Tom Apke

College coach infobox
Name = Tom Apke
Sport = Basketball


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Title = Head coach
Awards = 1988 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
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CoachYears = 1974–1981
1981–1986
1986–1996
CoachTeams = Creighton
Colorado
Appalachian State
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Tom Apke was a college basketball coach at Creighton, Colorado, and Appalachian State. From 1974 to 1981, he coached at Creighton, where he compiled a 130–64 record. [cite book |last=Anderson|first=Rob|title=2008-09 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide| url=http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/mediaguide/mensbb/0809mbb143-154.pdf?SPSID=89380&SPID=69&DB_OEM_ID=1000|publisher=CreightonSports Information|year=2008|pages=148] From 1981 to 1986, he coached at Colorado, where he compiled a 59–81 record. [cite news|title=Apke Leaving Creighton To Coach Colorado Five|author=Associated Press|publisher=New York Times|date=1981-04-05|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F07EFDA1E39F936A35757C0A967948260] From 1986 to 1996, he served as the head basketball coach at Appalachian State. During his ten year tenure, he compiled a 139–147 record.

Basketball head coaching record

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name=Creighton Bluejays
startyear=1974
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endyear=1977CBB Yearly Record Entry
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season = 1974–1975
name = Creighton
overall = 20–7
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championship =
season = 1975–1976
name = Creighton
overall = 19–7
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championship =
season = 1976–1977
name = Creighton
overall = 21–7
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name=Creighton Bluejays
startyear=1977
conference=Missouri Valley Conference
endyear=1981CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = confboth
season = 1977–1978
name = Creighton
overall = 19–9
conference = 12–4
confstanding = 1st
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season = 1978–1979
name = Creighton
overall = 14–13
conference = 8–8
confstanding = T-3rd
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championship =
season = 1979–1980
name = Creighton
overall = 16–12
conference = 9–7
confstanding = T-2nd
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season = 1980–1981
name = Creighton
overall = 21–9
conference = 11–5
confstanding = T-2nd
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name = Creighton
overall = 130–64
confrecord = 40–24CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Colorado Buffaloes
startyear=1981
conference=Big Eight Conference
endyear=1986CBB Yearly Record Entry
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season = 1981–1982
name = Colorado
overall = 11–16
conference = 3–11
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season = 1982–1983
name = Colorado
overall = 13–15
conference = 3–11
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season = 1983–1984
name = Colorado
overall = 16–13
conference = 6–8
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season = 1984–1985
name = Colorado
overall = 11–17
conference = 5–9
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season = 1985–1986
name = Colorado
overall = 8–20
conference = 0–14
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name = Colorado
overall = 59–81
confrecord = 17–53CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Appalachian State Mountaineers
startyear=1986
conference=Southern Conference
endyear=1996CBB Yearly Record Entry
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season = 1986–1987
name = Appalachian State
overall = 7–21
conference = 3–13
confstanding = 8th
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season = 1987–1988
name = Appalachian State
overall = 16–13
conference = 8–8
confstanding = T-4th
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season = 1988–1989
name = Appalachian State
overall = 20–8
conference = 8–6
confstanding = 3rd
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championship =
season = 1989–1990
name = Appalachian State
overall = 19–11
conference = 8–6
confstanding = 3rd
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championship =
season = 1990–1991
name = Appalachian State
overall = 16–14
conference = 7–7
confstanding = T-2nd
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ranking = no
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championship =
season = 1991–1992
name = Appalachian State
overall = 15–14
conference = 9–5
confstanding = T-2nd
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ranking = no
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season = 1992–1993
name = Appalachian State
overall = 13–15
conference = 8–10
confstanding = T-5th
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ranking = no
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championship =
season = 1993–1994
name = Appalachian State
overall = 16–11
conference = 12–6
confstanding = 3rd
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ranking = no
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championship =
season = 1994–1995
name = Appalachian State
overall = 9–20
conference = 4–10
confstanding = 5th (North)
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ranking = no
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championship =
season = 1995–1996
name = Appalachian State
overall = 8–20
conference = 3–11
confstanding = T-4th (North)
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name = Appalachian State
overall = 139–147
confrecord = 70–82CBB Yearly Record End
overall= 328–292
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