George Ireland
Alma Mater:
Class of:
1936
Hometown:
Prairie du Chien, WI
- Coach of 1963 NCAA champion and 1962 NIT third-place finisher
- Guided Loyola to the nation's best record among independent schools in 1962 and 1963
- Loyola's all-time winningest coach
- Three-year basketball letterman in college under coach George Keogan
- Final Top 20 Rankings (four: AP/UPI)--1962 (11/13), 1963 (3/4), 1964 (8/8) and 1966 (6/5)
- All-Americans (one): Jerry Harkness (1963).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17-8 | DNP | |||||
8-15 | DNP | |||||
7-15 | DNP | |||||
13-11 | DNP | |||||
10-14 | DNP | |||||
14-10 | DNP | |||||
16-8 | DNP | |||||
11-13 | DNP | |||||
10-12 | DNP | |||||
15-8 | DNP | |||||
23-4 | NIT (2-1) | |||||
29-2 | NCAA (5-0) | |||||
22-6 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
11-14 | DNP | |||||
22-3 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
13-9 | DNP | |||||
15-9 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
9-14 | DNP | |||||
13-11 | DNP | |||||
4-20 | DNP | |||||
8-14 | DNP | |||||
8-15 | DNP | |||||
12-14 | DNP | |||||
8-6 | DNP |
- 24-Year Coaching Record: 318-255 (.555) at Loyola (il)
- 7-3 (.700) in NCAA Tournament
- 2-1 (.667) in NIT