John Lawther

John Lawther

Biographical details
Born	(1899-09-19)September 19, 1899
Died	1996 (aged 96–97)
Alma mater	Westminster
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1935	Westminster
1936–1949	Penn State
Head coaching record
Overall	302–124(.709)
Tournaments	NCAA: 1-1(.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NAIA Hall of Fame Helms Foundation Hall of Fame

John Dobson Lawther was a college men's basketball coach and professor. He was the head coach of Westminster College from 1926 to 1935 and Penn State University from 1936 to 1949. He coached Westminster and Penn State to a 302-124record, playing in one NCAA tournament in 1942. After leaving coaching, Latham became a professor and athletic administrator at Penn State and became a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.

He was an alumnus of Westminster College and earned a master's degree from Columbia University.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Westminster Titans (Independent) (1926–1935)
1926–27	Westminster	12-5
1927–28	Westminster	17-3
1928–29	Westminster	15-2
1929–30	Westminster	14-2
1930–31	Westminster	13-1
1931–32	Westminster	16-2
1932–33	Westminster	19-6
1933–34	Westminster	24-5
1934–35	Westminster	22-5
Westminster:		152–31(.831)
Penn State Nittany Lions (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1936–1939)
1936–37	Penn State	10-7	6-4	3rd
1937–38	Penn State	13-5	6-4	2nd
1938–39	Penn State	13-10	5-5	T-3rd
Penn State Nittany Lions (Independent) (1939–1949)
1939–40	Penn State	15-8
1940–41	Penn State	15-5
1941–42	Penn State	18-3			NCAA Elite Eight
1942–43	Penn State	15-4
1943–44	Penn State	8-7
1944–45	Penn State	10-7
1945–46	Penn State	7-9
1946–47	Penn State	10-8
1947–48	Penn State	9-10
1948–49	Penn State	7-10
Penn State:		150–93 (.617)	17–13 (.567)
Total:		302–124 (.709)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion