Jack Kraft
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Philadelphia, PA
- Named NABC national coach of the year in 1971
- Reached Final Four with Villanova in 1971 (2nd)
- Reached NIT semifinals with Villanova in 1963 (4th), 1965 (2nd) and 1966 (3rd)
- College basketball letterman under coach Bill Ferguson (averaged 6.9 ppg as sophomore, 6.4 ppg as junior and 5.4 ppg as senior)
- Final Top 20 Rankings (seven: AP/UPI)--1962 (20/20), 1964 (7/7), 1965 (8/11), 1969 (10/15), 1970 (NR/15), 1971 (18/17) and 1972 (15/15)
- All-Americans (four): Villanova's Wally Jones (1964), Bill Melchionni (1966) and Howard Porter (1969 through 1971) and Rhode Island's Sly Williams (1978 and 1979).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21-7 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
19-10 | NIT (2-2) | |||||
24-4 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
23-5 | NIT (2-1) | |||||
18-11 | NIT (3-1) | |||||
17-9 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
19-9 | NIT (1-1) | |||||
21-9 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
22-7 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
23-6 | NCAA (4-1) | |||||
20-8 | NCAA (1-2) | |||||
11-14 | DNP | |||||
11-14 | 5-5 | 4th | DNP | |||
5-20 | 3-6 | 5th | DNP | |||
14-12 | DNP | |||||
13-13 | DNP | |||||
24-7 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
20-9 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
15-13 | DNP | |||||
21-8 | 10-3 | 1st | Eastern 8 | NIT (0-1) |
* Vacated five NCAA Tournament games.
- 20-Year Coaching Record: 361-191 (.654) overall
- 238-95 (.725) in 12 years at Villanova
- 123-96 (.562) in eight years at Rhode Island
- 8-11 (.421) in Yankee Conference
- 10-3 (.769) in Eastern 8 Conference (forerunner of Atlantic 10)
- 1-1 (.500) in Eastern 8 Tournament
- 11-8 (.579) in NCAA Tournament
- 8-8 (.500) in NIT