Bob Vanatta

Bob Vanetta
Biographical details
Bob Vanatta from The Savitar, 1963
Sport(s)	Basketball
Born	(1918-07-07)July 7, 1918 Columbia, Missouri
Died	October 22, 2016(2016-10-22) (aged 98) Jupiter, Florida
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)
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 (.625)
Tournaments	NCAA: 2-2 (.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× NAIA champion (1952, 1953)

Bob Vanatta (July 7, 1918 – October 22, 2016) was an American 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
Central Methodist Eagles (Independent) (1947–1950)
Central Methodist:		61-20 (.753)
Missouri State Bears (MIAA) (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 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

↑ Stukenborg, Phil (October 22, 2016). "Ex-Tiger basketball coach Bob Vanatta dies at 98". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.

Missouri State Bears basketball head coaches

W. A. Daggett (1908–1910)
Corliss Buchanan (1910–1911)
No team (1911–1913)
Arthur W. Briggs (1913–1918)
Paul Andrews (1918–1919)
Arthur W. Briggs (1919–1923)
Chester Barnard (1923–1924)
Donald Holwerda (1924–1925)
Andrew McDonald (1925–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Andrew McDonald (1945–1950)
Bob Vanatta (1950–1953)
Edwin Matthews (1953–1964)
Bill Thomas (1964–1980)
Bob Cleeland (1980–1983)
Charlie Spoonhour (1983–1992)
Mark Bernsen (1992–1995)
Steve Alford (1995–1999)
Barry Hinson (1999–2008)
Cuonzo Martin (2008–2011)
Paul Lusk (2011– )

Army Black Knights men's basketball head coaches

Joseph Stilwell (1902–1904)
No coach (1904–1906)
Harry A. Fisher (1906–1907)
B. H. Koehler (1907–1908)
Joseph Stilwell (1908–1911)
Harvey Higley (1911–1913)
Joseph Stilwell (1913–1914)
Jacob L. Devers (1914–1916)
Arthur Conard (1916–1917)
Ivens Jones (1917–1919)
Joseph O'Shea (1919–1921)
Harry A. Fisher (1921–1923)
John Van Vliet (1923–1924)
Harry A. Fisher (1924–1925)
Ernest Blood (1925–1926)
Leo Novak (1926–1939)
Valentine Lentz (1939–1943)
Ed Kelleher (1943–1945)
Stu Holcomb (1945–1947)
John Mauer (1947–1951)
Elmer Ripley (1951–1953)
Bob Vanatta (1953–1954)
Orvis Sigler (1954–1958)
George Hunter (1958–1963)
Tates Locke (1963–1965)
Bob Knight (1965–1971)
Dan Dougherty (1971–1975)
Mike Krzyzewski (1975–1980)
Pete Gaudet (1980–1982)
Les Wothke (1982–1990)
Tom Miller (1990–1993)
Dino Gaudio (1993–1997)
Pat Harris (1997–2002)
Jim Crews (2002–2009)
Zach Spiker (2009–2016)
Jimmy Allen (2016– )

Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1902–1909)
Fred Brown (1909–1918)
Harold Olsen (1918–1919)
Fred Brown (1919–1920)
Bill Allen # (1920)
Alfred J. Robertson (1920–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Alfred J. Robertson (1945–1948)
Forddy Anderson (1948–1954)
Bob Vanatta (1954–1956)
Chuck Orsborn (1956–1965)
Joe Stowell (1965–1978)
Dick Versace (1978–1986)
Stan Albeck (1986–1991)
Jim Molinari (1991–2002)
Jim Les (2002–2011)
Geno Ford (2011–2015)
Brian Wardle (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Memphis Tigers men's basketball head coaches

Frederick Grantham (1920–1921) W. H. DePriest (1921–1922) Lester Barnard (1922–1924) Zach Curlin (1924–1943) No team (1943–1944) Zach Curlin (1944–1948) McCoy Tarry (1948–1951) Eugene Lambert (1951–1956) Bob Vanatta (1956–1962) Dean Ehlers (1962–1966) Moe Iba (1966–1970) Gene Bartow (1970–1974) Wayne Yates (1974–1979) Dana Kirk (1979–1986) Larry Finch (1986–1997) Tic Price (1997–1999) Johnny Jones # (1999–2000) John Calipari (2000–2009) Josh Pastner (2009–2016) Tubby Smith (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Missouri Tigers men's basketball head coaches

Isadore Anderson (1906–1907)
A. M. Ebright (1907–1908)
Guy Lowman (1908–1910)
Chester Brewer (1910–1911)
Osmond F. Field (1911–1914)
Eugene Van Gent (1914–1916)
John F. Miller (1916–1917)
Walter Meanwell (1917–1918)
John F. Miller (1918–1919)
Walter Meanwell (1919–1920)
J. Craig Ruby (1920–1922)
George Bond (1922–1926)
George Edwards (1926–1946)
Wilbur Stalcup (1946–1962)
Bob Vanatta (1962–1967)
Norm Stewart (1967–1999)
Quin Snyder (1999–2006)
Melvin Watkins # (2006)
Mike Anderson (2006–2011)
Frank Haith (2011–2014)
Tim Fuller # (2013)
Kim Anderson (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Louisiana Tech athletic directors

Eddie McLane (1939) Joe Aillet (1940–1970) Maxie Lambright (1971–1978) Larry Beightol (1979) Butch Henry (1979–1980) Alan Jones (1980) Charles Bussey (1981–1983) Bob Vanatta (1983–1986) Paul A. Miller (1986–1990) Jerry Stovall (1990–1993) Jim Oakes (1994–2008) Derek Dooley (2008–2010) Bruce Van De Velde (2010–2013) Tommy McClelland (2013– )

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