Roy Danforth

Roy Danforth (born c. 1936)[1], a native of Summitville, Indiana was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976. During his tenure, he compiled a 148-71 (.676) record. In his final four years as a coach, his teams went to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 1975. He was credited with rebuilding the Syracuse program, and gave the Orange a terrific home-court advantage. He played college basketball at Southern Mississippi where he scored over 1,000 points, and was a 75% career free-throw shooter.

After coaching at Syracuse, he became the head coach at Tulane. He later became the school's athletic director. Following his tenure at Tulane, he accepted the Athletic Director position at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Syracuse Orange (Independent) (1968–1976)
1968–69	Syracuse	9–16
1969–70	Syracuse	12–12
1970–71	Syracuse	19–7
1971–72	Syracuse	22–6
1972–73	Syracuse	24–5			NCAA Tournament East Semifinals
1973–74	Syracuse	19–7			NCAA Tournament Midwest Quarterfinals
1974–75	Syracuse	23–9			NCAA Tournament National Semifinals
1975–76	Syracuse	20–9			NCAA Tournament Midwest Quarterfinals
Syracuse:		148–71
Tulane Green Wave (Metro South) (1976–1981)
1976–77	Tulane	10–17	3–3	T-3rd
1977–78	Tulane	5–22	1–11	7th
1978–79	Tulane	8–19	2–8	7th
1979–80	Tulane	10–17	3–9	T-6th
1980–81	Tulane	12–15	4–8	6th
Tennessee:		45–90	13–39
Total:		193–161
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

See also

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

References

2. https://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20130102/SPORTS/301020310

External links

• Roy Danforth's profile