Amory "Slats" Gill
Alma Mater:
Class of:
1924
Hometown:
Salem, OR
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1967
- Reached NCAA Final Four two times--1949 (4th) and 1963 (4th)
- Oregon State's all-time winningest coach
- Basketball letterman in college under R.B. Rutherford and Robert H. Hager
- Final Top 20 Rankings (six: AP/UPI)--1954 (NR/16), 1955 (10/8), 1958 (NR/16), 1962 (14/11), 1963 (NR/14) and 1964 (6/5)
- All-Americans (six): Lew Beck (1947), Mel Counts (1963 and 1964), Cliff Crandall (1949), Dave Gambee (1958), John Mandic (1942) and Wally Palmberg (1936).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1928-29 | 12-8 | 4-6 | 4th | PCC (North) | ||
1929-30 | 14-13 | 7-9 | 4th | PCC (North) | ||
1930-31 | 19-9 | 9-7 | 3rd | PCC (North) | ||
1931-32 | 12-12 | 8-8 | 3rd | PCC (North) | ||
1932-33 | 21-6 | 12-4 | 1st | PCC (North) | ||
1933-34 | 14-10 | 7-9 | 3rd | PCC (North) | ||
1934-35 | 19-9 | 12-4 | 1st | PCC (North) | ||
1935-36 | 16-9 | 10-6 | 2nd | PCC (North) | ||
1936-37 | 11-14 | 5-11 | 4th | PCC (North) | ||
17-16 | 6-14 | 5th | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
13-11 | 6-10 | 4th | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
27-11 | 12-4 | 1st | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
19-9 | 9-7 | 2nd | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
18-9 | 11-5 | 1st | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
19-9 | 8-8 | 4th | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
8-16 | 5-11 | T-3rd | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
20-8 | 10-6 | 3rd | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
13-11 | 10-6 | 2nd | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
28-5 | 13-3 | 1st | PCC (North) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
21-13 | 10-6 | T-1st | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
24-12 | 12-4 | 1st | PCC (North) | NCAA (1-2) | ||
13-14 | 8-8 | T-2nd | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
14-18 | 6-10 | T-4th | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
9-19 | 3-13 | 5th | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
11-18 | 6-10 | 4th | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
19-10 | 11-5 | 1st | PCC (North) | DNP | ||
22-8 | 15-1 | 1st | PCC (North) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
8-18 | 5-11 | T-7th | PCC | DNP | ||
11-15 | 6-10 | 6th | PCC | DNP | ||
20-6 | 12-4 | T-1st | PCC | DNP | ||
13-13 | 7-9 | 6th | PCC | DNP | ||
9-3 | DNP | |||||
14-12 | DNP | |||||
24-5 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
22-9 | NCAA (3-2) | |||||
25-4 | NCAA (0-1) |
NOTE: Missed 14 games (6-8 record) in 1959-60 because of illness.
- 36-Year Coaching Record: 599-392 (.604) at Oregon State
- 265-229 (.536) in Pacific Coast Conference (forerunner of Pacific-10)
- 8-8 (.500) in NCAA Tournament