Vadal Peterson

Alma Mater:

Class of:

1920

Hometown:

Huntsville, UT

After losing to Kentucky in NIT, led the Utes to NCAA title in 1944
Coached Utah to NIT title in 1947
Utah's all-time winningest coach
Final Top 20 Rankings (one/AP): 1949 (12)
All-Americans (four): Arnie Ferrin (1944, 1945, 1947 and 1948), Vern Gardner (1948 and 1949), Bill Kinner (1935) and Glen Smith (1952).

Record:

Season	School	Overall	League	Finish	Conference (Division)	Postseason (Record)
1927-28	Utah	6-11	5-7	T-2nd-W	RMC
1928-29	Utah	8-9	3-9	4th-W	RMC
1929-30	Utah	13-11	4-8	4th-W	RMC
1930-31	Utah	20-5	8-4	1st-W	RMC
1931-32	Utah	12-8	8-4	T-1st-W	RMC
1932-33	Utah	13-9	9-3	T-1st-W	RMC
1933-34	Utah	14-9	7-5	T-2nd-W	RMC
1934-35	Utah	8-8	5-7	3rd-W	RMC
1935-36	Utah	9-13	4-8	4th-W	RMC
1936-37	Utah	17-7	7-5	T-1st-W	RMC
1937-38	Utah	17-4	10-2	T-1st	RMC	DNP
1938-39	Utah	12-7	7-5	T-3rd	MSC	DNP
1939-40	Utah	18-4	8-4	2nd	MSC	DNP
1940-41	Utah	14-7	9-3	2nd	MSC	DNP
1941-42	Utah	13-7	7-5	4th	MSC	DNP
1942-43	Utah	10-12	1-7	3rd-W	MSC	DNP
1943-44	Utah	21-4				NIT (0-1)
1944-45	Utah	17-4				NCAA (0-2)
1945-46	Utah	12-8	8-4	3rd	MSC	DNP
1946-47	Utah	19-5	10-2	2nd	MSC	NIT (3-0)
1947-48	Utah	11-9	6-4	T-2nd	MSC	DNP
1948-49	Utah	24-8	14-6	2nd	MSC	NIT (0-1)
1949-50	Utah	26-18	8-12	5th	MSC	DNP
1950-51	Utah	23-13	12-8	3rd	MSC	DNP
1951-52	Utah	19-9	8-6	4th	MSC	DNP
1952-53	Utah	10-14	5-9	T-5th	MSC	DNP

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