Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle

Alma Mater: 

University of Chicago

Class of: 

1921

Hometown: 
Chicago, IL
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965
  • Butler's all-time winningest coach
  • A three-sport coach at Butler where his teams won over 1,000 games in football, basketball and baseball
  • One of seven NCAA coaches to serve 40 or more years. Only two individuals have coached more seasons (42) with one school
  • Coached Great Lakes Naval Training Center basketball team to a 33-3 record in 1942-43 and a 31-3 mark in 1943-44
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (one: AP)--1949 (18).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1926-27

Butler

17-4

1927-28

Butler

17-3

1928-29

Butler

17-2

1929-30

Butler

13-7

1930-31

Butler

17-2

1931-32

Butler

14-5

1932-33

Butler

16-5

9-1

1st

MVC

1933-34

Butler

14-7

9-1

1st

MVC

1934-35

Butler

13-7

1935-36

Butler

6-15

1936-37

Butler

6-14

1937-38

Butler

11-12

DNP

1938-39

Butler

14-6

DNP

1939-40

Butler

17-6

DNP

1940-41

Butler

13-9

DNP

1941-42

Butler

13-9

DNP

1945-46

Butler

12-8

DNP

1946-47

Butler

16-7

6-2

T-1st

MAC

DNP

1947-48

Butler

14-7

4-2

2nd

MAC

DNP

1948-49

Butler

18-5

8-2

2nd

MAC

DNP

1949-50

Butler

12-12

6-4

T-2nd

MAC

DNP

1950-51

Butler

5-19

3-7

5th

ICC

DNP

1951-52

Butler

12-12

8-2

1st

ICC

DNP

1952-53

Butler

14-9

7-3

T-1st

ICC

DNP

1953-54

Butler

13-12

7-3

T-1st

ICC

DNP

1954-55

Butler

10-14

8-4

T-2nd

ICC

DNP

1955-56

Butler

14-9

8-4

T-2nd

ICC

DNP

1956-57

Butler*

3-5

DNP

1957-58

Butler

15-10

10-2

2nd

ICC

NIT (0-1)

1958-59

Butler

19-9

10-2

1st

ICC

NIT (1-1)

1959-60

Butler

15-11

10-2

2nd

ICC

DNP

1960-61

Butler

15-11

10-2

1st

ICC

DNP

1961-62

Butler

22-6

10-2

1st

ICC

NCAA (2-1)

1962-63

Butler

16-10

10-2

2nd

ICC

DNP

1963-64

Butler

13-13

9-3

2nd

ICC

DNP

1964-65

Butler

11-15

5-7

T-3rd

ICC

DNP

1965-66

Butler

16-10

8-4

3rd

ICC

DNP

1966-67

Butler

9-17

5-7

5th

ICC

DNP

1967-68

Butler

11-14

6-6

4th

ICC

DNP

1968-69

Butler

11-15

4-4

T-2nd

ICC

DNP

1969-70

Butler

15-11

6-2

T-1st

ICC

DNP

* Bob Dietz coached the last 17 games of 1956-57 (8-9 mark).