Harry Litwack

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Harold "Chief" Litwack (September 20, 1907 – August 7, 1999) was a college men's basketball coach. He served as head coach of Temple University from 1947 to 1973, compiling a 373-193 record.

Litwack was born in Poland, but raised in Philadelphia, USA. He graduated from Temple in 1930. He began his coaching career at Simon Gratz High School (1930–31), then he became head coach of the freshman team at Temple. Meanwhile he was playing pro basketball with Eddie Gottlieb's all-Jewish Philadelphia Sphas, from 1930 to 1936. After he became head coach at Temple in 1947, he also served briefly as assistant coach for the Philadelphia Warriors (1948–51).

[edit] Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Temple Owls (Independent) (1952–1973)
1952-1953 Temple 16-10
1953-1954 Temple 15-12
1954-1955 Temple 11-10
1955-1956 Temple 27-4 NCAA Final Four/National 3rd Place
1956-1957 Temple 20-9
1957-1958 Temple 27-3 NCAA Final Four/National 3rd Place
Temple: 116-48
Temple Owls (Middle Atlantic) (1958–1964)
1958-1959 Temple 6-19 4-7 9th
1959-1960 Temple 17-9 9-2 3rd NIT 1st Round
1960-1961 Temple 20-8 9-1 2nd NIT Quarterfinals
1961-1962 Temple 18-9 8-2 2nd NIT Quarterfinals
1962-1963 Temple 15-7 6-3 4th
1963-1964 Temple 17-8 6-1 1st NCAA 1st Round
Temple: 93-60 42-16
Temple Owls (Independent) (1964–1969)
1964-1965 Temple 14-10
1965-1966 Temple 21-7 NIT Quarterfinal
1966-1967 Temple 20-8 NCAA 1st Round
1967-1968 Temple 19-9 NIT 1st Round
1968-1969 Temple 22-8 NIT Championship
Temple: 96-42
1969-1970 Temple 15-13 2-3 T-3rd(Eastern) NCAA 1st Round
1970-1971 Temple 13-12 3-3 4th(Eastern)
1971-1972 Temple 23-8 6-0 1st(Eastern) NCAA 1st Round
1972-1973 Temple 17-10 5-1 2nd(Eastern)
Temple: 68-43 16-7
Total: 373-193

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

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