Dave Strack

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Shortridge, IN
  • UPI national coach of the year in 1965
  • Guided Michigan to back-to-back Final Four appearances in 1964 (3rd) and 1965 (2nd)
  • Assistant coach at Michigan under Bill Perigo for 10 seasons from 1949-50 through 1958-59
  • Career scoring average under Bennie Oosterbaan (9.1 ppg)
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (three: AP/UPI)--1964 (2/2), 1965 (1/1) and 1966 (9/7)
  • All-Americans (two): Michigan's Bill Buntin (1964 and 1965) and Cazzie Russell (1964 through 1966).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1959-60

Idaho

11-15

DNP

1960-61

Michigan

6-18

2-12

10th

Big Ten

DNP

1961-62

Michigan

7-17

5-9

8th

Big Ten

DNP

1962-63

Michigan

16-8

8-6

4th

Big Ten

DNP

1963-64

Michigan

23-5

11-3

T-1st

Big Ten

NCAA (3-1)

1964-65

Michigan

24-4

13-1

1st

Big Ten

NCAA (3-1)

1965-66

Michigan

18-8

11-3

1st

Big Ten

NCAA (1-1)

1966-67

Michigan

8-16

2-12

10th

Big Ten

DNP

1967-68

Michigan

11-13

6-8

6th

Big Ten

DNP

  • Nine-Year Coaching Record: 124-104 (.544) overall
  • 11-15 (.423) in one year at Idaho
  • 113-89 (.559) in eight years at Michigan
  • 58-54 (.518) in Big Ten Conference
  • 7-3 (.700) in NCAA Tournament