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'''Doyle Parrack''' was an American basketball player and coach.
{{Short description|American basketball player-coach (1921–2008)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Doyle Parrack
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|12|6}}
| birth_place = [[Cotton County, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|9|5|1921|12|6}}
| death_place = [[Perkins, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1943–1946
| player_team1 = [[Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball|Oklahoma A&M]]
| player_years2 = 1946–1947
| player_team2 = [[Chicago Stags]]
| coach_years1 = 1947–1955
| coach_team1 = [[Oklahoma City Stars men's basketball|Oklahoma City]]
| coach_years2 = 1955–1962
| coach_team2 = [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma]]
| coach_years3 = 1978–1980
| coach_team3 = [[Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball|Oklahoma]] (women's)
| overall_record = 208–178
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 1–5 (NCAA)
| championships =
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
'''Doyle Kenneth Parrack''' (December 6, 1921 – September 5, 2008) was an American professional [[basketball]] player and coach.


Parrck was born in [[Cotton County, Oklahoma]], and played basketball at [[Oklahoma A&M University]], where he won an [[NCAA]] Championship in 1945. He played one season of professional for the [[Chicago Stags]] of the [[NBA]], then became a coach at [[Oklahoma City University]]. He later coached for the [[University of Oklahoma]] and the [[Israel national basketball team]].
Parrack was born in [[Cotton County, Oklahoma]], and played basketball at Connors Jr. College and [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma A&M University]], where the Aggies under coach [[Henry Iba]] won an [[NCAA]] Championship in 1945. He coached at Shawnee (OK) High School for one year and compiled a 15–12 record. He then returned to the court and played one season of professional basketball for the [[Chicago Stags]] of the [[NBA]]. Parrack was hired as coach at [[Oklahoma City University]] in 1947 and transformed the program from a club team without a campus gymnasium into a national powerhouse. He eventually led the Chiefs to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.


In 1955 he accept the position as head coach of the University of Oklahoma. In 1959 he was named Conference Coach of the Year. In 1962 Parrack returned to his alma mater, where he worked with Coach Iba as an assistant until Iba retired in 1970. Two years later he was hired to build the Israeli national basketball team, and took his team to the playoffs in Germany that same year. In 1978 through 1980 Parrack served as head coach in the University of Oklahoma women's program.
Parrack died in September 2008.<ref>[http://newsok.com/longtime-state-hoops-coach-doyle-parrack-dies/article/3294176 Longtime state hoops coach Doyle Parrack dies]. NewsOK.com. September 6, 2008. Retrieved on October 6, 2008.</ref>

After retiring as an active coach, Parrack served as a probation officer for the Oklahoma City Juvenile Bureau. He was inducted into the Oklahoma City University Sports Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma State University Athletics Hall of Honor and was recognized by Oklahoma City University when the clock tower at the Meinder's School of Business was named in his honor.

Parrack died on September 5, 2008, at his home in Perkins, Oklahoma, at age 86.<ref>[http://newsok.com/longtime-state-hoops-coach-doyle-parrack-dies/article/3294176 Longtime state hoops coach Doyle Parrack dies]. NewsOK.com. September 6, 2008. Retrieved on October 6, 2008.</ref>

==BAA career statistics==
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;"
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #aaa;"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;&nbsp;GP
| Games played
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;FG%&nbsp;
| style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Field goal (basketball)|Field-goal]] percentage
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;FT%&nbsp;
| [[Free throw|Free-throw]] percentage
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;APG&nbsp;
| [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] per game
|-
| style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid black;"| &nbsp;PPG&nbsp;
| Points per game
|-
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! FG%
! FT%
! APG
! PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 BAA season|1946–47]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 Chicago Stags season|Chicago]]
| 58 || .266 || .650 || .3 || 4.7
|-
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 58 || .266 || .650 || .3 || 4.7
|-
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! FG%
! FT%
! APG
! PPG
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 BAA season|1946–47]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1946–47 Chicago Stags season|Chicago]]
| 7 || .000 || 1.000 || .1 || .4
|-
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 7 || .000 || 1.000 || .1 || .4
|-
|}

