Coaching Records
Coaching HistoryH.W. Maloney Harry Maloney, Stanford's first basketball coach, coached six different sports at the University over a period of 30 years. Maloney coached basketball for two seasons, soccer for 29 years, fencing for 22, and boxing for 19 at Stanford. At one time or another, he also served as head coach of track, wrestling and rugby, director of minor sports, and athletic trainer.
E.C. "Squire" Behrens Squire Behrens, who wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle, also became one of the leading political experts in the country.
Russell Wilson Russell Wilson was hired away from Whittier College, a perennial basketball power at the time.
M.C. (Bob) Evans Bob Evans took over as basketball coach during the 1918-19 season, and also doubled as the head football coach. This was not uncommon in those days. Although he was replaced by Walter Powell as football coach, Evans remained as basketball coach in 1920 and guided Stanford to its first Pacific Coast Conference championship.
Walter Powell Like Bob Evans, Walter Powell doubled as head basketball and football coach. Powell guided Stanford to the school's best record up to that time. His team of 1920-21 would be ranked eighth in the nation by the Premo Power Poll, the first time that a Stanford basketball team was ranked.
C.E. Van Gent "Gene" Van Gent, like the two previous coaches, M.C. (Bob) Evans and Walter Powell, was also the school's head football coach.
Andy Kerr Andy Kerr became the fourth straight man to coach both basketball and football on The Farm. Kerr would later complete a 26-year career in football at four schools (Stanford, Washington & Jefferson, Colgate, Lebanon Valley), and later was inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame.
E.P. (Husky) Hunt Husky Hunt served in more different capacities at Stanford over a period of nearly 35 years than any other man, with the exception of Harry Maloney. Between 1922 and 1955, Hunt at one time coached several sports including head basketball coach, assistant football coach, head wrestling coach and head gymnastics coach.
John W. Bunn Athletic Director Al Masters contacted Phog Allen, the famous coach at Kansas, and asked who he would recommend for the new basketball coach at Stanford. Allen recommended John Bunn, who had played and coached under Allen at Kansas. Bunn coached Stanford for eight seasons, including the 1936-37 team which was named national champion by the Helms Foundation. He also coached the great Hank Luisetti for three seasons on the varsity level. After the 1937-38 season, Bunn resigned to accept President Ray Lyman Wilbur's appointment as Dean of Men at Stanford. Everett S. Dean Stanford tabbed Everett Dean as Stanford's new coach. Dean had previously been head coach of basketball and baseball at Indiana University since 1925. In 1942, Stanford produced one of its greatest teams, chalking up a 28-4 record and winning the NCAA title. In 1950, he also was named baseball coach and held both jobs for two seasons. Dean is the only coach inducted into both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Dean also wrote two books in the 1940's, "Indiana Basketball" and "Progressive Basketball". Robert W. Burnett
Howard Dallmar Howie Dallmar, who was named Most Valuable Player at the 1942 NCAA tournament, coached the longest (21 years) of any basketball coach on The Farm. Dallmar also coached at the University of Pennsylvania, and chalked up 362 wins at both schools. Dallmar's playing career was interrupted by World War II. Stationed at the University of Pennsylvania for 13 weeks in preparation for aerial navigation, he led a team of 17-year-olds to the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball Championship and was named All-American. Highly admired as a coach, he led Stanford to a league title in 1962-63. That season, Stanford ended the year ranked tenth in the nation by United Press International. Dick DiBiaso Formerly an assistant coach at Notre Dame, Dick DiBiaso arrived at Stanford and in his first year, he was named Pac-8 Co-Coach of the Year.
Tom Davis Dr. Tom, as he was called, enjoyed his finest season in 1983-84. The Cardinal won 19 games, Stanford's first winning season since the 1972-73 campaign. He also coached four players who were drafted by the NBA, Todd Lichti, Howard Wright, John Revelli and Keith Jones.
Mike Montgomery In 13 seasons at Stanford, Mike Montgomery has sent the Cardinal to the post-season eleven times (seven NCAA, four NIT). Under his guidance, Stanford has gone to the NCAA tournament a school record five straight times. In 1997-98, the Cardinal went to the Final Four for the first time in 56 years. Montgomery has collected 261 wins during his tenure at Stanford, Stanford's all-time winningest basketball coach. Following the 1998-99 season, he was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year. |
