Ken Norton (basketball)

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Ken Norton
LIU
1937–1938New York Jewels
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1938–1942La Salle Military Academy
1946–1968Manhattan
Administrative career (
Manhattan
Head coaching record
Overall300–205 (.594)
TournamentsNCAA: 1–3 (.250)
NIT: 2–9 (.182)
NAIA: 2–1 (.667)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4x Metro NY Conference championships (1949, 1953, 1955, 1959)
2x MCC championships (1966, 1967)

Kenneth Anthony Norton (May 7, 1914 – July 11, 1996) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Manhattan Jaspers from 1946 to 1968.[1]

Nicknamed "Red", Norton played high school baseball and basketball at

American Basketball League.[5] Prior to taking the job at Manhattan, Norton spent four seasons as the head coach at the La Salle Military Academy in Oakdale, New York.[6] He served in the Navy during World War II.[4]

Norton coached Manhattan to a 300–205 record, winning six conference championships and leading the team to eleven postseason appearances, including two Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and six National Invitation Tournament (NIT) tourneys.[7] At the time of his death, The New York Times reported that he was the top winning coach in the school's history. His 1957–58 team upset the top seed West Virginia Mountaineers, led by Jerry West, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. In the early 1950s Norton guided one of his players, Junius Kellogg, in initiating and assisting an investigation that led to the uncovering of substantial point shaving activity that was taking place in college basketball at the time.[8] Kellogg had been approached by former Manhattan players Hank Poppe and Jack Byrnes to fix games.

After stepping away from coaching basketball, Norton, who also coached baseball and golf at Manhattan, stayed on as the school’s athletic director until his retirement in 1979. In 1977, he led the Jaspers to the Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA) Intercollegiate Championship.[9]

Norton was inducted into the Jasper Hall of Fame in 1989.[10]

Norton died in 1996 at age 82 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.[11]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Manhattan Jaspers (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1946–1963)
1946–47 Manhattan 13–13 1–5 5th
1947–48 Manhattan 22–6 3–3 T–3rd
NAIA Quarterfinals
1948–49 Manhattan 18–8 5–1 T–1st NIT First Round
1949–50 Manhattan 14–11 3–3 T–3rd
1950–51 Manhattan 16–6 3–2 T–3rd
1951–52 Manhattan 12–9 4–2 T–2nd
1952–53 Manhattan 20–6 6–0 1st NIT Fourth Place
1953–54 Manhattan 15–11 3–3 T–3rd NIT First Round
1954–55 Manhattan 18–5 6–0 1st NIT First Round
1955–56 Manhattan 16–8 4–1 2nd NCAA first round
1956–57 Manhattan 5–9 2–2 T–3rd NIT Quarterfinals
1957–58 Manhattan 16–10 3–1 2nd
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1958–59 Manhattan 15–6 4–0 1st NIT First Round
1959–60 Manhattan 13–11 2–2 4th
1960–61 Manhattan 8–11 1–2 5th
1961–62 Manhattan 12–10 1–3 T–5th
1962–63 Manhattan 9–14 0–4 7th
Manhattan Jaspers (Independent) (1963–1965)
1963–64 Manhattan 11–11
1964–65 Manhattan 13–11 NIT Quarterfinals
Manhattan Jaspers (Metropolitan Collegiate Conference) (1965–1968)
1965–66 Manhattan 13–9 8–1 1st NIT First Round
1966–67 Manhattan 13–8 7–2 T–1st
1967–68 Manhattan 8–14 3–5 7th
Manhattan: 300–205 (.594) 69–42 (.622)
Total: 300–205 (.594)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ken Norton". Peach Basket Society. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ Demasio, Nunyo (July 16, 1996). "EX-JASPER COACH KEN NORTON DIES". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "L. I. U. Nine to Play Most of Games Away". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 27, 1935. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Norton, Chief of NIT, Will Speak In Troy". The Troy Record. Troy, New York. March 2, 1960. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Norton, Eastment Move Up in Jasper Athletic Picture". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 19, 1949. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Manhattan Names Norton". The New York Times. July 30, 1946.
  7. ^ "Kenneth Norton". Sports Reference - College Basketball. Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Player Profile, Ken Norton". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ "MGA Intercollegiate Championship History". Metropolitan Golf Association. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Jasper Hall of Fame – 1989". gojaspers.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  11. New York Times
    . Retrieved April 19, 2017.

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