Bruce Drake
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 5, 1905 |
| Died | December 4, 1983 (aged 77) |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1929 | Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1938–1955 | Oklahoma |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 200–182 (.524) |
| Tournaments | 4–3 (.571) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 Big Six Championship (1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947) Big Seven Championship (1949) NCAA Runner-up (1947) NCAA Final Four (1939) | |
| Awards | |
| 1929 Helms Foundation All-American | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Bruce Drake (December 5, 1905 – December 4, 1983) was a college men's basketball coach. The Gentry, Texas native was head coach at the University of Oklahoma between 1938 and 1955, compiling a 200–181 record. He also coached the Air Force team to a 34–14 record in 1956.
Prior to coaching, he was also a star for
As a coach, Drake led the
He coached 5
Drake was selected as the assistant coach for the 1956 USA Men's Basketball Gold Medal Olympic Team [2]
In 1958 he coached the Wichita Vickers in the
One of the lasting contributions Drake developed is the shuffle offense. He helped make goaltending illegal.
Drake was the Chairman of the NCAA Rules Committee from 1951 to 1955. He made the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Sooners (Big Six Conference) (1938–1947) | |||||||||
| 1938–39 | Oklahoma | 12–9 | 7–3 | T–1st | NCAA Final Four
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| 1939–40 | Oklahoma | 12–7 | 8–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1940–41 | Oklahoma | 6–12 | 5–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1941–42 | Oklahoma | 11–7 | 8–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1942–43 | Oklahoma | 18–9 | 7–3 | 2nd | NCAA Elite Eight
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| 1943–44 | Oklahoma | 15–8 | 9–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1944–45 | Oklahoma | 12–13 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1945–46 | Oklahoma | 11–10 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1946–47 | Oklahoma | 24–7 | 8–2 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up
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| Oklahoma Sooners (Big Seven Conference) (1947–1955) | |||||||||
| 1947–48 | Oklahoma | 13–9 | 7–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1948–49 | Oklahoma | 14–10 | 9–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1949–50 | Oklahoma | 12–10 | 6–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 1950–51 | Oklahoma | 14–10 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1951–52 | Oklahoma | 7–17 | 4–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Oklahoma | 8–13 | 5–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1953–54 | Oklahoma | 8–13 | 4–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1954–55 | Oklahoma | 3–18 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
| Oklahoma: | 200–182 (.524) | 106–80 (.570) | |||||||
| Total: | 200–182 (.524) | ||||||||
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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
- ^ CBS Sports Archived April 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine 2007 University of Oklahoma Track & Field Guide, p130
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
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