1944-45 Men's College Basketball Coaches

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1944-45 Coaches

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1944-45 Coaches Table
			1944-45 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
(unknown) (unknown)	Hardin-Simmons	BIAA	7	23	.233				1922-23	26	34	.433					2073	1238	.626
Frank Adams	Fordham	Ind	5	15	.250				1944-45	5	15	.250					5	15	.250
Jim Aiken	Nevada	Ind	8	9	.471				1944-45	8	9	.471					8	9	.471
Phog Allen	Kansas	Big 6	12	5	.706				1907-08	424	133	.761	2		1		553	173	.762	2		1
Paul Alyea	Tulsa	MVC	4	8	.333				1944-45	4	8	.333					4	8	.333
Harold Anderson	Bowling Green State	Ind	24	4	.857				1942-43	64	13	.831					206	54	.792
Lew Andreas	Syracuse	Ind	7	12	.368				1924-25	269	96	.737					269	96	.737
Rusty Baccus	SMU	SWC	11	10	.524				1944-45	11	10	.524					11	10	.524
George Barsi	Santa Clara	Ind	0	11	.000				1935-36	104	62	.627					104	62	.627
Arthur Barthelme	Loyola (MD)	Ind	10	12	.455				1944-45	10	12	.455					10	12	.455
Russell Beichly	Akron	Ind	21	2	.913				1942-43	49	10	.831					49	10	.831
Melvin Binford	Wichita State	Ind	14	6	.700				1942-43	26	13	.667					26	13	.667
Rollie Boldt	Toledo	Ind	9	4	.692				1944-45	9	4	.692					9	4	.692
Lloyd Brazil	Detroit Mercy	Ind	8	12	.400				1930-31	169	110	.606					169	110	.606
Brick Breeden	Montana State	Ind	10	14	.417				1935-36	132	89	.597					132	89	.597
Joseph Brennan	St. Francis (NY)	Ind	9	9	.500				1941-42	48	24	.667					48	24	.667
John Brickels	West Virginia	Ind	12	6	.667				1944-45	12	6	.667					12	6	.667
Frank Brickey	Northern Arizona	BIAA	5	6	.455				1940-41	31	33	.484					31	33	.484
Babe Brown	Idaho	PCC	13	20	.394				1942-43	34	56	.378					34	56	.378
Howard Cann	NYU	Ind	14	7	.667			Lost National Final	1923-24	254	120	.679	2		1		254	120	.679	2		1
			1944-45 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
Doc Carlson	Pitt	Ind	8	4	.667				1922-23	294	154	.656	1		1		294	154	.656	1		1
Ben Carnevale	UNC	Southern	22	6	.786				1944-45	22	6	.786					22	6	.786
Bill Chandler	Marquette	Ind	7	10	.412				1930-31	142	118	.546					182	203	.473
Spurgeon Cherry	Florida	SEC	7	12	.368				1942-43	15	19	.441					15	19	.441
Woody Clements	New Mexico	BIAA	14	2	.875				1944-45	14	2	.875					14	2	.875
Dick Cochran	Tufts	Ind	10	8	.556			Lost Regional Semifinal	1944-45	10	8	.556	1				10	8	.556	1
Josh Cody	Temple	Ind	16	7	.696				1942-43	41	27	.603	1				192	195	.496	1
Mel Collard	Boston University	Ind	4	6	.400				1935-36	64	63	.504					64	63	.504
Ozzie Cowles	Dartmouth	Ivy	6	8	.429				1936-37	134	44	.753	3		1		201	70	.742	3		1
Frosty Cox	Colorado	MSAC	13	3	.812				1935-36	101	38	.727	2		1		101	38	.727	2		1
Clem Crowe	Notre Dame	Ind	15	5	.750				1944-45	15	5	.750					111	84	.569
Glenn Curtis	Indiana State	Ind	18	6	.750				1938-39	101	38	.727					101	38	.727
Joseph Daher	VMI	Southern	2	10	.167				1943-44	2	24	.077					20	27	.426
Jiggs Dahlberg	Montana	Ind	7	22	.241				1937-38	81	96	.458					81	96	.458
Joe Davis	Rice	SWC	20	1	.952				1942-43	52	15	.776					154	100	.606
John Davis	Colorado State	MSAC	7	11	.389				1937-38	42	80	.344					113	133	.459
