Jule Rivlin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1917 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
| 1945–1946 | Toledo Whites |
| 1946–1948 | Toledo Jeeps |
| 1948–1952 | Wheeling |
| As coach: | |
| 1946–1948 | Toledo Jeeps |
| 1955–1963 | Marshall |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Julius Leon "Jule" Rivlin (February 2, 1917 – September 23, 2002) was a
Rivlin played college basketball at Marshall before playing three seasons in the
Prior to the war, Jules played semi-pro basketball for the Clarksburg (West Virginia) Pure Oilers where he was a close friend and teammate of Press Maravich (father of "Pistol" Pete Maravich).
Rivlin also served as the Jeeps' coach. In 1947, he was named the World Professional Basketball Tournament's MVP.[3] In 1974, Julie coached Maccabi Union's basketball team to the Europe Maccabiah Games Championships. Rivlin was named second team All-Century Marshall University Basketball Team, and is a member of the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Marshall Thundering Herd (Mid-American Conference) (1955–1963) | |||||||||
| 1955–56 | Marshall | 18–5 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round
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| 1956–57 | Marshall | 15–9 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957–58 | Marshall | 17–7 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1958–59 | Marshall | 12–12 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1959–60 | Marshall | 10–13 | 4–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Marshall | 11–13 | 5–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Marshall | 10–13 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1962–63 | Marshall | 7–16 | 1–11 | T-6th | |||||
| Marshall: | 100–88 (.532) | 49–47 (.510) | |||||||
| Total: | 100–88 (.532) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Jules Rivlin". Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
- ^ "Rivlin, Jule". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ Wilfrid Smith (11 April 1947). "Kautskys beat Toledo, 62-47, in Pro Final". Chicago Tribune. p. 27. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
Jule Rivlin, Toledo's player coach, was voted the most valuable player to his team in the tournament
- Bernard Postal; Jesse Silver; Roy Silver (1965). Encyclopedia of Jewin sports. New York: Bloch Publishing Co.
- William G. Mokray, ed. (1962). Ronald Encyclopedia of Basketball. Ronald Press.
- Zander Hollander, ed. (1979). The Modern Encyclopedia of Basketball. New York: Doubleday.