George Smith (basketball)
George Daniel Smith (August 24, 1912 – January 14, 1996) was an American basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1952 to 1960, compiling a record of 154–56. Smith was the athletic director at Cincinnati from 1960 to 1973. He died of cancer at the age of 83, on January 14, 1996.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1912 |
| Died | January 14, 1996 (aged 83) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1935 | Cincinnati |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1948 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1948–1952 | Cincinnati (freshmen) |
| 1952–1960 | Cincinnati |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1960–1973 | Cincinnati |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 154–56 |
| Tournaments | 7–3 (NCAA University Division) 2–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MVC (1958–1960) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× MVC Coach of the Year (1958, 1959) | |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bearcats (Mid-American Conference) (1952–1953) | |||||||||
| 1952–53 | Cincinnati | 11–13 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA University Division independent) (1953–1957) | |||||||||
| 1953–54 | Cincinnati | 11–10 | |||||||
| 1954–55 | Cincinnati | 21–8 | NIT Third Place | ||||||
| 1955–56 | Cincinnati | 17–7 | |||||||
| 1956–57 | Cincinnati | 15–9 | NIT First Round | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats (Missouri Valley Conference) (1957–1960) | |||||||||
| 1957–58 | Cincinnati | 25–3 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1958–59 | Cincinnati | 26–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Third Place | ||||
| 1959–60 | Cincinnati | 28–2 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division Third Place | ||||
| Cincinnati: | 154–56 | 48–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 154–56 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
References
- "George Smith, Basketball Coach, 83". The New York Times. January 16, 1996. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
External links
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