Murray Greason

Murray Greason
Biographical details
Born	December 26, 1901; Raleigh, North Carolina
Died	January 1, 1960 (aged 58); Greensboro, North Carolina
Playing career
1922–1926	Wake Forest
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1933	Lexington HS
1934–1957	Wake Forest
Head coaching record
Overall	288–244 (.541)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	SoCon Tournament (1953); SoCon regular season (1939)
Awards
	SoCon Coach of the Year (1953); ACC Coach of the Year (1956)

Murray Crossley Greason (December 26, 1901 – January 1, 1960) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He earned 12 athletic letters as a student-athlete at Wake Forest University in baseball, basketball and football from 1922 to 1926.^[1]

After graduation, Greason became a coach at Lexington High School in North Carolina. In 1934, he became head basketball coach at his alma mater, Wake Forest, to start a tenure that would last 23 seasons, during which time he compiled a record of 288–244. Greason won a Southern Conference regular season title in 1939, and a tournament title in 1953. He was also named Southern Conference Coach of the Year that season. He led Wake Forest into the Atlantic Coast Conference as a charter member in 1954 and in 1956 was named ACC Coach of the Year. Greason also coached the Wake Forest baseball team from 1940-1947.^[2]

Greason was killed in an automobile accident on January 1, 1960 at the age of 58.^[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Wake Forest (NCAA Independent) (1933–1936)
1933–34	Wake Forest	5-9
1934–35	Wake Forest	6-10
1935–36	Wake Forest	9-12
Wake Forest (Southern Conference) (1936–1953)
1936–37	Wake Forest	15-6	9-4	3rd
1937–38	Wake Forest	7-12	7-8	9th
1938–39	Wake Forest	18-6	15-3	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
1939–40	Wake Forest	13-9	10-5	4th
1940–41	Wake Forest	9-9	7-6	8th
1941–42	Wake Forest	16-8	13-5	3rd
1942–43	Wake Forest	1-10	1-10	14th
1944–45	Wake Forest	3-14	0-6	13th
1945–46	Wake Forest	12-6	8-5	4th
1946–47	Wake Forest	11-13	8-9	11th
1947–48	Wake Forest	18-11	8-7	T-8th
1948–49	Wake Forest	11-13	7-7	T-7th
1949–50	Wake Forest	14-16	11-8	7th
1950–51	Wake Forest	16-14	8-9	T-10th
1951–52	Wake Forest	10-19	7-9	10th
1952–53	Wake Forest	19-6	12-3	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Wake Forest (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1957)
1953–54	Wake Forest	17-12	8-4	3rd
1954–55	Wake Forest	17-12	8-6	4th
1955–56	Wake Forest	19-9	10-4	3rd
1956–57	Wake Forest	19-9	7-7	4th
Wake Forest:		285–243 (.540)	164–125 (.567)
Total:		285–243(.540)
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

References

^ ^a ^b "Ex-Deacon Coach Killed in Auto Wreck". Charleston News and Courier. 1960-01-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Murray Greason bio". NC Sports HOF profile. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

NC Sports HOF profile

[OBIT-1] "Ex-Deacon Coach Killed in Auto Wreck". Charleston News and Courier. 1960-01-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Murray Greason bio". NC Sports HOF profile. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[1]

[2]