Hank Raymonds
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1924 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 2010 (aged 86) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1942–1943 | Saint Louis |
| 1945–1948 | Saint Louis |
| Coaching career ( Christian Brothers | |
| 1961–1977 | Marquette (assistant) |
| 1977–1983 | Marquette |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1977–1987 | Marquette |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 236–100 (college) 108–23 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 () |
Henry C. Raymonds (March 5, 1924 – December 6, 2010) was an American basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Christian Brothers College from 1955 to 1961 Marquette University from 1977 to 1983. Raymonds was also the athletic director at Marquette from 1977 to 1987.[1]
Biography
Early life
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In 1948, Raymonds played for both the
Coaching career
After one year as an insurance agent, Raymonds was persuaded to try coaching. In five seasons at St. Louis University High School he compiled a 108–23 record (.824). His Junior Billikens won the 1952 Missouri State championship and were state runners-up in 1953. While coaching at the high school, Raymonds also guided the 1955 St. Louis University baseball squad to a 15–5 record and the championship of its division in the Missouri Valley Conference. Moving into the college ranks in 1955 at Christian Brothers College in Memphis, Tennessee, Raymonds transformed a weak program into a small college power with a six-year record of 110–50 (.688). Under Raymonds' guidance, CBC won three NAIA District 27 titles.[4]
Raymonds joined the Marquette coaching ranks in 1961 as assistant basketball coach to Eddie Hickey, and coached the MU freshman and junior varsity squads from 1964 to 1973. His teams recorded an impressive 127 wins with only 18 losses. As assistant coach to Hickey's successor, Al McGuire, Raymonds was recognized as the skilled technician who coordinated and disciplined the Marquette attack.
Raymonds was head basketball coach at Marquette from 1977 to 1983 and compiled a record of 126–50 (.716) in six seasons. His teams reached post-season competition in each of the years that he was head coach. His overall record at the collegiate level is 236–100 in 12 seasons.
Awards
Raymonds is a member of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as well as the St. Louis University Sports Hall of Fame as well as Marquette University's M Club Hall of Fame. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian Brothers Buccaneers (NAIA independent) (11–1961)
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| 1955–56 | Christian Brothers | 15–7 | |||||||
| 1956–57 | Christian Brothers | 15–12 | |||||||
| 1957–58 | Christian Brothers | 20–8 | |||||||
| 1958–59 | Christian Brothers | 21–7 | NAIA First Round
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| 1959–60 | Christian Brothers | 21–7 | NAIA First Round
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| 1960–61 | Christian Brothers | 18–9 | |||||||
| Christian Brothers: | 110–50 | ||||||||
| Marquette Golden Eagles (NCAA Division I independent) (1977–1983) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Marquette | 24–4 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Marquette | 22–7 | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||||
| 1979–80 | Marquette | 18–9 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| 1980–81 | Marquette | 20–11 | NIT First Round | ||||||
| 1981–82 | Marquette | 23–9 | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||||
| 1982–83 | Marquette | 19–10 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| Marquette: | 126–50 | ||||||||
| Total: | 236–100 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "MU's Hank Raymonds dies at 86".
- ^ Betsy Van Sickle (ed.), 1986-87 Marquette Basketball Media Guide (Milwaukee: Marquette University, 1986), 46.
- ^ "Hank Raymonds Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "CBU Men's Basketball History". Christian Brothers University Athletics.