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]

Louis Menze
Biographical details
Born(1894-06-28)June 28, 1894
Nebraska
DiedOctober 7, 1982(1982-10-07) (aged 88)
Ames, Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1928–1947Iowa State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1945–1958Iowa State
Head coaching record
Overall166–153
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Final Four (1944)
4 Big Six regular season (1935, 1941, 1944, 1945)

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Iowa State Cyclones (Big Six Conference) (1928–1947)
1928–29 Iowa State 8–74–64th
1929–30 Iowa State 9–85–54th
1930–31 Iowa State 8–84–65th
1931–32 Iowa State 9–64–65th
1932–33 Iowa State 6–102–86th
1933–34 Iowa State 6–112–8T–5th
1934–35 Iowa State 13–38–21st
1935–36 Iowa State 8–83–7T–4th
1936–37 Iowa State 3–150–106th
1937–38 Iowa State 6–92–86th
1938–39 Iowa State 8–95–54th
1939–40 Iowa State 9–92–8T–4th
1940–41 Iowa State 15–47–3T–1st
1941–42 Iowa State 11–65–53rd
1942–43 Iowa State 7–92–85th
1943–44 Iowa State 14–49–1T–1stNCAA Final Four
1944–45 Iowa State 11–58–21st
1945–46 Iowa State 8–85–53rd
1946–47 Iowa State 7–145–5T–3rd
Iowa State: 166–153 (.520)82–108 (.432)
Total:166–153 (.520)

      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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See also
  • List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-02-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/08/obituaries/louis-e-menze.html
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