- Maury John
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Maury John Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Head coach Biographical details Born June 17, 1919 Died October 15, 1974 (aged 55) Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1958-1971
1971-1974Drake
Iowa StateHead coaching record Overall 243-156 (.609) Accomplishments and honors Championships MVC Regular Season Championship (1969, 1970, 1971) Awards MVC Coach of the Year (1964, 1968, 1969, 1970)
U.S. BWA National Coach of the Year (1969)Maurice "Maury" E. John (June 17, 1919 – October 15, 1974) is a former college basketball coach at Drake University and Iowa State University. He led Drake University to the 1969 Final Four where they gave powerhouse UCLA a scare, eventually losing by 3 points, then winning the consolation game to claim 3rd place. He became known for his "belly-button" defense.
John is a member of The Des Moines Sunday Register's Iowa Sports Hall of Fame. He died of cancer on October 15, 1974 at the age of 55. John is also a member of the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame. His son is in fact named John E. John. During John's last season at Iowa State his only loss came to the hands of his former team Drake 61-60.
Head coaching record
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Drake (Missouri Valley Conference) (1958–1971) 1958–1959 Drake 9-15 4-10 6th 1959–1960 Drake 11-14 4-10 7th 1960–1961 Drake 19-7 7-5 T-3rd 1961–1962 Drake 16-8 6-6 4th 1962–1963 Drake 11-14 3-9 7th 1963–1964 Drake 21-7 10-2 T-1st NIT, Second Round 1964–1965 Drake 13-12 6-8 6th 1965–1966 Drake 15-10 6-8 T-6th 1966–1967 Drake 9-16 4-10 T-7th 1967–1968 Drake 18-8 9-7 T-4th 1968–1969 Drake 26-5 13-3 T-1st NCAA, Third Place 1969–1970 Drake 22-7 14-2 1st NCAA, Elite Eight 1970–1971 Drake 21-8 9-5 T-1st NCAA, Elite Eight Drake: 211-131 95-85 Iowa State (Big Eight Conference) (1971–1974) 1971–1972 Iowa State 12-14 5-9 6th 1972–1973 Iowa State 16-10 7-7 5th 1973–1974 Iowa State 4-1 N/A N/A Iowa State: 32-25 12-16 Total: 243-156 National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionExternal links
- Remembering the Dream Season from The Des Moines Register
- The Des Moines Sunday Register's Iowa Sports Hall of Fame Profile
Drake Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches Charles Pell (1906–1909) • John L. Griffith (1909–1910) • A. R. Hackett (1910–1912) • John L. Griffith (1912–1914) • Ray Whisman (1914–1916) • Ralph Glaze (1916–1917) • S. W. Hobbs (1917–1918) • M. B. Banks (1918–1921) • Ossie Solem (1921–1925) • Bill Boelter (1925–1932) • Evan O. Williams (1932–1943) • Bill Easton (1943–1944) • Vee Green (1944–1946) • Forddy Anderson (1946–1948) • Jack McClelland (1948–1956) • John E. Benington (1956–1958) • Maury John (1958–1971) • Howard Stacey (1971–1974) • Bob Ortegel (1974–1981) • Gary Garner (1981–1988) • Tom Abatemarco (1988–1989) • Eddie Fields # (1989–1990) • Rudy Washington (1990–1996) • Kurt Kanaskie (1996–2003) • Tom Davis (2003–2007) • Keno Davis (2007–2008) • Mark Phelps (2008– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball head coaches Clyde Williams (1907–1911) • Homer C. Hubbard (1911–1915) • H. H. Walters (1915–1919) • R. N. Berryman (1919–1920) • Maury Kent (1920–1921) • Bill Chandler (1921–1928) • Louis Menze (1928–1947) • Clay Sutherland (1947–1954) • Bill Strannigan (1954–1959) • Glen Anderson (1959–1971) • Maury John (1971–1974) • Ken Trickey (1974–1976) • Lynn Nance (1976–1980) • Rick Smauels # (1980) • Johnny Orr (1980–1994) • Tim Floyd (1994–1998) • Larry Eustachy (1998–2003) • Wayne Morgan (2003–2006) • Greg McDermott (2006–2010) • Fred Hoiberg (2010– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.Categories:- 1919 births
- 1974 deaths
- American basketball coaches
- Drake Bulldogs men's basketball coaches
- Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball coaches
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