E.A. Diddle	Western Kentucky	Ind	17	10	.630				1922-23	395	134	.747	1				395	134	.747	1
E. W. Donald	Rensselaer	Ind	13	1	.929				1923-24	24	2	.923					24	2	.923
Bruce Drake	Oklahoma	Big 6	12	13	.480				1938-39	86	65	.570	2		1		86	65	.570	2		1
Dukes Duford	Saint Louis	MVC	10	4	.714				1944-45	10	4	.714					10	4	.714
			1944-45 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
Hec Edmundson	Washington	PCC	22	18	.550				1920-21	458	173	.726	1				478	182	.724	1
George Edwards	Missouri	Big 6	8	10	.444				1926-27	175	161	.521	1				175	161	.521	1
Selwyn Edwards	Furman	Southern	2	15	.118				1944-45	2	15	.118					2	15	.118
Loren Ellis	Valparaiso	Ind	21	3	.875				1941-42	59	29	.670					59	29	.670
Rip Engle	Brown	Ind	15	4	.789				1942-43	34	29	.540					34	29	.540
Fred Enke	Arizona	BIAA	7	11	.389				1925-26	272	136	.667					286	156	.647
Bob Evans	Auburn	SEC	3	14	.176				1942-43	4	28	.125					4	28	.125
Ray Farnham	Cincinnati	Ind	8	9	.471				1944-45	8	9	.471					8	9	.471
Jesse Fatherree	LSU	SEC	6	5	.545				1944-45	6	5	.545					6	5	.545
Bill Ferguson	St. Joseph's	Ind	12	11	.522				1928-29	202	122	.623					202	122	.623
Charles Finley	UTEP	BIAA	10	13	.435				1944-45	10	13	.435					10	13	.435
Foxy Flumere	Northeastern	Ind	7	8	.467				1942-43	22	28	.440					22	28	.440
Edward Flynn	Niagara	Ind	7	6	.538				1944-45	7	6	.538					7	6	.538
Blue Foster	Miami (OH)	Ind	8	7	.533				1942-43	29	14	.674					29	14	.674
Bud Foster	Wisconsin	Big Ten	10	11	.476				1934-35	127	100	.559	1		1	1	127	100	.559	1		1	1
Jack Friel	Washington State	PCC	23	13	.639				1928-29	314	173	.645	1		1		314	173	.645	1		1
Gerry Gerard	Duke	Southern	13	9	.591				1942-43	46	28	.622					46	28	.622
Slats Gill	Oregon State	PCC	20	8	.714				1928-29	279	180	.608					279	180	.608
H.C. Gilstrap	Texas	SWC	10	10	.500				1942-43	43	28	.606	1		1		43	28	.606	1		1
Harry Good	Indiana	Big Ten	10	11	.476				1943-44	17	26	.395					50	27	.649
			1944-45 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
Murray Greason	Wake Forest	Southern	3	14	.176				1933-34	102	105	.493	1				102	105	.493	1
Vee Green	Drake	MVC	11	13	.458				1944-45	11	13	.458					11	13	.458
Goat Hale	Ole Miss	SEC	15	8	.652				1942-43	23	18	.561					43	35	.551
Pops Harrison	Iowa	Big Ten	17	1	.944				1942-43	38	15	.717					38	15	.717
Vernon Haynes	Tulane	SEC	8	11	.421				1942-43	28	26	.519					28	26	.519
Pop Hedden	Butler	Ind	14	6	.700				1942-43	18	15	.545					18	15	.545
Charles Heiser	Washington (MO)	MVC	10	9	.526				1944-45	10	9	.526					10	9	.526
Cam Henderson	Marshall	Ind	17	9	.654				1935-36	176	71	.713					176	71	.713
Leonard Hettinger	Princeton	Ivy	7	12	.368				1944-45	7	12	.368					7	12	.368
Peck Hickman	Louisville	Ind	16	3	.842				1944-45	16	3	.842					16	3	.842
Dick Hitt	Mississippi State	SEC	5	13	.278				1939-40	53	44	.546					53	44	.546
Nat Holman	CCNY	Ind	12	4	.750				1919-20	295	106	.736					295	106	.736
Joe Hutton	Hamline	Ind	20	4	.833				1944-45	20	4	.833					20	4	.833
Hank Iba	Oklahoma State	MVC	27	4	.871			Won National Final	1934-35	221	67	.767	1		1	1	319	83	.794	1		1	1
Leroy Jay	NC State	Southern	10	11	.476				1942-43	22	33	.400					22	33	.400
