Harold Olsen

Alma Mater:

Class of:

1917

Hometown:

Rice Lake, WI

Directed Ohio State to title game (runner-up to Oregon) in the inaugural NCAA Tournament in 1939
Finished in third place in 1946 NCAA Tournament
Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959
Compiled a 95-63 record (.601) as coach of the NBA's Chicago Stags for three seasons from 1946-47 through 1948-49
All-Americans (five): Wes Fesler (1931), Don Grate (1944 and 1945), Jimmy Hull (1939), Paul Huston (1946) and Arnie Risen (1945).

Record:

Season	School	Overall	League	Finish	Conference (Division)	Postseason (Record)
1918-19	Bradley	5-7
1919-20	Ripon	10-2
1920-21	Ripon	9-3
1921-22	Ripon	7-5
1922-23	Ohio State	4-11	1-11	T-9th	Western
1923-24	Ohio State	12-5	7-5	T-4th	Western
1924-25	Ohio State	14-2	11-1	1st	Western
1925-26	Ohio State	10-7	6-6	5th	Western
1926-27	Ohio State	11-6	6-6	7th	Western
1927-28	Ohio State	5-12	3-9	T-7th	Western
1928-29	Ohio State	9-8	6-6	T-5th	Western
1929-30	Ohio State	4-11	1-9	9th	Western
1930-31	Ohio State	4-13	3-9	9th	Western
1931-32	Ohio State	9-9	5-7	6th	Western
1932-33	Ohio State	17-3	10-2	T-1st	Western
1933-34	Ohio State	8-12	4-8	T-8th	Western
1934-35	Ohio State	13-6	8-4	T-4th	Western
1935-36	Ohio State	12-8	5-7	T-6th	Western
1936-37	Ohio State	13-7	7-5	5th	Western
1937-38	Ohio State	12-8	7-5	T-3rd	Western	DNP
1938-39	Ohio State	16-7	10-2	1st	Western	NCAA (2-1)
1939-40	Ohio State	13-7	8-4	3rd	Western	DNP
1940-41	Ohio State	10-10	7-5	T-3rd	Western	DNP
1941-42	Ohio State	6-14	4-11	9th	Western	DNP
1942-43	Ohio State	8-9	5-7	T-6th	Western	DNP
1943-44	Ohio State	14-7	10-2	1st	Western	NCAA (1-1)
1944-45	Ohio State	15-5	10-2	2nd	Western	NCAA (1-1)
1945-46	Ohio State	16-5	10-2	1st	Western	NCAA (2-1)
1950-51	Northwestern	12-10	7-7	T-4th	Big Ten	DNP
1951-52	Northwestern	7-15	4-10	T-8th	Big Ten	DNP

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