Everett Shelton

Alma Mater: 

Phillips (OK)

Class of: 

1923

Hometown: 
Cunningham, KS
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979
  • Directed Wyoming to 1943 NCAA title
  • Wyoming's all-time winningest coach
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (three: AP/UPI)--1952 (16/10), 1953 (NR/14) and 1958 (NR/19)
  • All-Americans (six): Wyoming's Joe Capua (1956), Harry Jorgensen (1955), Milo Komenich (1943), John Pilch (1950), Kenny Sailors (1943 and 1946) and Tony Windis (1959).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1923-24

Phillips

11-16

1924-25

Phillips

15-5

1925-26

Phillips

22-8

1939-40

Wyoming

7-10

3-9

T-5th

MSC

DNP

1940-41

Wyoming

13-6

10-2

1st

MSC

NCAA (0-2)

1941-42

Wyoming

15-5

9-3

T-2nd

MSC

DNP

1942-43

Wyoming

31-2

4-0

1st-E

MSC

NCAA (3-0)

1944-45

Wyoming

10-17

DNP

1945-46

Wyoming

22-4

10-2

1st

MSC

DNP

1946-47

Wyoming

22-6

11-1

1st

MSC

NCAA (0-2)

1947-48

Wyoming

18-9

6-4

T-2nd

MSC

NCAA (0-2)

1948-49

Wyoming

25-10

15-5

1st

MSC

NCAA (0-2)

1949-50

Wyoming

25-11

13-7

T-2nd

MSC

DNP

1950-51

Wyoming

26-11

13-7

2nd

MSC

DNP

1951-52

Wyoming

28-7

13-1

1st

MSC

NCAA (1-1)

1952-53

Wyoming

20-10

12-2

1st

MSC

NCAA (0-2)

1953-54

Wyoming

19-9

10-4

2nd

MSC

DNP

1954-55

Wyoming

17-9

9-5

T-3rd

MSC

DNP

1955-56

Wyoming

7-19

5-9

T-6th

MSC

DNP

1956-57

Wyoming

6-19

4-10

7th

MSC

DNP

1957-58

Wyoming

13-14

10-4

1st

MSC

NCAA (0-1)

1958-59

Wyoming

4-22

1-13

T-7th

MSC

DNP

1959-60

Sacramento St.

10-13

6-4

3rd

Far Western

DNP

1960-61

Sacramento St.

18-8

8-2

2nd

Far Western

DNP

1961-62

Sacramento St.

21-10

10-2

1st

Far Western

NCAA DII (4-1)

1962-63

Sacramento St.

10-16

4-8

6th

Far Western

DNP

1963-64

Sacramento St.

8-18

6-6

T-4th

Far Western

DNP

1964-65

Sacramento St.

10-16

4-8

6th

Far Western

DNP

1965-66

Sacramento St.

10-16

6-6

T-4th

Far Western

DNP

1966-67

Sacramento St.

15-11

10-4

T-2nd

Far Western

DNP

1967-68

Sacramento St.

16-10

9-5

3rd

Far Western

DNP

  • 31-Year Coaching Record: 494-348 (.587) overall
  • 48-29 (.623) in three years at Phillips (OK)
  • 328-201 (.620) in 19 years at Wyoming
  • 118-118 (.500) in nine years at Sacramento State
  • 221-133 (.624) in Mountain States Conference
  • 63-45 (.583) in Far Western Conference
  • 4-12 (.250) in NCAA Tournament
  • 4-1 (.800) in NCAA College Division Tournament