Jack Gardner (basketball)
Biographical details | |
---|---|
Born | Texico, New Mexico, U.S. | March 29, 1910
Died | April 9, 2000 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | (aged 90)
Playing career | |
1928–1932 | USC |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1939–1942 | Kansas State |
1946–1953 | Kansas State |
1953–1971 | Utah |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 486–235 (.674) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 Skyline (1955, 1956, 1959, 1962) (1966)WAC | |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1984 | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
James H. Gardner (March 29, 1910 – April 9, 2000) was an American college basketball coach, known for his tenures as the head coach at Kansas State University and the University of Utah. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[1][2]
Born in Texico, New Mexico, Gardner was raised in southern California, and was a four-sport athlete in high school at Redlands. A graduate of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, he was the captain of the Trojan basketball team and led the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) in scoring.[1] Gardner coached at Kansas State from 1939 to 1942 and 1946 to 1953, compiling a 147–81 record with the Wildcats, and thereafter coaching at Utah from 1953 to 1971, compiling a 339–154 record.[3][4] His career college record was 486–235 (.674).
In his second stint at Kansas State, following
Gardner left
Gardner is a member of the
Gardner worked as a consultant for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1979 (when the team moved from New Orleans) until 1995. He is credited with discovering point guard John Stockton from Gonzaga University while working for the Jazz.[5]
Gardner died at age 90 in 2000 in Salt Lake City.[1]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas State Wildcats (Big Six Conference) (1939–1942) | |||||||||
1939–40 | Kansas State | 6–12 | 2–8 | T–4th | |||||
1940–41 | Kansas State | 6–12 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
1941–42 | Kansas State | 8–10 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
Kansas State Wildcats (Big Six / Big Seven Conference) (1946–1953) | |||||||||
1946–47 | Kansas State | 14–10 | 3–7 | T–5th | |||||
1947–48 | Kansas State | 22–6 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1948–49 | Kansas State | 13–11 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
1949–50 | Kansas State | 17–7 | 8–4 | T–1st | |||||
1950–51 | Kansas State | 25–4 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up | ||||
1951–52 | Kansas State | 19–5 | 10–2 | 2nd | |||||
1952–53 | Kansas State | 17–4 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
Kansas State: | 147–81(.645) | 66–46 (.589) | |||||||
Skyline Conference ) (1954–1962)
| |||||||||
1953–54 | Utah | 12–14 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
1954–55 | Utah | 24–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Third Place | ||||
1955–56 | Utah | 22–6 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1956–57 | Utah | 19–8 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
1957–58 | Utah | 20–7 | 9–5 | T–2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
1958–59 | Utah | 21–7 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
1959–60 | Utah | 26–3 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
1960–61 | Utah | 23–8 | 12–2 | T–1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1961–62 | Utah | 23–3 | 13–1 | 1st | |||||
Utah Utes (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1971) | |||||||||
1962–63 | Utah | 12–14 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
1963–64 | Utah | 19–9 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
1964–65 | Utah | 17–9 | 3–7 | 6th | |||||
1965–66 | Utah | 23–8 | 7–3 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1966–67 | Utah | 15–11 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
1967–68 | Utah | 17–9 | 5–5 | T–2nd | |||||
1968–69 | Utah | 13–13 | 5–5 | T–2nd | |||||
1969–70 | Utah | 18–10 | 9–5 | 2nd | NIT Second Round | ||||
1970–71 | Utah | 15–11 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
Utah: | 339–154 (.688) | 153–70 (.686) | |||||||
Total: | 486–235 (.674) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
References
- ^ a b c d Sorensen, Mike (April 11, 2000). "Jack Gardner passes at 90". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). (obituary). p. D1.
- ^ a b "Former Utah coach dies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. April 11, 2000. p. C3.
- ^ a b Ferguson, George (March 24, 1971). "Utes Gardner resigns". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ "Vet cage coach let out at Utah". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1971. p. 40.
- ^ Career Bio[permanent dead link]
External links
- Jack Gardner at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Sports Reference – Jack Gardner