W. O. Hamilton

W. O. Hamilton

Biographical details
Born	March 29, 1876 Huntsville, Missouri
Died	December 29, 1951 (aged 75) Lawrence, Kansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1898–1899	William Jewell
1906–1908	William Jewell
1909–1919	Kansas
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1911–1919	Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall	142–73 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball 5 MVIAA (1910–1912, 1914–1915)

William Oliver Hamilton (March 29, 1876 – December 29, 1951) was an American basketball coach, track coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the third head basketball coach at the University of Kansas, coaching the Jayhawks from 1909 to 1919.

Hamilton later worked as a car dealer in Lawrence, Kansas. He died there of December 29, 1951 at the age of 75.

Head coaching record

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
William Jewell Cardinals () (1898–1899)
1898–99	William Jewell	1–2
William Jewell Cardinals () (1906–1908)
1906–07	William Jewell	4–5
1907–08	William Jewell	12–6
William Jewell:		17–13
Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1919)
1909–10	Kansas	18–1	7–1	1st
1910–11	Kansas	12–6	9–3	1st
1911–12	Kansas	11–7	6–2	1st
1912–13	Kansas	16–6	7–3	2nd
1913–14	Kansas	17–1	13–1	1st
1914–15	Kansas	16–1	13–1	1st
1915–16	Kansas	6–12	5–11	4th
1916–17	Kansas	12–8	9–7	4th
1917–18	Kansas	10–8	9–8	3rd
1918–19	Kansas	7–9	5–9	5th
Kansas:		125–59	83–46
Total:		142–72
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