Wilbur Johns	UCLA	PCC	12	12	.500				1939-40	55	84	.396					55	84	.396
Doggie Julian	Muhlenberg	Ind	24	4	.857				1936-37	129	71	.645					129	71	.645
Frank Keaney	Rhode Island	Ind	20	5	.800				1920-21	346	112	.755					346	112	.755
Dwight Keith	Georgia Tech	SEC	11	6	.647				1943-44	25	10	.714					25	10	.714
Edward Kelleher	Army	Ind	14	1	.933				1943-44	29	1	.967					257	105	.710
			1944-45 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
Donald Kellett	Penn	Ivy	12	5	.706				1943-44	22	9	.710					22	9	.710
Thomas Kenneally	Rutgers	Ind	11	3	.786				1944-45	11	3	.786					11	3	.786
William Kenyon	Maine	Ind	4	8	.333				1937-38	30	45	.400					30	45	.400
Fritz Knorr	Kansas State	Big 6	10	13	.435				1944-45	10	13	.435					10	13	.435
Anselm Krieger	St. Bonaventure	Ind	3	7	.300				1944-45	3	7	.300					3	7	.300
Bud Laabs	New Mexico State	BIAA	9	5	.643				1944-45	9	5	.643					9	5	.643
Eugene Lambert	Arkansas	SWC	17	9	.654			Lost Regional Final	1942-43	52	24	.684	1		1		52	24	.684	1		1
Piggy Lambert	Purdue	Big Ten	9	11	.450				1916-17	364	145	.715					364	145	.715
Elmer Lampe	Georgia	SEC	5	16	.238				1938-39	67	72	.482					67	72	.482
Malcolm Laney	Alabama	SEC	10	5	.667				1944-45	10	5	.667					10	5	.667
Joe Lapchick	St. John's (NY)	Ind	21	3	.875				1936-37	147	42	.778					147	42	.778
Rudy Lavik	Arizona State	BIAA	5	9	.357				1933-34	70	76	.479					114	97	.540
Karl Lawrence	Colgate	Ind	5	10	.333				1941-42	26	31	.456					26	31	.456
John Lawther	Penn State	Ind	10	7	.588				1936-37	117	56	.676	1				269	87	.756	1
Adolph Lewandowski	Nebraska	Big 6	2	17	.105				1940-41	24	63	.276					81	125	.393
Dutch Lonborg	Northwestern	Big Ten	7	12	.368				1927-28	193	143	.574					245	156	.611
Woody Ludwig	Bucknell	Ind	10	7	.588				1943-44	19	10	.655					19	10	.655
Jeff Mangold	Baylor	SWC	0	6	.000				1944-45	0	6	.000					0	6	.000
John Mauer	Tennessee	SEC	18	5	.783				1938-39	96	31	.756					182	125	.593
Rube McCray	William & Mary	Southern	7	11	.389				1943-44	17	22	.436					17	22	.436
			1944-45 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
Johnnie McMillan	South Carolina	Southern	19	3	.864				1944-45	19	3	.864					19	3	.864
Hub McQuillan	TCU	SWC	9	20	.310				1941-42	49	51	.490					105	121	.465
Joe Meehan	La Salle	Ind	11	8	.579				1944-45	11	8	.579					11	8	.579
Louis Menze	Iowa State	Big 6	11	5	.688				1928-29	151	131	.535	1		1		151	131	.535	1		1
Ray Meyer	DePaul	Ind	21	3	.875				1942-43	62	12	.838	1		1		62	12	.838	1		1
Gus Miller	West Texas A&M	BIAA	16	10	.615				1942-43	31	17	.646					31	17	.646
Floyd Millet	BYU	MSAC	11	12	.478				1941-42	46	24	.657					46	24	.657
Douglas Mills	Illinois	Big Ten	13	7	.650				1936-37	123	53	.699	1				123	53	.699	1
Weston Mitchell	Minnesota	Big Ten	8	13	.381				1944-45	8	13	.381					8	13	.381
Gus Morrow	Vanderbilt	SEC	6	6	.500				1929-30	28	30	.483					28	30	.483
Robert Muth	USC	PCC	15	9	.625				1944-45	15	9	.625					15	9	.625
Nelson Norgren	Chicago	Big Ten	7	8	.467				1921-22	125	283	.306					125	283	.306
Rock Norman	Clemson	Southern	8	8	.500				1940-41	23	59	.280					140	150	.483
Harold Olsen	Ohio State	Big Ten	15	5	.750			Lost Regional Final	1922-23	239	187	.561	3		3		272	206	.569	3		3
