W. Harold Anderson
Alma Mater:
Otterbein (OH)
Class of:
1924
Hometown:
Akron, OH
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984
- Directed teams to NIT semifinals in 1942 (4th), 1945 (2nd) and 1949 (3rd)
- Bowling Green State's all-time winningest coach
- Instrumental in starting NABC East-West All-Star Game
- Final Top 20 Rankings (three: AP/UPI)--1949 (10), 1962 (8/9) and 1963 (NR/18)
- All-Americans (seven): Toledo's Chuck Chuckovits (1938) and Bob Gerber (1942) and Bowling Green State's Jim Darrow (1960), Wyndol Gray (1945), Don Otten (1946), Charles Share (1950) and Nate Thurmond (1963).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1934-35 | 13-3 | |||||
1935-36 | 12-4 | |||||
1936-37 | 18-4 | |||||
14-6 | DNP | |||||
17-10 | DNP | |||||
24-6 | DNP | |||||
21-3 | DNP | |||||
23-5 | NIT (1-2) | |||||
18-5 | DNP | |||||
22-4 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
24-4 | NIT (2-1) | |||||
27-5 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
28-7 | DNP | |||||
27-6 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
24-7 | NIT (3-1) | |||||
19-11 | DNP | |||||
10-4 | DNP | |||||
17-10 | DNP | |||||
12-15 | DNP | |||||
17-7 | 10-3 | 2nd | NIT (1-1) | |||
6-16 | 5-9 | T-5th | DNP | |||
4-19 | 1-11 | 7th | DNP | |||
14-9 | 7-5 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
15-8 | 6-6 | 4th | DNP | |||
18-8 | 9-3 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
10-14 | 6-6 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
10-14 | 4-8 | T-5th | DNP | |||
21-4 | 11-1 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
19-8 | 9-3 | 1st | NCAA (1-2) |
* Took leave of absence for health reasons and was replaced temporarily by George Muellich. Bowling Green State was 15-12 overall.
- 29-Year Coaching Record: 504-226 (.690) overall
- 142-41 (.776) in eight years at Toledo
- 362-185 (.662) in 21 years at Bowling Green State
- 134-107 (.556) in Mid-American Conference
- 1-4 (.200) in NCAA Tournament
- 7-8 (.467) in NIT