==Head coaching record==
===Men's college basketball===
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Oklahoma City Stars men's basketball|Oklahoma City Chiefs]]
| conference = Independent
| startyear = 1947
| endyear = 1955
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1947–48
| name = Oklahoma City
| overall = 18–13
| conference =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1948–49
| name = Oklahoma City
| overall = 20–6
| conference =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1949–50
| name = Oklahoma City
| overall = 19–9
| conference =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season|1950–51]]
| name = Oklahoma City
| overall = 16–14
| conference =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season|1951–52]]
| name = Oklahoma City
| overall = 19–8
| conference =
| postseason = [[1952 NCAA basketball tournament|NCAA first round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season|1952–53]]
| name = Oklahoma City
| overall = 18–6
| conference =
| postseason = [[1953 NCAA basketball tournament|NCAA Sweet Sixteen]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season|1953–54]]
| name = Oklahoma City
| overall = 18–7
| conference =
| postseason = [[1954 NCAA basketball tournament|NCAA first round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season|1954–55]]
| name = Oklahoma City
| overall = 9–18
| conference =
| postseason = [[1955 NCAA basketball tournament|NCAA first round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Oklahoma City
| overall = {{Winning percentage|137|81|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma Sooners]]
| conference = [[Big Eight Conference|Big Seven / Big Eight Conference]]
| startyear = 1955
| endyear = 1962
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season|1955–56]]
| name = Oklahoma
| overall = 4–19
| conference = 1–11
| confstanding = 7th
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1956–57]]
| name = Oklahoma
| overall = 8–15
| conference = 3–9
| confstanding = 7th
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1957–58]]
| name = Oklahoma
| overall = 13–10
| conference = 5–7
| confstanding = T–4th
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1958–59]]
| name = Oklahoma
| overall = 15–10
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 2nd
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1959–60]]
| name = [[1959–60 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| overall = 14–11
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 3rd
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1960–61]]
| name = [[1960–61 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| overall = 10–15
| conference = 2–12
| confstanding = 7th
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1961–62]]
| name = [[1961–62 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| overall = 7–17
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = T–5th
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Oklahoma
| overall = {{Winning percentage|71|97|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|34|58|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|208|178|record=y}}
| legend = no
}}

===Women's college basketball===
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball|Oklahoma Sooners]]
| conference = Independent
| startyear = 1978
| endyear = 1980
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1978–79
| name = Oklahoma
| overall = 13–16
| conference =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1979–80
| name = Oklahoma
| overall = 17–16
| conference =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Oklahoma
| overall = {{Winning percentage|30|32|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|30|32|record=y}}
| legend = no
}}


==References==
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| DATE OF DEATH = 2008
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[[Category:People from Perkins, Oklahoma]]
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[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 03:03, 23 November 2024

Doyle Parrack
Biographical details
Born(1921-12-06)December 6, 1921
Cotton County, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 2008(2008-09-05) (aged 86)
Perkins, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
1943–1946Oklahoma A&M
1946–1947Chicago Stags
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1955Oklahoma City
1955–1962Oklahoma
1978–1980Oklahoma (women's)
Head coaching record
Overall208–178
Tournaments1–5 (NCAA)

Doyle Kenneth Parrack (December 6, 1921 – September 5, 2008) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

Parrack was born in Cotton County, Oklahoma, and played basketball at Connors Jr. College and Oklahoma A&M University, where the Aggies under coach Henry Iba won an NCAA Championship in 1945. He coached at Shawnee (OK) High School for one year and compiled a 15–12 record. He then returned to the court and played one season of professional basketball for the Chicago Stags of the NBA. Parrack was hired as coach at Oklahoma City University in 1947 and transformed the program from a club team without a campus gymnasium into a national powerhouse. He eventually led the Chiefs to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

In 1955 he accept the position as head coach of the University of Oklahoma. In 1959 he was named Conference Coach of the Year. In 1962 Parrack returned to his alma mater, where he worked with Coach Iba as an assistant until Iba retired in 1970. Two years later he was hired to build the Israeli national basketball team, and took his team to the playoffs in Germany that same year. In 1978 through 1980 Parrack served as head coach in the University of Oklahoma women's program.

After retiring as an active coach, Parrack served as a probation officer for the Oklahoma City Juvenile Bureau. He was inducted into the Oklahoma City University Sports Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma State University Athletics Hall of Honor and was recognized by Oklahoma City University when the clock tower at the Meinder's School of Business was named in his honor.

Parrack died on September 5, 2008, at his home in Perkins, Oklahoma, at age 86.[1]

BAA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Chicago 58 .266 .650 .3 4.7
Career 58 .266 .650 .3 4.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Chicago 7 .000 1.000 .1 .4
Career 7 .000 1.000 .1 .4

Head coaching record

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Men's college basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oklahoma City Chiefs (Independent) (1947–1955)
1947–48 Oklahoma City 18–13
1948–49 Oklahoma City 20–6
1949–50 Oklahoma City 19–9
1950–51 Oklahoma City 16–14
1951–52 Oklahoma City 19–8 NCAA first round
1952–53 Oklahoma City 18–6 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1953–54 Oklahoma City 18–7 NCAA first round
1954–55 Oklahoma City 9–18 NCAA first round
Oklahoma City: 137–81 (.628)
Oklahoma Sooners (Big Seven / Big Eight Conference) (1955–1962)
1955–56 Oklahoma 4–19 1–11 7th
1956–57 Oklahoma 8–15 3–9 7th
1957–58 Oklahoma 13–10 5–7 T–4th
1958–59 Oklahoma 15–10 9–5 2nd
1959–60 Oklahoma 14–11 9–5 3rd
1960–61 Oklahoma 10–15 2–12 7th
1961–62 Oklahoma 7–17 5–9 T–5th
Oklahoma: 71–97 (.423) 34–58 (.370)
Total: 208–178 (.539)

Women's college basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oklahoma Sooners (Independent) (1978–1980)
1978–79 Oklahoma 13–16
1979–80 Oklahoma 17–16
Oklahoma: 30–32 (.484)
Total: 30–32 (.484)

References

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  1. ^ Longtime state hoops coach Doyle Parrack dies. NewsOK.com. September 6, 2008. Retrieved on October 6, 2008.
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