Fred Taylor
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Zanesville, OH
- Named national coach of the year by UPI and USBWA in 1961 and 1962
- Coached Ohio State to NCAA title in 1960. Finished runner-up to Cincinnati in 1961 and 1962. Finished third in fourth Final Four appearance in 1968
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985
- Assistant coach at Ohio State under Floyd Stahl until succeeding him
- Basketball letterman under Tippy Dye
- Final Top 20 Rankings (seven: AP/UPI)--1960 (3/3), 1961 (1/1), 1962 (1/1), 1963 (7/8), 1964 (NR/16), 1971 (10/10) and 1972 (19/NR)
- All-Americans (nine): Gary Bradds (1963 and 1964), Jim Cleamons (1971), John Havlicek (1961 and 1962), Allan Hornyak (1972 and 1973), Bill Hosket (1968), Jerry Lucas (1960 through 1962), Larry Siegfried (1960 and 1961), Dave Sorenson (1969 and 1970) and Luke Witte (1972).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11-11 | 7-7 | T-5th | DNP | |||
25-3 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (4-0) | |||
27-1 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
26-2 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
20-4 | 11-3 | T-1st | DNP | |||
16-8 | 11-3 | T-1st | DNP | |||
12-12 | 6-8 | 6th | DNP | |||
11-13 | 5-9 | 8th | DNP | |||
13-11 | 6-8 | T-7th | DNP | |||
21-8 | 10-4 | T-1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
17-7 | 9-5 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
17-7 | 8-6 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
20-6 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
18-6 | 10-4 | 2nd | DNP | |||
14-10 | 8-6 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
9-15 | 4-10 | 8th | DNP | |||
14-14 | 8-10 | 6th | DNP | |||
6-20 | 2-16 | 10th | DNP |
- 18-Year Coaching Record: 297-158 (.653) at Ohio State
- 158-102 (.608) in Big Ten Conference
- 14-4 (.778) in NCAA Tournament