Frank Keaney

Alma Mater: 

Bates (ME)

Class of: 

1911

Hometown: 
Boston, MA
  • Led Rhode Island to a fourth-place finish in 1945 NIT and a second-place finish in 1946 NIT
  • Rhode Island's all-time winningest coach
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960
  • All-Americans (three): Ernie Calverley (1945 and 1946), Chet Jaworski (1939) and Stan Modzelewski (1942).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1920-21

Rhode Island

9-8

1921-22

Rhode Island

7-8

1922-23

Rhode Island

9-4

1923-24

Rhode Island

9-6

1924-25

Rhode Island

11-5

1925-26

Rhode Island

8-8

1926-27

Rhode Island

13-4

1927-28

Rhode Island

15-5

1928-29

Rhode Island

15-1

1929-30

Rhode Island

10-5

1930-31

Rhode Island

13-4

1931-32

Rhode Island

13-3

1932-33

Rhode Island

14-4

1933-34

Rhode Island

13-3

1934-35

Rhode Island

12-6

1935-36

Rhode Island

13-5

1936-37

Rhode Island

18-3

8-0

1st

New England

1937-38

Rhode Island

19-2

8-0

1st

New England

DNP

1938-39

Rhode Island

17-4

7-1

1st

New England

DNP

1939-40

Rhode Island

19-3

8-0

1st

New England

DNP

1940-41

Rhode Island

21-4

7-1

T-1st

New England

NIT (0-1)

1941-42

Rhode Island

18-4

8-0

1st

New England

NIT (0-1)

1942-43

Rhode Island

16-3

7-1

1st

New England

DNP

1943-44

Rhode Island

DNP

1944-45

Rhode Island

NIT (1-2)

1945-46

Rhode Island

21-3

4-0

1st

New England

NIT (2-1)

1946-47

Rhode Island

17-3

4-1

3rd

Yankee

DNP

1947-48

Rhode Island

16-7

5-1

2nd

Yankee

DNP