Frank "Bucky" O'Connor
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Class of:
Hometown:
Newton, IA
- Took Iowa to back-to-back NCAA Final Four appearances in 1955 (4th) and 1956 (2nd)
- Assistant coach at Iowa under Pops Harrison and Rollie Williams
- College basketball letterman under E.O. "Bill" Williams
- Discharged from the Army Air Corps with the rank of captain after World War II
- Final Top 20 Rankings (four: AP/UPI)--1952 (7/8), 1954 (13/10), 1955 (5/5) and 1956 (4/4)
- All-Americans (three): Carl Cain (1956), Chuck Darling (1952) and Bill Logan (1956).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iowa* | 6-5 | 5-5 | 5th | Big Nine | DNP | |
19-3 | 11-3 | 2nd | DNP | |||
12-10 | 9-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
17-5 | 11-3 | 2nd | DNP | |||
19-7 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA (2-2) | |||
20-6 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
8-14 | 4-10 | 8th | DNP | |||
13-9 | 7-7 | 6th | DNP |
* Replaced Pops Harrison midway through the season.
- Eight-Year Coaching Record: 114-59 (.659) at Iowa
- 71-41 (.634) in Big Nine/Big Ten Conference
- 5-3 (.625) in NCAA Tournament