Bennie Oosterbaan	Michigan	Big Ten	12	7	.632				1938-39	69	65	.515					69	65	.515
Vadal Peterson	Utah	MSAC	17	4	.810			Lost Regional Semifinal	1927-28	251	146	.632	2		1	1	251	146	.632	2		1	1
James Phelan	Saint Mary's	Ind	5	6	.455				1943-44	10	11	.476					10	11	.476
Malcolm Pitt	Richmond	Southern	3	4	.429				1933-34	134	73	.647					134	73	.647
Arthur Powell	Canisius	Ind	12	11	.522				1944-45	12	11	.522					224	137	.620
Leo Prendergast	Lehigh	Ind	2	16	.111				1943-44	6	28	.176					6	28	.176
			1944-45 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
Nibs Price	California	PCC	7	8	.467				1924-25	289	186	.608					289	186	.608
George S. Gummy Proctor	Virginia Tech	Southern	6	8	.429				1931-32	14	17	.452					21	29	.420
Tubby Raskin	Brooklyn	Ind	3	15	.167				1944-45	3	15	.167					3	15	.167
Herbert W. Buck Read	Western Michigan	Ind	8	10	.444				1921-22	302	139	.685					302	139	.685
Hop Riopel	Holy Cross	Ind	4	9	.308				1942-43	11	22	.333					11	22	.333
Elmer Ripley	Columbia	Ivy	9	10	.474				1943-44	16	19	.457					190	114	.625	1		1
Polk Robison	Texas Tech	BIAA	10	14	.417				1942-43	28	43	.394					28	43	.394
Cliff Rock	Denver	MSAC	7	16	.304				1944-45	7	16	.304					14	31	.311
Red Rolfe	Yale	Ivy	14	4	.778				1942-43	34	27	.557					34	27	.557
Adolph Rupp	Kentucky	SEC	22	4	.846			Lost Regional Semifinal	1930-31	256	63	.803	2		1		256	63	.803	2		1
William Satterlee	Kent State	Ind	3	11	.214				1944-45	3	11	.214					3	11	.214
Alex Severence	Villanova	Ind	6	11	.353				1936-37	137	56	.710	1		1		137	56	.710	1		1
Everett Shelton	Wyoming	MSAC	10	18	.357				1939-40	76	41	.650	2		1	1	76	41	.650	2		1	1
Norman Shepard	Davidson	Southern	9	9	.500				1937-38	103	82	.557					129	82	.611
Burton Shipley	Maryland	Southern	2	14	.125				1923-24	230	196	.540					251	200	.557
Manning Smith	Texas A&M	SWC	3	18	.143				1942-43	16	44	.267					16	44	.267
Floyd Stahl	Harvard	Ivy	2	13	.133				1943-44	4	25	.138					4	25	.138
A.L. Swanson	LSU	SEC	9	4	.692				1944-45	9	4	.692					9	4	.692
Van Sweet	Baylor	SWC	0	11	.000				1943-44	6	23	.207					6	23	.207
Gus Tebell	Virginia	Ind	13	4	.765				1930-31	170	127	.572					249	162	.606
			1944-45 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
William Trautwein	Ohio	Ind	11	8	.579				1938-39	92	49	.652					92	49	.652
Benjamin VanAlstyne	Michigan State	Ind	9	7	.562				1926-27	187	122	.605					187	122	.605
John Warren	Oregon	PCC	30	15	.667			Lost Regional Semifinal	1944-45	30	15	.667	1				30	15	.667	1
Ernest Wehman	The Citadel	Southern	16	7	.696				1944-45	16	7	.696					16	7	.696
Donald White	UConn	Ind	5	11	.312				1936-37	94	59	.614					196	171	.534
Alex Wilson	Loyola (IL)	Ind	4	8	.333				1944-45	4	8	.333					4	8	.333
John Wilson	Navy	Ind	12	2	.857				1926-27	194	91	.681					194	91	.681
Speed Wilson	Cornell	Ivy	12	5	.706				1942-43	28	31	.475					28	31	.475
A.R. Winters	Lafayette	Ind	16	2	.889				1942-43	30	11	.732					30	11	.732
George Wolfe	LIU	Ind	14	5	.737				1943-44	26	8	.765					26	8	.765
Delbert Young	Utah State	MSAC	9	10	.474				1942-43	23	17	.575					23	17	.575

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