Paul Lambert (basketball)
![]() Lambert in the 1967 Bronco | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | August 15, 1934
Died | June 6, 1978 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 43)
Playing career | |
1952–1954 | William Jewell |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1956–1959 | Moberly HS |
1959–1960 | Boone HS |
1960–1963 | Drake (assistant) |
1963–1966 | Pittsburg State |
1966–1970 | Hardin–Simmons |
1970–1978 | Southern Illinois |
Baseball | |
1961–1963 | Drake |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 227–160 (college basketball) 19–32–1 (college baseball) |
Paul M. Lambert Jr. (August 15, 1934 – June 6, 1978) was an American college basketball coach.
Lambert played basketball at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. After graduation, he coached high school basketball in Moberly, Missouri and Boone, Iowa, then obtained a job as an assistant and freshman coach (and head baseball coach) at Drake University. He got his first college head coaching position at Pittsburg State, where his teams went 44–29 in three seasons. From there, he followed Lou Henson at Hardin–Simmons, compiling a four-year record of 57–47. He then moved to Southern Illinois (SIU), where he led the team to an eight-year record of 126–84. His tenure was punctuated by leading the Salukis to their first Division I NCAA tournament appearance and win, behind star Mike Glenn.[1] Lambert left SIU following the 1977–78 season to become head coach at Auburn.[2]
Lambert died at age 43 in a Columbus, Georgia motel fire on June 6, 1978, before he was able to coach a game at Auburn.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]College basketball
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Pittsburg State Gorillas (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1963–1966) | |||||||||
1963–64 | Pittsburg State | 11–9 | 4–4 | ||||||
1964–65 | Pittsburg State | 15–10 | 6–2 | 1st | |||||
1965–66 | Pittsburg State | 18–10 | 7–1 | 1st | NAIA first round | ||||
Pittsburg State: | 44–29 (.603) | 17–7 (.708) | |||||||
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (Independent) (1966–1970) | |||||||||
1966–67 | Hardin–Simmons | 17–9 | |||||||
1967–68 | Hardin–Simmons | 11–15 | |||||||
1968–69 | Hardin–Simmons | 13–14 | |||||||
1969–70 | Hardin–Simmons | 17–9 | |||||||
Hardin–Simmons: | 57–47 (.548) | ||||||||
Southern Illinois Salukis (Midwestern Conference) (1970–1972) | |||||||||
1970–71 | Southern Illinois | 13–10 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
1971–72 | Southern Illinois | 10–16 | 1–7 | 5th | |||||
Southern Illinois Salukis (NCAA University Division / Division I independent) (1972–1975) | |||||||||
1972–73 | Southern Illinois | 11–15 | |||||||
1973–74 | Southern Illinois | 19–7 | |||||||
1974–75 | Southern Illinois | 18–9 | NIT first round | ||||||
Southern Illinois Salukis (Missouri Valley Conference) (1975–1978) | |||||||||
1975–76 | Southern Illinois | 16–10 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
1976–77 | Southern Illinois | 22–7 | 8–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1977–78 | Southern Illinois | 17–10 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
Southern Illinois: | 126–84 (.600) | 36–20 (.643) | |||||||
Total: | 227–160 (.587) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-SIU coach Lambert dies in motel fire". Southern Illinoisan. June 6, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "It's official – Lambert takes Auburn cage post". The Pantagraph. April 8, 1978. p. 49. Retrieved March 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lambert dies in motel fire". Chicago Tribune. June 7, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- 1934 births
- 1978 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
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- Basketball coaches from Missouri
- Basketball players from Kansas City, Missouri
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Drake Bulldogs baseball coaches
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- Pittsburg State Gorillas men's basketball coaches
- Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri
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- Deaths from fire in the United States