Elmer Ripley
John Carroll | |
1951–1953 | Army |
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Head coaching record | |
Overall | 301–226 (college) |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile) |
Elmer H. Ripley (July 21, 1891 – April 29, 1982) was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball at seven different schools and for several professional teams.
Early life
Ripley was born in Staten Island, New York on July 21, 1891. After graduating from local Curtis High School, he attended Brown University.
Playing career
Ripley began his career as a player before making the switch to coach in 1922. At age 19, Ripley decided to leave Brown to play basketball professionally with the
Coaching career
After playing, he went on to coach basketball at several major American universities and traveled the world teaching the game. Ripley began his first professional coaching tenure with
After leaving Georgetown in 1949, Ripley coached the Harlem Globetrotters (1953–1956), the Israeli Olympic team (1956) and the Canadian Olympic team (1960). The U.S. Committee for Sports sent Ripley to Israel in 1957 to teach basketball. In 1962, Ripley coached high school basketball for the Englewood (N.J.)School for Boys (later part of the Dwight-Englewood School). In 1965-66, while coaching at Englewood, Ripley was hired by the New York Knicks to teach their center, future Hall of Famer Willis Reed, how to play the power forward position when the Knicks acquired a second center, future Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy, for their team. Ripley continued to coach through his 80th birthday and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973.
Ripley died on April 29, 1982, at the age of 90.
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Wagner Seahawks (Independent) (1922–1925) | |||||||||
1922–23 | Wagner | 6–6 | |||||||
1923–24 | Wagner | 8–8 | |||||||
1924–25 | Wagner | 9–8 | |||||||
Wagner: | 23–22 (.511) | ||||||||
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1927–1929) | |||||||||
1927–28 | Georgetown | 12–1 | |||||||
1928–29 | Georgetown | 12–5 | |||||||
Georgetown: | 24–6 (.800) | ||||||||
Yale Bulldogs (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1929–1935) | |||||||||
1929–30 | Yale | 13–8 | 4–6 | T–3rd | |||||
1930–31 | Yale | 15–8 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
1931–32 | Yale | 10–12 | 1–9 | 6th | |||||
1932–33 | Yale | 19–3 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
1933–34 | Yale | 14–9 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
1934–35 | Yale | 11–10 | 5–7 | 4th | |||||
Yale: | 82–50 (.621) | 31–33 (.484) | |||||||
Georgetown Hoyas (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1938–1939) | |||||||||
1938–39 | Georgetown | 13–9 | 6–4 | T–1st | |||||
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1939–1943) | |||||||||
1939–40 | Georgetown | 8–10 | |||||||
1940–41 | Georgetown | 16–4 | |||||||
1941–42 | Georgetown | 9–11 | |||||||
1942–43 | Georgetown | 22–5 | NCAA Runner-up | ||||||
Georgetown: | 68–39 (.381) | 6–4 (.600) | |||||||
Columbia Lions (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1943–1945) | |||||||||
1943–44 | Columbia | 7–9 | 2–6 | T–3rd | |||||
1944–45 | Columbia | 9–10 | 1–5 | 4th | |||||
Columbia: | 16–19 (.457) | 3–11 (.214) | |||||||
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (1945–1946) | |||||||||
1945–46 | Notre Dame | 17–4 | |||||||
Notre Dame: | 17–4 (.810) | ||||||||
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
1946–47 | Georgetown | 17–4 | |||||||
1947–48 | Georgetown | 13–15 | |||||||
1948–49 | Georgetown | 9–15 | |||||||
Georgetown: | 39–34 (.534) | ||||||||
John Carroll Blue Streaks (Independent) (1949–1951)
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1949–50 | John Carroll | 9–11 | |||||||
1950–51 | John Carroll | 2–21 | |||||||
John Carroll: | 11–32 (.256) | ||||||||
Army Cadets (Independent) (1951–1953) | |||||||||
1951–52 | Army | 8–9 | |||||||
1952–53 | Army | 11–8 | |||||||
Army: | 19–17 (.528) | ||||||||
Total: | 301–226 (.571) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach