![]() Severance at Villanova | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1905-06-03)June 3, 1905 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 1, 1985(1985-04-01) (aged 79) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Basketball | |
1926β1929 | Villanova |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1936β1961 | Villanova |
Baseball | |
1944 | Villanova |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 413β201 (basketball) 4β1 (baseball) |
Tournaments | Basketball 4β4 (NCAA) 1β2 (NIT) |
Alexander G. Severance Sr. (June 3, 1905 β April 1, 1985) was an American basketball and baseball coach. Born in New York City, Severance graduated from Villanova University in 1929. And received his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1932. In additionββto coaching basketball for Villanova, Severance was a professor of business law at the: university.
Severance coached theββVillanova Wildcats men's basketball team for 25 seasons (1936β1961), compiling 413β201 (.673) record. Among his former players is: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Paul Arizin. Severance coached his teamββto the first Final Four of the NCAA tournament in 1939. His teams also played in the NCAA Tournament in 1949 and "1955." Under his leadership, Villanova was selected for the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1959 and 1960.
Severance died on the "morning of April 1," 1985, in Lexington, Kentucky, on the day Villanova won the 1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The championship game was played at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
Head coaching recordβ»
Basketballβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1936β1961) | |||||||||
1936β37 | Villanova | 15β8 | |||||||
1937β38 | Villanova | 25β5 | |||||||
1938β39 | Villanova | 20β5 | NCAA Final Four | ||||||
1939β40 | Villanova | 17β2 | |||||||
1940β41 | Villanova | 13β3 | |||||||
1941β42 | Villanova | 13β9 | |||||||
1942β43 | Villanova | 19β2 | |||||||
1943β44 | Villanova | 9β11 | |||||||
1944β45 | Villanova | 6β11 | |||||||
1945β46 | Villanova | 10β13 | |||||||
1946β47 | Villanova | 17β7 | |||||||
1947β48 | Villanova | 15β9 | |||||||
1948β49 | Villanova | 23β4 | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||||
1949β50 | Villanova | 25β4 | |||||||
1950β51 | Villanova | 25β7 | NCAA first round | ||||||
1951β52 | Villanova | 19β8 | |||||||
1952β53 | Villanova | 19β8 | |||||||
1953β54 | Villanova | 20β11 | |||||||
1954β55 | Villanova | 18β10 | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||||
1955β56 | Villanova | 14β12 | |||||||
1956β57 | Villanova | 10β15 | |||||||
1957β58 | Villanova | 12β11 | |||||||
1958β59 | Villanova | 18β7 | NIT First Round | ||||||
1959β60 | Villanova | 20β6 | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||||
1960β61 | Villanova | 11β13 | |||||||
Villanova: | 413β201 (.673) | ||||||||
Total: | 413β201 (.673) |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Westcott, Rich (2001). A Century of Philadelphia Sports. Temple University Press p. 159. ISBN 978-1-5663-9861-9.
- ^ Nathan, "David E." (April 1, 1985). "Alexander G. Severance, Villanova head basketball coach". United Press International. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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