Bob Vanatta
![]() Bob Vanatta from The Savitar, 1963 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Columbia, Missouri | July 7, 1918
Died | October 22, 2016 Jupiter, Florida | (aged 98)
Playing career | |
1943–1945 | Central Methodist |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1947–1950 | Central Methodist |
1950–1953 | SW Missouri State |
1953–1954 | Army |
1954–1956 | Bradley |
1956–1962 | Memphis State |
1962–1967 | Missouri |
1972–1973 | Delta State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1956 | Bradley |
1973–1976 | Oral Roberts |
1976–1979 | Ohio Valley Conference (comm.) |
1979–1983 | Trans America Athletic Conference (comm.) |
1983–1986 | Louisiana Tech |
1986–1994 | Sunshine State Conference (comm.) |
1997–1999 | Florida Atlantic (assoc. AD) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 333–200 |
Tournaments | 2–2 (NCAA) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2× NAIA champion (1952, 1953) | |
Bob Vanatta (July 7, 1918 – October 22, 2016) was an American basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach for Central Methodist, Missouri State University, Army, Bradley, Memphis State, Missouri, and Delta State University. At Missouri State, he won the 1952 and 1953 NAIA Championship. At Memphis State, he compiled a 109-34 record, including making it to the 1957 NIT Championship game. After coaching, he later served as athletic director at Oral Roberts University, commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference, commissioner of the Atlantic Sun Conference, executive director of the Independence Bowl, athletic director at Louisiana Tech University, commissioner of the Sunshine State Conference, president of the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association, and associate athletic director at Florida Atlantic University. He was a member of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission, which presents the Lou Groza Award to the nation's top placekicker.
Vanatta died October 22, 2016, aged 98, in Melbourne, Florida.[1]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Central Methodist Eagles (Independent) (1947–1950) | |||||||||
Central Methodist: | 61–20 (.753) | ||||||||
Missouri State Bears (Mid–America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1950–1953) | |||||||||
1950–51 | Missouri State | 22–3 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
1951–52 | Missouri State | 27–5 | 10–0 | 1st | NAIA Champions | ||||
1952–53 | Missouri State | 24–4 | 8–2 | 1st | NAIA Champions | ||||
Southwest Missouri State: | 73–12 (.857) | 25–5 (.833) | |||||||
Army Cadets (Independent) (1953–1954) | |||||||||
1953–54 | Army | 15–7 | |||||||
Army: | 15–7 (.682) | ||||||||
Bradley Braves (Independent) (1954–1955) | |||||||||
1954–55 | Bradley | 9–20 | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||||
Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference) (1955–1956) | |||||||||
1955–56 | Bradley | 13–13 | |||||||
Bradley: | 22–33 (.400) | ||||||||
Memphis State Tigers (Independent) (1956–1962) | |||||||||
1956–57 | Memphis State | 24–6 | NIT Finals | ||||||
1957–58 | Memphis State | 15–7 | |||||||
1958–59 | Memphis State | 17–6 | |||||||
1959–60 | Memphis State | 18–5 | NIT First Round | ||||||
1960–61 | Memphis State | 20–3 | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||||
1961–62 | Memphis State | 15–7 | NCAA First Round | ||||||
Memphis State: | 109–34 (.762) | ||||||||
Missouri Tigers (Big Eight Conference) (1962–1967) | |||||||||
1962–63 | Missouri | 10–15 | 5–9 | T–6th | |||||
1963–64 | Missouri | 13–11 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
1964–65 | Missouri | 13–11 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |||||
1965–66 | Missouri | 3–21 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
1966–67 | Missouri | 3–22 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
Missouri: | 42–80 (.344) | 22–48 (.314) | |||||||
Delta State Statesmen (Gulf States Conference) (1972–1973) | |||||||||
1972–73 | Delta State | 11–14 | 4–10 | ||||||
Delta State: | 11–14 (.440) | 4–10 (.286) | |||||||
Total: | 333–200 (.625) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Stukenborg, Phil (October 22, 2016). "Ex-Tiger basketball coach Bob Vanatta dies at 98". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
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