Louis Menze
Louis Edmond Menze (June 28, 1894 – October 7, 1982) was a college men's basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Iowa State from 1928 to 1947. He coached Iowa State to a 166–153 record, winning four Big Six Conference championships and made the 1944 Final Four in one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as Iowa State's athletic director from 1945 to 1958. He was inducted into the Iowa State athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.[1][2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Nebraska | June 28, 1894
Died | October 7, 1982 88) Ames, Iowa | (aged
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1928–1947 | Iowa State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1945–1958 | Iowa State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 166–153 |
Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Final Four (1944) 4 Big Six regular season (1935, 1941, 1944, 1945) |
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Iowa State Cyclones (Big Six Conference) (1928–1947) | |||||||||
1928–29 | Iowa State | 8–7 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
1929–30 | Iowa State | 9–8 | 5–5 | 4th | |||||
1930–31 | Iowa State | 8–8 | 4–6 | 5th | |||||
1931–32 | Iowa State | 9–6 | 4–6 | 5th | |||||
1932–33 | Iowa State | 6–10 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
1933–34 | Iowa State | 6–11 | 2–8 | T–5th | |||||
1934–35 | Iowa State | 13–3 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
1935–36 | Iowa State | 8–8 | 3–7 | T–4th | |||||
1936–37 | Iowa State | 3–15 | 0–10 | 6th | |||||
1937–38 | Iowa State | 6–9 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
1938–39 | Iowa State | 8–9 | 5–5 | 4th | |||||
1939–40 | Iowa State | 9–9 | 2–8 | T–4th | |||||
1940–41 | Iowa State | 15–4 | 7–3 | T–1st | |||||
1941–42 | Iowa State | 11–6 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
1942–43 | Iowa State | 7–9 | 2–8 | 5th | |||||
1943–44 | Iowa State | 14–4 | 9–1 | T–1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1944–45 | Iowa State | 11–5 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
1945–46 | Iowa State | 8–8 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
1946–47 | Iowa State | 7–14 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
Iowa State: | 166–153 (.520) | 82–108 (.432) | |||||||
Total: | 166–153 (.520) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-02-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/08/obituaries/louis-e-menze.html