Maury John
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| Maury John | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Born | June 17, 1919 | |
| Died | October 15, 1974 (aged 55) | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 243-156 (.609) | |
| 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) |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1958-1971 1971-1974 |
Drake Iowa State |
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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.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961–1962 | Drake | 16-8 | 6-6 | 4th | |||||
| 1962–1963 | Drake | 11-14 | 3-9 | 7th | |||||
| 1963–1964 | Drake | 21-7 | 10-2 | 2nd | NIT, Second Round | ||||
| 1964–1965 | Drake | 13-12 | 6-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1965–1966 | Drake | 15-10 | 6-8 | 7th | |||||
| 1966–1967 | Drake | 9-16 | 4-10 | 8th | |||||
| 1967–1968 | Drake | 18-8 | 9-7 | 4th | |||||
| 1968–1969 | Drake | 26-5 | 13-3 | 1st | NCAA, Third Place | ||||
| 1969–1970 | Drake | 22-7 | 14-2 | 1st | NCAA, Elite Eight | ||||
| 1970–1971 | Drake | 21-8 | 9-5 | 1st | NCAA, Elite Eight | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Drake: | 211-131 | 95-85 | |||||||
| Iowa State: | 32-25 | 12-16 | |||||||
| Total: | 243-156 | ||||||||
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National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion |
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[edit] External links
- Remembering the Dream Season from The Des Moines Register
- The Des Moines Sunday Register's Iowa Sports Hall of Fame Profile
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