Phil Woolpert
Alma Mater:
Loyola (CA)
Class of:
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA
- Coached San Francisco to back-to-back NCAA titles in 1955 and 1956 before finishing third in 1957
- Named national coach of the year by UPI in 1955 and 1956
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991
- Freshman coach at San Francisco under Pete Newell in 1948-49 and 1949-50 while coaching St. Ignatius High School
- Coached the San Francisco Saints for one season in the old American Basketball League
- Final Top 20 Rankings (three: AP/UPI)--1955 (1/1), 1956 (1/1) and 1958 (4/3)
- All-Americans (four): San Francisco's Gene Brown (1958), Mike Farmer (1958), K.C. Jones (1956) and Bill Russell (1955 and 1956).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9-17 | DNP | |||||
11-13 | DNP | |||||
10-11 | 6-2 | T-1st | CBA | DNP | ||
14-7 | 8-4 | 2nd | CBA | DNP | ||
28-1 | 12-0 | 1st | CBA | NCAA (5-0) | ||
29-0 | 14-0 | 1st | WCAC | NCAA (4-0) | ||
21-7 | 12-2 | 1st | WCAC | NCAA (3-1) | ||
25-2 | 12-0 | 1st | WCAC | NCAA (1-1) | ||
6-20 | 3-9 | 6th | WCAC | DNP | ||
4-15 | DNP | |||||
13-13 | DNP | |||||
14-11 | DNP | |||||
17-11 | DNP | |||||
13-11 | DNP | |||||
15-10 | DNP | |||||
10-15 | DNP |
- 16-Year College Coaching Record: 239-164 (.593) overall
- 153-78 (.662) in nine years at San Francisco
- 86-86 (.500) in seven years at San Diego
- 67-17 (.798) in West Coast Conference (CBA/WCAC)
- 13-2 (.867) in NCAA Tournament