Maurice "Maury" John
Alma Mater:
Central Missouri State
Class of:
Hometown:
Sweet Springs, MO
- USBWA national coach of the year in 1969
- Guided Drake to a runner-up finish in 1969 NCAA Tournament
- Drake's all-time winningest coach
- Compiled a 285-58 record (.831) for Moberly (MO) Junior College in 12 seasons from 1946-47 through 1957-58
- Final Top 20 Rankings (five: AP/UPI)--1961 (18/NR), 1964 (NR/13), 1969 (11/11), 1970 (14/9) and 1971 (19/16)
- All-Americans (one): Drake's Willie McCarter (1969).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9-15 | 4-10 | 6th | DNP | |||
11-14 | 4-10 | 7th | DNP | |||
19-7 | 7-5 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
16-8 | 6-6 | 4th | DNP | |||
11-14 | 3-9 | 7th | DNP | |||
21-7 | 10-2 | T-1st | NIT (1-1) | |||
15-10 | 6-8 | 6th | DNP | |||
13-12 | 6-8 | T-6th | DNP | |||
9-16 | 4-10 | T-7th | DNP | |||
18-8 | 9-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
26-5 | 13-3 | T-1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
22-7 | 14-2 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
21-8 | 9-5 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
12-14 | 5-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
16-10 | 7-7 | 5th | DNP | |||
15-11 | 6-8 | 5th | DNP |
- 16-Year College Coaching Record: 254-166 (.605) overall
- 211-131 (.617) in 13 years at Drake
- 43-35 (.551) in three years at Iowa State
- 95-85 (.528) in Missouri Valley Conference
- 18-24 (.429) in Big Eight Conference
- 5-3 (.625) in NCAA Tournament
- 1-1 (.500) in NIT