Harold Anderson
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- For the Scottish footballer see Harry Anderson (footballer), for the American psychologist, see Harold Homer Anderson.
W. Harold Anderson (September 11, 1902 – June 13, 1967) was a college men's basketball coach at Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo. As a player, he played at Otterbein College, a small liberal arts college outside of Columbus, Ohio. As a coach, he was one of the first to win more than 500 games on the collegiate level. While pioneering the run and gun, up-tempo style of play, the Akron, Ohio native Anderson developed a host of All-America athletes, the most prominent being Nate Thurmond.
The Bowling Green Falcons now play basketball in Anderson Arena, named in honor of their legendary coach. Anderson was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
[edit] Head coaching record
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Postseason |
| Toledo Rockets (Independent) (1934–1942) |
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Toledo |
13-3 |
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Toledo |
12-4 |
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Toledo |
18-4 |
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Toledo |
14-6 |
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Toledo |
17-10 |
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Toledo |
24-6 |
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| 1940-1941 |
Toledo |
21-3 |
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Toledo |
23-5 |
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NIT Semifinals/Nit 4th Place |
| Toledo: |
142-41 |
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| Bowling Green Falcons (1942-1953 Independent,1953-1963 MAC) (1942–1963) |
| 1942-1943 |
BGSU |
18-5 |
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| 1943-1944 |
BGSU |
22-4 |
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NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1944-1945 |
BGSU |
24-4 |
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NIT Runner Up |
| 1945-1946 |
BGSU |
27-5 |
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NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1946-1947 |
BGSU |
28-7 |
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| 1947-1948 |
BGSU |
27-6 |
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NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1948-1949 |
BGSU |
24-7 |
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NIT Semifinals/NIT 3rd Place |
| 1949-1950 |
BGSU |
19-11 |
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| 1950-1951 |
BGSU |
15-12 |
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| 1951-1952 |
BGSU |
17-10 |
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| 1952-1953 |
BGSU |
12-15 |
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| 1953-1954 |
BGSU |
17-7 |
10-3 |
2nd |
NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1954-1955 |
BGSU |
6-16 |
5-9 |
T-5th |
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| 1955-1956 |
BGSU |
4-19 |
1-11 |
7th |
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| 1956-1957 |
BGSU |
14-9 |
7-5 |
T-3rd |
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| 1957-1958 |
BGSU |
15-8 |
6-6 |
4th |
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| 1958-1959 |
BGSU |
18-8 |
9-3 |
T-1st |
NCAA 1st Round |
| 1959-1960 |
BGSU |
10-14 |
6-6 |
3rd |
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| 1960-1961 |
BGSU |
10-14 |
4-8 |
T-5th |
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| 1961-1962 |
BGSU |
21-4 |
11-1 |
1st |
NCAA 1st Round |
| 1962-1963 |
BGSU |
19-8 |
9-3 |
1st |
NCAA 2nd Round |
| Bowling Green: |
367-195 |
68-55 |
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509-236 |
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Conference division champion
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Anderson, Harold |
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American basketball player-coach |
| Date of birth |
September 11, 1902 |
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June 13, 1967 |
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