Bernard "Peck" Hickman
Alma Mater:
Class of:
1935
Hometown:
Central City, KY
- Coached team to NIT title in 1956
- Led Louisville to five NCAA Tournament appearances, including a fourth-place finish in 1959
- Coach of 1948 NAIA Tournament champion
- Final Top 20 Rankings (five: AP/UPI)--1952 (17/19), 1956 (6/7), 1957 (6/8), 1961 (NR/15) and 1967 (2/2)
- All-Americans (four): Butch Beard (1967), Don Goldstein (1959), Charlie Tyra (1956 and 1957) and Wes Unseld (1966 and 1967).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DNP | ||||||
22-6 | 10-2 | 2nd | KIAC | DNP | ||
17-6 | 5-3 | 5th | KIAC | DNP | ||
29-6 | 7-3 | 2nd | KIAC | NAIB (5-0) | ||
23-10 | 6-3 | 3rd | DNP | |||
21-11 | DNP | |||||
19-7 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
20-6 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
22-6 | NIT (1-1) | |||||
22-7 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
19-8 | NIT (1-1) | |||||
26-3 | NIT (3-0) | |||||
21-5 | Probation | |||||
13-12 | Probation | |||||
19-12 | NCAA (3-2) | |||||
15-11 | DNP | |||||
21-8 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
15-10 | DNP | |||||
14-11 | DNP | |||||
15-10 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
15-10 | DNP | |||||
16-10 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
23-5 | NCAA (0-2) |
- 23-Year Coaching Record: 443-183 (.708) at Louisville
- 22-8 (.733) in Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- 6-3 (.667) in Ohio Valley Conference
- 5-3 (.625) in Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament
- 2-1 (.667) in Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
- 5-7 (.417) in NCAA Tournament
- 5-5 (.500) in NIT
- 5-0 (1.000) in NAIB Tournament
NOTE: No regular-season standings, only postseason conference tournament, for the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1944-45.