K. P. Gatchell

K. P. Gatchell
Personal information
Born	September 3, 1901; Clinton, Illinois
Died	June 29, 1972 (aged 70); Columbus, Mississippi
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1922–1924	Mississippi State
As coach:
1925	Mississippi State
1931-1933	Ole Miss (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	All-Southern (1923, 1924); SoCon championship (1923); Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

Kenneth Porter Gatchell (September 3, 1901 – June 29, 1972) was a college basketball player and coach. He was twice an All-Southern guard for the Mississippi Aggies, leading them to the 1923 SoCon Tournament title.^[1]^[2] He was also a center on the football team,^[3] and All-American in the discus.^[4] He later coached basketball at his alma mater, posting a 14–9 record. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1966.^[5] He was 6'2" 200 pounds.^[6]

References

^ "History of the Early S.I.A.A. Atlanta Basketball Tournament". www.bigbluehistory.net.
^ "All-Southern Pick And Coach Monk's Selection". The Davidsonian. March 13, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sid Nobles (September 19, 1924). "Gatchell is Big Addition to aggie men". Hattiesburg American.
^ "2017 MISSISSIPPI STATE TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE - PDF". docplayer.net.
^ "K.P. Gatchell".
^ "Reveille". Mississippi State University. August 1, 1924 – via Internet Archive.