Ken Loeffler
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Penn State | |
| Coaching career ( St. Louis Bombers | |
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| 1948–1949 | Providence Steamrollers |
| 1949–1955 | La Salle |
| 1955–1957 | Texas A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 320–213 (college) 79–90 (professional) |
| Tournaments | 9–1 ( 1952 ) |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1964 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Kenneth D. Loeffler (April 14, 1902 – January 1, 1975) was an American collegiate and professional basketball coach. He was mostly known for guiding the La Salle Explorers men's basketball team to the 1952 National Invitation Tournament and 1954 NCAA basketball tournament titles.
After earning a
After the war Loeffler began coaching pro teams in the
On October 1, 1964, Loeffler was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He died on January 1, 1975, of an apparent heart attack, in Rumson, New Jersey.[1]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Geneva Covenanters (Independent) (1928–1935)
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| 1928–29 | Geneva | 14–5 | |||||||
| 1929–30 | Geneva | 10–9 | |||||||
| 1930–31 | Geneva | 13–10 | |||||||
| 1931–32 | Geneva | 14–7 | |||||||
| 1932–33 | Geneva | 13–6 | |||||||
| 1933–34 | Geneva | 13–9 | |||||||
| 1934–35 | Geneva | 16–7 | |||||||
| Geneva: | 93–53 (.637) | ||||||||
| Yale Bulldogs (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1935–1942) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | Yale | 8–16 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1936–37 | Yale | 12–8 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1937–38 | Yale | 7–12 | 3–9 | 7th | |||||
| 1938–39 | Yale | 4–16 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1939–40 | Yale | 13–6 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1940–41 | Yale | 10–12 | 4–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1941–42 | Yale | 7–12 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
| Yale: | 61–82 (.427) | 33–51 (.393) | |||||||
Mountain States Conference ) (1945–1946)
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| 1945–46 | Denver | 9–15 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
| Denver: | 9–15 (.375) | 1–11 (.083) | |||||||
| La Salle Explorers (Independent) (1949–1955) | |||||||||
| 1949–50 | La Salle | 21–4 | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||||
| 1950–51 | La Salle | 22–7 | NIT First Round | ||||||
| 1951–52 | La Salle | 24–5 | NIT Champion | ||||||
| 1952–53 | La Salle | 25–3 | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||||
| 1953–54 | La Salle | 26–4 | NCAA Champion | ||||||
| 1954–55 | La Salle | 26–5 | NCAA Runner-up | ||||||
| La Salle: | 144–28 (.837) | ||||||||
| Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1955–1957) | |||||||||
| 1955–56 | Texas A&M | 6–18 | 3–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1956–57 | Texas A&M | 7–17 | 3–9 | T–6th | |||||
| Texas A&M: | 13–35 (.271) | 6–18 (.250) | |||||||
| Total: | 320–213 (.600) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Professional basketball
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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SLB
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1946–47
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61 | 38 | 23 | .623 | 2nd in Western | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost in League Quarterfinals
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| SLB | 1947–48
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48 | 29 | 19 | .604 | 1st in Western | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost in League Semifinals
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PRO
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1948–49
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60 | 12 | 48 | .200 | 6th in Eastern | - | - | - | - | Missed Playoffs |
| Career | 169 | 79 | 90 | .467 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 |
See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
References
- ^ "Ken Loeffler, Who Led LaSalle To Basketball Titles, Dies at 72". The New York Times. January 3, 1975. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
External links
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