Bill Strannigan
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 1, 1918 Scotland |
| Died | September 7, 1997 (aged 78) |
| Playing career | |
| 1940–1942 | Wyoming |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1954 | Colorado State |
| 1954–1959 | Iowa State |
| 1959–1973 | Wyoming |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 308–289 (.516) |
| Tournaments |
NCAA: 0-4 (.000) NIT: 0-2 (.000) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
MSC Championship (1954) 2x WAC Championships (1967, 1969) | |
| Awards | |
| WAC Coach of the Year (1967) | |
William "Bill" Matthew Strannigan (December 1, 1918 – September 7, 1997)[1] was a college men's basketball coach . He was the head coach of Colorado State from 1950 to 1954, Iowa State from 1954 to 1959, and Wyoming from 1959 to 1973. He coached his teams to a 308-289 record, winning one Mountain States Conference championship, two Western Athletic Conference championships, two NCAA tournament appearances, and two NIT appearances. He played his college basketball at Wyoming. He was inducted into the Wyoming athletics Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Iowa State athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.[2][3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Rams (Mountain States Conference) (1950–1954) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Colorado State | 13-20 | 6-14 | T-5th | |||||
| 1951–52 | Colorado State | 13-15 | 3-11 | 7th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Colorado State | 12-14 | 5-9 | T-5th | |||||
| 1953–54 | Colorado State | 22-7 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| Colorado State: | 60–56 (.517) | 26–36 (.419) | |||||||
| Iowa State Cyclones (Big Eight Conference) (1954–1959) | |||||||||
| 1954–55 | Iowa State | 11-10 | 4-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1955–56 | Iowa State | 18-5 | 8-4 | T-2nd | |||||
| 1956–57 | Iowa State | 16-7 | 6-6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1957–58 | Iowa State | 15-8 | 8-4 | T-2nd | |||||
| 1958–59 | Iowa State | 9-16 | 4-10 | 7th | |||||
| Iowa State: | 69–46 (.600) | 30–32 (.484) | |||||||
| Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain States Conference) (1959–1962) | |||||||||
| 1959–60 | Wyoming | 5-19 | 2-12 | 8th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Wyoming | 7-18 | 3-11 | T-7th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Wyoming | 9-17 | 3-11 | T-7th | |||||
| Wyoming Cowboys (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1973) | |||||||||
| 1962–63 | Wyoming | 11-15 | 3-7 | T-5th | |||||
| 1963–64 | Wyoming | 12-14 | 3-7 | 6th | |||||
| 1964–65 | Wyoming | 16-10 | 5-5 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1965–66 | Wyoming | 17-9 | 5-5 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1966–67 | Wyoming | 15-14 | 8-2 | T-1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1967–68 | Wyoming | 18-9 | 5-5 | T-2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1968–69 | Wyoming | 19-9 | 6-4 | T-1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1969–70 | Wyoming | 19-7 | 9-5 | T-2nd | |||||
| 1970–71 | Wyoming | 10-15 | 6-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1971–72 | Wyoming | 12-14 | 3-11 | 8th | |||||
| 1972–73 | Wyoming | 9-17 | 4-10 | T-7th | |||||
| Wyoming: | 179–187 (.489) | 65–103 (.387) | |||||||
| Total: | 308–289 (.516) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about William M. Strannigan". USA. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ http://wyohof.com/?players=william-matthew-bill-strannigan