				1947-48	97	46	.678					97	46	.678
Ray Meyer	DePaul	Ind	19	9	.679		19	Lost Regional Semifinal	1942-43	198	85	.700	2	1	1		198	85	.700	2	1	1
Danny Miller	Davidson	Southern	4	16	.200				1952-53	4	16	.200					4	16	.200
Gus Miller	West Texas A&M	BIAA	8	13	.381				1942-43	149	102	.594					149	102	.594
Ralph Miller	Wichita State	MVC	16	11	.593				1951-52	27	30	.474					27	30	.474
Bud Millikan	Maryland	Southern	15	8	.652				1950-51	43	27	.614					43	27	.614
Dudey Moore	Duquesne	Ind	21	8	.724		9		1948-49	100	34	.746	1	1			100	34	.746	1	1
Robert Morris	Brown	Ind	5	14	.263				1947-48	48	76	.387					48	76	.387
			1952-53 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
Pete Newell	Michigan State	Big Ten	13	9	.591				1950-51	36	29	.554					106	66	.616
Joseph Niland	Canisius	WNY3	9	14	.391				1948-49	72	53	.576					72	53	.576
Chuck Noe	VMI	Southern	5	19	.208				1952-53	5	19	.208					5	19	.208
Kenneth Norton	Manhattan	Metro NY	20	6	.769				1946-47	115	59	.661					115	59	.661
Bucky O'Connor	Iowa	Big Ten	12	10	.545				1949-50	37	18	.673					37	18	.673
Anthony Packer	Lehigh	Ind	12	8	.600				1950-51	25	33	.431					25	33	.431
John Palcheff	Washington (MO)	Ind	13	11	.542				1952-53	13	11	.542					13	11	.542
Doyle Parrack	Oklahoma City	Ind	18	6	.750			Lost Regional Semifinal	1950-51	53	28	.654	2	2			53	28	.654	2	2
Alden Pasche	Houston	MVC	9	13	.409				1950-51	27	44	.380					27	44	.380
Bill Perigo	Michigan	Big Ten	6	16	.273				1952-53	6	16	.273					47	43	.522
Vadal Peterson	Utah	MSAC	10	14	.417				1927-28	385	230	.626	2		1	1	385	230	.626	2		1	1
David Polansky	CCNY	Metro NY	10	6	.625				1952-53	10	6	.625					10	6	.625
Robert Polk	Vanderbilt	SEC	10	9	.526				1947-48	86	56	.606					86	56	.606
Nibs Price	California	PCC	15	10	.600				1924-25	436	287	.603	1		1		436	287	.603	1		1
Harry Rabenhorst	LSU	SEC	22	3	.880		5	Lost National Semifinal	1925-26	301	205	.595	1	1	1		301	205	.595	1	1	1
Rome Rankin	Maine	Yankee	7	10	.412				1949-50	32	41	.438					32	41	.438
Tubby Raskin	Brooklyn	Metro NY	6	11	.353				1944-45	29	42	.408					29	42	.408
William Reinhart	George Washington	Southern	15	7	.682				1935-36	159	74	.682					339	175	.660
Elmer Ripley	Army	Ind	11	8	.579				1951-52	19	17	.528					278	204	.577	1		1
Polk Robison	Texas Tech	BIAA	12	10	.545				1942-43	134	120	.528					134	120	.528
			1952-53 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
Bill Rohr	Miami (OH)	MAC	17	6	.739			Lost First Round	1951-52	36	12	.750	1				36	12	.750	1
Glen Rose	Arkansas	SWC	10	11	.476				1933-34	164	58	.739	1		1		164	58	.739	1		1
Lou Rossini	Columbia	Ivy	17	6	.739				1950-51	50	17	.746	1	1			50	17	.746	1	1
Honey Russell	Seton Hall	Ind	31	2	.939		2		1936-37	192	59	.765					207	67	.755
Stubby Salerno	Creighton	Ind	11	14	.440				1952-53	11	14	.440					11	14	.440
Bill Scott	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	19	12	.613			Lost First Round	1951-52	36	27	.571	1				36	27	.571	1
Alex Severence	Villanova	Ind	19	8	.704				1936-37	290	116	.714	3	1	1		290	116	.714	3	1	1
Buster Sheary	Holy Cross	Ind	20	6	.769		13	Lost Regional Final	1948-49	110	27	.803	2	1			110	27	.803	2	1
Everett Shelton	Wyoming	MSAC	20	10	.667			Lost Regional Semifinal	1939-40	262	109	.706	7	2	1	1	262	109	.706	7	2	1	1
Norman Shepard	Harvard	Ivy	7	16	.304				1949-50	29	66	.305					225	185	.549
George Smith	Cincinnati	MAC	11	13	.458				1952-53	11	13	.458					11	13	.458
James Snyder	Ohio	MAC	9	13	.409				1949-50	40	50	.444					40	50	.444
Floyd Stahl	Ohio State	Big Ten	10	12	.455				1950-51	24	42	.364					48	70	.407	1
Sparky Stalcup	Missouri	Big 7	11	9	.550				1946-47	95	70	.576					95	70	.576
Bill Strannigan	Colorado State	MSAC	12	14	.462				1950-51	38	49	.437					38	49	.437
Kenneth Suesens	Valparaiso	Ind	9	15	.375				1951-52	21	27	.438					21	27	.438
Don Suman	Rice	SWC	15	6	.714				1949-50	40	51	.440					40	51	.440
Clay Sutherland	Iowa State	Big 7	10	11	.476				1947-48	57	73	.438					57	73	.438
Van Sweet	Pacific	CBA	2	18	.100				1952-53	2	18	.100					8	41	.163
Forrest Twogood	USC	PCC	17	5	.773				1950-51	54	25	.684					104	97	.517
			1952-53 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	Missouri State	Ind	24	4	.857		20		1952-53	24	4	.857					24	4	.857
Dale Waters	UTEP	BIAA	4	21	.160				1945-46	47	84	.359					47	84	.359
Ray Watts	Baldwin-Wallace	Ind	13	9	.591				1947-48	54	38	.587					54	38	.587
Stan Watts	BYU	MSAC	22	8	.733				1949-50	86	39	.688	2	1			86	39	.688	2	1
Clifford Wells	Tulane	SEC	12	6	.667				1945-46	135	60	.692					135	60	.692
Donald White	Rutgers	Ind	8	13	.381				1945-46	82	95	.463					278	266	.511
Dave Wike	Miami (FL)	Ind	9	12	.429				1952-53	9	12	.429					9	12	.429
Tex Winter	Marquette	Ind	13	11	.542				1951-52	25	25	.500					25	25	.500
John Wooden	UCLA	PCC	16	8	.667				1948-49	100	44	.694	2	1			144	59	.709	2	1
Phil Woolpert	San Francisco	CBA	10	11	.476				1950-51	30	41	.423					30	41	.423
Ned Wulk	Xavier	Ind	11	12	.478				1951-52	21	26	.447					21	26	.447
Leo A. Zack	The Citadel	Southern	4	14	.222				1952-53	4	14	.222					4	14	.222
Butch van Breda Kolff	Lafayette	Ind	13	12	.520				1951-52	28	21	.571					28	21	.571

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