Joe Vancisin
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1922 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 2021 (aged 98) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1943–1944 | Dartmouth |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1944–1945 | Dartmouth (freshmen) |
| 1947–1948 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 1948–1956 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 1956–1975 | Yale |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 206–242 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| John Bunn Award (1993) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2011 | |
Joseph Richard Vancisin (June 4, 1922 – March 23, 2021) was an American basketball coach and executive.
Early life
Born in Bridgeport on June 4, 1922, Vancisin attended Bassick High School, where he played and lettered in basketball and baseball in 1939 and 1940. In his senior season, Vancisin was the captain of the state and New England Championship team as well as being selected to the All State and All New England High school teams in addition to being recognized as the Outstanding High School Player in the state of Connecticut.
Playing career and military service
After graduating from Bassick High School in 1940, Vancisin attended
Following his graduation from Dartmouth College in 1944 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Vancisin began coaching basketball in the service and with several teams in the Big Ten Conference and in the Ivy League. Following his coaching apprenticeship with the Dartmouth freshman team in 1945, Vancisin was stationed in Washington, D.C. as a corporal for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command Basketball Championship before he moved on to collegiate coaching.
Postwar career
Vancisin assisted the
Vancisin traveled and gave clinics around the world and was a member of two American Olympic basketball staffs. For his basketball accomplishments, Vancisin earned a spot on the 1976 Olympic gold medal-winning basketball staff with University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith in 1976 and a member of the Olympic Staff in 1980, coached by Dave Gavitt.[7]
Vancisin was an active member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches NABC, served on the board of directors and was the NABC president in 1974. He succeeded Bill Wall as NABC executive director in 1975 and was the recipient of the John Bunn Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. Under his leadership, the NABC debuted its college all-star game at the NCAA Final Four, elected its first African-American president in Georgetown's John Thompson (basketball), and adopted a code of ethics.
References
- ^ "vancisinj". Branfordsportshalloffame.com. June 4, 1922. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Joe Vancisin Elected To National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame". Yale Bulldogs. February 28, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Former Yale Coach Joe Vancisin Among Eight Inducted Sunday Into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame". Yale Bulldogs. November 20, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ O'Connell, Jim (April 4, 2008). "Former Yale coach Joe Vancisin continues Final Four streak into seventh decade - USATODAY.com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ National Collegiate Basketball Hall Of Fame winner in 2011, Joe Vancisin dies at the age of 98
- ^ Joseph Richard Vancisin obituary
- ^ "Joe Vancisin". Branfordsportshalloffame.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.