Joseph Curran (basketball)
Biographical details | |
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Born | Penn State | June 28, 1922
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1953–1959 | Canisius |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 76–66 (.535) |
J. Joseph Curran (June 28, 1922 – January 28, 2012) was an American college
Canisius College in Buffalo, New York
from 1953 to 1959.
Curran served in the
Penn State during the 1943–44 season
.
Curran became the coach at
1957. Their 79–77 upset of North Carolina State
in four overtimes in 1956 is considered one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history. Curran's all-time record at Canisius was 76–66.
Joseph Curran died on January 28, 2012.[1]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Canisius Golden Griffins (Western New York Little Three Conference) (1953–1958) | |||||||||
1953–54 | Canisius | 9–14 | 1–3 | 3rd | |||||
1954–55 | Canisius | 18–7 | 2–2 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
1955–56 | Canisius | 19–7 | 4–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16
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1956–57 | Canisius | 22–6 | 3–1 | T–1st | NCAA University Division Sweet 16 | ||||
1957–58
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Canisius | 2–19 | 0–2 | T-2nd | |||||
Canisius Golden Griffins (Independent) (1958–1959) | |||||||||
1958–59
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Canisius | 6–13 | |||||||
Canisius: | 76–66 (.535) | 10–8 (.556) | |||||||
Total: | 76–66 (.535) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Former Canisius coach Joseph Curran passes away". WKBW.com. 2011. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
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