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)

1951-52

Loyola (il)

17-8

DNP

1952-53

Loyola (il)

8-15

DNP

1953-54

Loyola (il)

7-15

DNP

1954-55

Loyola (il)

13-11

DNP

1955-56

Loyola (il)

10-14

DNP

1956-57

Loyola (il)

14-10

DNP

1957-58

Loyola (il)

16-8

DNP

1958-59

Loyola (il)

11-13

DNP

1959-60

Loyola (il)

10-12

DNP

1960-61

Loyola (il)

15-8

DNP

1961-62

Loyola (il)

23-4

NIT (2-1)

1962-63

Loyola (il)

29-2

NCAA (5-0)

1963-64

Loyola (il)

22-6

NCAA (2-1)

1964-65

Loyola (il)

11-14

DNP

1965-66

Loyola (il)

22-3

NCAA (0-1)

1966-67

Loyola (il)

13-9

DNP

1967-68

Loyola (il)

15-9

NCAA (0-1)

1968-69

Loyola (il)

9-14

DNP

1969-70

Loyola (il)

13-11

DNP

1970-71

Loyola (il)

4-20

DNP

1971-72

Loyola (il)

8-14

DNP

1972-73

Loyola (il)

8-15

DNP

1973-74

Loyola (il)

12-14

DNP

1974-75

Loyola (il)

8-6

DNP

  • 24-Year Coaching Record: 318-255 (.555) at Loyola (il)
  • 7-3 (.700) in NCAA Tournament
  • 2-1 (.667) in NIT