George King
Alma Mater:
Morris Harvey College (WV)
Class of:
Hometown:
Charleston, WV
High School:
Stonewall Jackson High School
- Coached Purdue to runner-up finish in 1969 NCAA Tournament
- Won three southern Conference Tournament championships (1962, 1963 and 1965)
- Assistant coach at West Virginia under Fred Schaus
- Selected by the Chicago Stags in 1950 NBA draft. Averaged 10.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 4.8 apg with the Syracuse Nationals and Cincinnati Royals in six seasons from 1951-52 through 1957-58
- Named to NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1967
- Final Top 20 Rankings (four: AP/UPI)--1961 (9/12), 1962 (15/16), 1963 (NR/16) and 1969 (6/7)
- All-Americans (three): West Virginia's Rod Thorn (1962 and 1963) and Purdue's Dave Schellhase (1966) and Rick Mount (1969 and 1970).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morris Harvey | 12-12 | DNP | ||||
23-4 | 11-1 | 1st | DNP | |||
24-6 | 12-1 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
23-8 | 11-2 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
18-10 | 11-3 | 2nd | DNP | |||
14-15 | 8-6 | 4th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
8-16 | 4-10 | T-9th | DNP | |||
15-9 | 7-7 | T-5th | DNP | |||
15-9 | 9-5 | 3rd | DNP | |||
23-5 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
18-6 | 11-3 | 2nd | DNP | |||
18-7 | 11-3 | 3rd | NIT (0-1) | |||
12-12 | 6-8 | T-5th | DNP |
NOTE: Morris Harvey College is now known as the University of Charleston (WV).
- 13-Year Coaching Record: 223-119 (.652) overall
- 12-12 (.500) in one year at College Of Charleston (WV)
- 102-43 (.703) in five years at West Virginia
- 109-64 (.630) in seven years at Purdue
- 53-13 (.803) in southern Conference
- 61-37 (.622) in Big Ten Conference
- 11-2 (.846) in southern Conference Tournament
- 5-4 (.556) in NCAA Tournament
- 0-1 (.000) in NIT