Dick Edwards (basketball)

Dick Edwards
Biographical details
Born	June 21, 1930; Hannibal, Missouri
Died	January 31, 1981 (aged 50); Billings, Montana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957–1960	Yreka HS
1963–1972	Pacific (CA)
1972–1978	California
1978–1981	Eastern Montana
Head coaching record
Overall	304–182 (college)
Tournaments	2–4 (NCAA University Division)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 Frontier regular season (1979, 1980)
Awards
	3× WCAC Coach of the Year (1966, 1967, 1971)

Dick Edwards (June 21, 1930 – January 31, 1981) was an American basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton California, the University of California, Berkeley, and at Eastern Montana College—now known as Montana State University Billings—compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 304–182.[1] Edward was born on June 21, 1930 in Hannibal, Missouri. He died on January 31, 1981, at the age of 50, after suffering an apparent heart attack in Billings, Montana.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Pacific Tigers (NCAA University Division independent) (1963–1971)
1963–64	Pacific	15–11
1964–65	Pacific	13–12
1965–66	Pacific	22–6			NCAA University Division Regional Fourth Place
1966–67	Pacific	24–4			NCAA University Division Regional Runner-up
1967–68	Pacific	17–9
1968–69	Pacific	17–9
1969–70	Pacific	21–6
1970–71	Pacific	22–6			NCAA University Division Regional Third Place
Pacific Tigers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1971–1972)
1971–72	Pacific	17–9	8–4	2nd
Pacific:		168–72	8–4
California Golden Bears (Pacific-8 Conference) (1972–1978)
1972–73	California	11–15	4–10	7th
1973–74	California	9–17	3–11	T–7th
1974–75	California	17–9	7–7	4th
1975–76	California	13–13	4–10	6th
1976–77	California	12–15	7–7	6th
1977–78	California	11–16	4–10	7th
California:		73–85	26–55
Eastern Montana Yellowjackets (Frontier Conference) (1978–1981)
1978–79	Eastern Montana	19–10	11–1	1st
1979–80	Eastern Montana	23–8	12–0	1st
1980–81	Eastern Montana	21–7
Eastern Montana:		63–25	23–1
Total:		304–182
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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"Edwards to the rescue". Stockton Record. August 1, 2006. Retrieved on August 6, 2010.
West, Ed (February 1, 1981). "EMC's Edwards dies". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. p. 10. Retrieved May 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

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