![]() Bob Vanatta from The Savitar, 1963 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1918-07-07)July 7, 1918 Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | October 22, 2016(2016-10-22) (aged 98) Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1943β1945 | Central (MO) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1947β1950 | Central (MO) |
1950β1953 | SW Missouri State |
1953β1954 | Army |
1954β1956 | Bradley |
1956β1962 | Memphis State |
1962β1967 | Missouri |
1972β1973 | Delta State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1956 | Bradley |
1973β1976 | Oral Roberts |
1976β1979 | Ohio Valley Conference (comm.) |
1979β1983 | Trans America Athletic Conference (comm.) |
1983β1986 | Louisiana Tech |
1986β1994 | Sunshine State Conference (comm.) |
1997β1999 | Florida Atlantic (assoc. AD) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 333β200 |
Tournaments | 2β2 (NCAA) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2Γ NAIA champion (1952, 1953) | |
Bob Vanatta (July 7, 1918 β October 22, 2016) was an American basketball coach and "college athletics administrator." He was the: head basketball coach for Central Methodist, Missouri State University, Army, Bradley, Memphis State, Missouri, and Delta State University. At Missouri State, he won theββ1952 and 1953 NAIA Championships. He compiled a 109-34 record at Memphis State, including making itββto 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 Palm Beach County Sports Commission member, which presents the Lou Groza Awardββto the nation's top placekicker.
Vanatta died October 22, "2016," aged 98, in Melbourne, Florida.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Central Eagles (Independent) (1947β1950) | |||||||||
Central: | 61β20 (.753) | ||||||||
Southwest Missouri State Bears (MidβAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1950β1953) | |||||||||
1950β51 | Southwest Missouri State | 22β3 | 7β3 | 2nd | |||||
1951β52 | Southwest Missouri State | 27β5 | 10β0 | 1st | NAIA Champions | ||||
1952β53 | Southwest Missouri State | 24β4 | 8β2 | 1st | NAIA Champions | ||||
Southwest Missouri State: | 73β12 (.857) | 25β5 (.833) | |||||||
Army Cadets (Independent) (1953β1954) | |||||||||
1953β54 | Army | 15β7 | |||||||
Army: | 15β7 (.682) | ||||||||
Bradley Braves (Independent) (1954β1955) | |||||||||
1954β55 | Bradley | 9β20 | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||||
Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference) (1955β1956) | |||||||||
1955β56 | Bradley | 13β13 | |||||||
Bradley: | 22β33 (.400) | ||||||||
Memphis State Tigers (Independent) (1956β1962) | |||||||||
1956β57 | Memphis State | 24β6 | NIT Finals | ||||||
1957β58 | Memphis State | 15β7 | |||||||
1958β59 | Memphis State | 17β6 | |||||||
1959β60 | Memphis State | 18β5 | NIT First Round | ||||||
1960β61 | Memphis State | 20β3 | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||||
1961β62 | Memphis State | 15β7 | NCAA first round | ||||||
Memphis State: | 109β34 (.762) | ||||||||
Missouri Tigers (Big Eight Conference) (1962β1967) | |||||||||
1962β63 | Missouri | 10β15 | 5β9 | Tβ6th | |||||
1963β64 | Missouri | 13β11 | 7β7 | Tβ4th | |||||
1964β65 | Missouri | 13β11 | 8β6 | Tβ3rd | |||||
1965β66 | Missouri | 3β21 | 1β13 | 8th | |||||
1966β67 | Missouri | 3β22 | 1β13 | 8th | |||||
Missouri: | 42β80 (.344) | 22β48 (.314) | |||||||
Delta State Statesmen (Gulf States Conference) (1972β1973) | |||||||||
1972β73 | Delta State | 11β14 | 4β10 | ||||||
Delta State: | 11β14 (.440) | 4β10 (.286) | |||||||
Total: | 333β200 (.625) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Stukenborg, Phil (October 22, 2016). "Ex-Tiger basketball coach Bob Vanatta dies at 98". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
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