Ward "Piggy" Lambert

Alma Mater:

Wabash (IN)

Class of:

1911

Hometown:

Crawfordsville, IN

Coach of 1932 team that was selected as national champion by the Helms Foundation
Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960
All-Americans (seven): Norm Cottom (1934 and 1935), Bob Kessler (1936), Stretch Murphy (1929 and 1930), Ed Shaver (1935), Forrest Sprowl (1942), John Wooden (1932) and Jewell Young (1937 and 1938).

Record:

Season	School	Overall	League	Finish	Conference (Division)	Postseason (Record)
1916-17	Purdue	11-3	7-2	3rd	Western
1918-19	Purdue	6-8	4-7	7th	Western
1919-20	Purdue	16-4	8-2	2nd	Western
1920-21	Purdue	13-7	8-4	T-1st	Western
1921-22	Purdue	15-3	8-1	1st	Western
1922-23	Purdue	9-6	7-5	T-4th	Western
1923-24	Purdue	12-5	7-5	T-4th	Western
1924-25	Purdue	9-5	7-4	4th	Western
1925-26	Purdue	13-4	8-4	T-1st	Western
1926-27	Purdue	12-5	9-3	T-2nd	Western
1927-28	Purdue	15-2	10-2	T-1st	Western
1928-29	Purdue	13-4	9-3	3rd	Western
1929-30	Purdue	13-2	10-0	1st	Western
1930-31	Purdue	12-5	8-4	2nd	Western
1931-32	Purdue	17-1	11-1	1st	Western
1932-33	Purdue	11-7	6-6	T-5th	Western
1933-34	Purdue	17-3	10-2	1st	Western
1934-35	Purdue	17-3	9-3	T-1st	Western
1935-36	Purdue	16-4	11-1	T-1st	Western
1936-37	Purdue	15-5	8-4	4th	Western
1937-38	Purdue	18-2	10-2	1st	Western	DNP
1938-39	Purdue	12-7	6-6	5th	Western	DNP
1939-40	Purdue	16-4	10-2	1st	Western	DNP
1940-41	Purdue	13-7	6-6	6th	Western	DNP
1941-42	Purdue	14-7	9-6	T-5th	Western	DNP
1942-43	Purdue	9-11	6-6	T-4th	Western	DNP
1943-44	Purdue	11-10	8-4	T-4th	Western	DNP
1944-45	Purdue	9-11	6-6	4th	Western	DNP
1945-46	Purdue	7-7	2-4	8th	Western	DNP

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