Bruce Hale

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
San Francisco, CA
High School: 
Galileo High School
  • All-time winningest coach for Miami (fl)
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (two: AP/UPI)--1960 (10/NR) and 1965 (NR/19)
  • All-Americans (one): Miami's Rick Barry (1964 and 1965)
  • Played for Santa Clara under George Barsi
  • Averaged 9.1 ppg in five NBL/NBA seasons from 1946-47 through 1950-51
  • Compiled a 4-13 record (.235) as player-coach for the Indianapolis Jets in 1948-49 and 22-56 mark (.282) with ABA's Oakland Oaks in 1967-68.
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1954-55

Miami (fl)

9-11

DNP

1955-56

Miami (fl)

14-12

DNP

1956-57

Miami (fl)

13-13

DNP

1957-58

Miami (fl)

14-8

DNP

1958-59

Miami (fl)

18-7

DNP

1959-60

Miami (fl)

23-4

NCAA (0-1)

1960-61

Miami (fl)

20-7

NIT (0-1)

1961-62

Miami (fl)

14-12

DNP

1962-63

Miami (fl)

23-5

NIT (1-1)

1963-64

Miami (fl)

20-7

NIT (0-1)

1964-65

Miami (fl)

22-4

Probation

1965-66

Miami (fl)

15-11

DNP

1966-67

Miami (fl)

15-11

DNP

1970-71

Saint Mary's

10-16

4-10

T-6th

WCAC

DNP

1971-72

Saint Mary's*

9-17

3-11

7th

WCAC

DNP

1972-73

Saint Mary's

7-19

2-12

8th

WCAC

DNP

* Forfeited final two games of season to Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount.

  • 16-Year College Coaching Record: 246-164 (.600) overall
  • 220-112 (.663) in 13 years at Miami (fl)
  • 26-52 (.333) in three years at Saint Mary's
  • 9-33 (.214) in West Coast Athletic Conference
  • 0-1 (.000) in NCAA Tournament
  • 1-3 (.250) in NIT