John Oldham
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Hartford, KY
- Guided Western Kentucky to Final Four of 1971 NCAA Tournament (3rd)
- Directed Western Kentucky to Ohio Valley Conference Tournament titles in 1965 and 1966
- Averaged 9.9 ppg for WKU under Ed Diddle. All-American (UP3) in 1949 when he was an All-OVC selection
- Averaged 7.3 ppg with the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons in two seasons in 1949-50 and 1950-51
- Final Top 20 Rankings (five: AP/UPI)--1959 (NR/16), 1966 (10/NR), 1967 (6/7), 1970 (18/17) and 1971 (7/7)
- All-American Players (three): Tennessee Tech's Jimmy Hagan (1959) and Western Kentucky's Clem Haskins (1966 and 1967) and Jim McDaniels (1970 and 1971).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14-7 | 7-3 | T-1st | DNP | |||
9-11 | 1-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
17-9 | 8-2 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
16-9 | 7-5 | 3rd | DNP | |||
13-9 | 7-5 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
6-13 | 3-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
16-6 | 7-5 | T-2nd | Probation | |||
16-8 | 8-4 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
11-11 | 7-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
18-9 | 10-4 | 2nd | NIT (1-1) | |||
25-3 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
23-3 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
18-7 | 9-5 | 3rd | DNP | |||
16-10 | 9-5 | 3rd | DNP | |||
22-3 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
24-6 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (4-1) |
* Vacated five NCAA Tournament games.
- 16-Year Coaching Record: 264-124 (.680) overall
- 118-83 (.587) in nine years at Tennessee Tech
- 146-41 (.781) in seven years at Western Kentucky
- 136-66 (.673) in Ohio Valley Conference (55-49 with Tennessee Tech/81-17 with Western Kentucky)
- 8-2 (.800) in OVC Tournament
- 6-6 (.500) in NCAA Tournament
- 1-1 (.500) in NIT