Wendell "Gale" Catlett
- Directed West Virginia to NIT semifinals (4th) in 1981
- Coached Cincinnati to two Metro Conference Tournament titles (1976 and 1977)
- Directed West Virginia to back-to-back Atlantic 10 Tournament championships in 1983 and 1984
- West Virginia's all-time winningest coach
- Assistant coach at Richmond under Lew Mills for two seasons in 1963-64 and 1964-65, at Davidson under Lefty Driesell for two seasons in 1965-66 and 1966-67, at Kansas under Ted Owens for four seasons from 1967-68 through 1970-71, and at Kentucky under Adolph Rupp for one season in 1971-72
- Major-college career playing statistics under George King (5.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 39.4 FG%, 61.6 FT%)
- Final Top 20 Rankings (six: AP/UPI/USA)--1975 (13/NR), 1976 (12/16), 1977 (NR/12), 1982 (14/17), 1989 (17/19/18) and 1998 (NR/18).
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17-9 | DNP | |||||
19-8 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
23-6 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
25-6 | 2-1 | Metro 6 | NCAA (0-1) | |||
25-5 | 4-2 | 2nd | Metro 7 | NCAA (0-1) | ||
17-10 | 6-6 | T-4th | Metro 7 | DNP | ||
16-12 | 7-3 | T-2nd | Eastern 8 | DNP | ||
15-14 | 4-6 | 7th | Eastern 8 | DNP | ||
23-10 | 9-4 | 3rd | Eastern 8 | NIT (3-2) | ||
27-4 | 13-1 | 1st | Eastern 8 | NCAA (1-1) | ||
23-8 | 10-4 | T-1st | Atlantic 10 (West) | NCAA (0-1) | ||
20-12 | 9-9 | T-4th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
20-9 | 16-2 | 1st | NIT (0-1) | |||
22-11 | 15-3 | T-2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
23-8 | 15-3 | 2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
18-14 | 12-6 | 3rd | NIT (0-1) | |||
26-5 | 17-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
16-12 | 11-7 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
17-14 | 10-8 | T-3rd | NIT (1-1) | |||
20-12 | 10-6 | 3rd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
17-12 | 7-7 | 6th | NIT (1-1) | |||
17-12 | 8-8 | T-3rd | NIT (1-1) | |||
13-13 | 7-9 | T-6th | DNP | |||
12-15 | 7-11 | 4th | Big East 6 | DNP | ||
21-10 | 11-7 | 3rd | Big East 6 | NIT (2-1) | ||
24-9 | 11-7 | 3rd | Big East 6 | NCAA (2-1) | ||
10-19 | 4-14 | 12th | DNP | |||
14-14 | 6-10 | T-8th | DNP | |||
17-12 | 8-8 | 4th | Big East (West) | NIT (0-1) | ||
8-15 | 1-10 | 7th | Big East (West) | DNP |
* Replaced by nephew Drew Catlett when he retired.
- 30-Year Coaching Record: 565-320 (.638) overall
- 126-44 (.741) in six years at Cincinnati
- 439-276 (.614) in 24 years at West Virginia
- 12-9 (.571) in Metro Conference
- 180-87 (.674) in Eastern 8/Atlantic 10 Conference
- 48-67 (.417) in Big East Conference
- 5-1 (.833) in Metro Conference Tournament
- 21-15 (.583) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
- 1-6 (.143) in Big East Tournament
- 7-11 (.389) in NCAA Tournament
- 8-10 (.444) in NIT