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Philip Sachs
Pictured in the January 1982 edition of Michigan Jewish History journal
Personal information
Born(1902-04-01)April 1, 1902
Russia
DiedDecember 19, 1973(1973-12-19) (aged 71)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Career history
As coach:
1936–1940Lawrence Tech
194?–1946Detroit Gems
1946–1947Detroit Falcons
Career highlights and awards
As coach:
  • Michigan–Ontario League champion (1938)
  • 7× Michigan AAU championships
  • Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (1973)

Philip "Cincy" Sachs (April 1, 1902 – December 19, 1973)[1][2] was an American basketball interim head coach for the Detroit Falcons, a Basketball Association of America team, in 1946–47.[3] After taking over the team from Glenn M. Curtis, Sachs posted an 8–18 win-loss record while in charge of the Falcons.[3] Prior to coaching in the BAA, he had spent time coaching the Detroit Gems before they entered the National Basketball League.[4]

Sachs was born in Russia and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio around 1904.[2] His interest in basketball grew as a child, and in August 1917 his family moved to Detroit, Michigan.[2] In 1919 he began his head coaching career; his first-ever team went 30–1 and lost in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championship game.[2] Between 1936 and 1940, Sachs coached the Lawrence Institute of Technology team.[2] In his first season they placed second in the Michigan–Ontario League, and in his second year they tied for first place.[2] His overall record at Lawrence Tech was 56–28.[2]

In Sachs' post-BAA years, he started a boys' basketball school, promoted tournaments, and worked full-time at the Griswold Sporting Goods Company.[2] He also coached the teams who the Harlem Globetrotters would play against, even winning some on occasion.[2] His cumulative overall head coaching record (including high school, AAU, semi-professional, and professional) was 782–158, a winning percentage of .832.[2] He died on Detroit on December 19, 1973 never having married.[2]

Head coaching record

Professional

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
DET 1946–47 26 8 18 .308 4th in Western 0 0 0 .000 Missed Playoffs
Career 26 8 18 .308 0 0 0 .000

References

  1. ^ "1946-47 Detroit Falcons BAA team signed album pages - Collection of 3". albersheims.com. Albersheim's Auctions. 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Michigan Jewish History (PDF). Vol. 22 (1 ed.). Michigan: The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. January 1982. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 2003-10-30.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b "Philip Sachs NBA coaching record". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "A Warriors History Blog". raiderlogbook.com. Albersheim's Auctions. May 31, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
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