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{{short description|American basketball coach}}
{{Infobox college coach
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Gene Bartow
| name = Gene Bartow
| image =
| image = Gene Bartow, 1975.jpg
| caption =
| alt =
| caption = Bartow in 1975
| current_title =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|8|18}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/sports/ncaabasketball/gene-bartow-ucla-basketball-coach-after-wooden-dies-at-81.html|title = Gene Bartow, Successor to John Wooden at U.C.L.A., Dies at 81|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 5 January 2012|last1 = Litsky|first1 = Frank}}</ref>
| current_team =
| birth_place = [[Browning, Missouri]], U.S.
| sport = [[Basketball]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|1|3|1930|8|18}}
| current_conference =
| death_place = [[Birmingham, Alabama]], U.S.
| current_record =
| alma_mater = [[Truman State University|Truman State]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1930|8|30}}
| coach_years1 = 1961–1964
| birth_place = [[Browning, Missouri]]
| coach_team1 = [[Central Missouri Mules and Jennies|Central Missouri State]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|1|3}}
| coach_years2 = 1964–1970
| death_place =
| coach_team2 = [[Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball|Valparaiso]]
| overall_record = 647-353
| coach_years3 = 1970–1974
| contract =
| coach_team3 = [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis State]] <!-- called Memphis State until summer 1994 -->
| bowl_record =
| coach_years4 = 1974–1975
| coach_team4 = [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Illinois]]
| coach_years5 = 1975–1977
| coach_team5 = [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]
| coach_years6 = 1978–1996
| coach_team6 = [[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB]]
| admin_years1 = 1977–2000
| admin_team1 = [[UAB Blazers|UAB]]
| overall_record = {{Ubl
| 647–353 (college)
| 145–39 (high school)
}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| tournament_record =
| CFbDWID =
| championships = {{Ubl
| 2 [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] regular season (1972, 1973)
| championships = [[List of Missouri state high school boys basketball championships|Missouri State High School Activities Assoc.]] (1957)<br>[[Missouri Valley Conference]] (1971-72), (1972-73)<br>[[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-8 Conference]] (1975-76), (1976-77)<br>[[Sun Belt Conference]] (1980-81), (1981-82), (1989-90)
| 2 [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-8]] regular season (1976, 1977)
| awards = [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]] (1989)<br>[[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]] (2009)
| 3 [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] regular season (1981, 1982, 1990)
| 4 [[Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament|Sun Belt tournament]] ([[1982 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament|1982]]–[[1984 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament|1984]], [[1987 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament|1987]])
| [[List of Missouri state high school boys basketball championships|MSHAA]] (1957)
}}
| awards = {{Ubl
| [[Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year|MVC Coach of the Year]] (1972)
| 3x [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] Coach of the Year (1981, 1982, 1985)
| [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]] (1989)
}}
| coaching_records =
| coaching_records =
| CBBASKHOF_year = 2009
| player_years =
| player_teams =
| player_positions =
| coach_years = 1961-1964<br>1964-1970<br>1970-1974<br>1974-1975<br>1975-1977<br>1978-1996
| coach_teams = [[Central Missouri Mules and Jennies|Central Missouri State]]<br>[[Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball|Valparaiso]]<br>[[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis]]<br>[[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Illinois]]<br>[[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]<br>[[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB]]
}}
}}
'''Gene Bartow''' (born August 18, 1930 - January 3, 2012) is a former men's [[college basketball]] [[Coach (sport)|coach]]. The [[Browning, Missouri]], native coached 36 years at six universities after coaching two high schools in Missouri for six years.
'''Bobby Gene Bartow''' (August 18, 1930{{Snd}} January 3, 2012) was an American men's [[college basketball]] coach. The [[Browning, Missouri]], native coached 36 years at six universities after coaching two high schools in Missouri for six years. In 1972 Bartow coached the [[Puerto Rico national basketball team]] in the [[1972 Munich Olympic Games]].


==High school==
==High school==
Bartow began his coaching at the prep level in Missouri, coaching [[Shelbina, Missouri|Shelbina]] and [[Saint Charles, Missouri|St. Charles]] High School basketball squads to a 145-39 win-loss mark in six seasons. His [[List_of_Missouri_state_high_school_boys_basketball_championships|1957 St. Charles]] team won the state championship, defeating North Kansas City in the Class L finals by a score of 60-54.
Bartow began his coaching at the prep level in Missouri, coaching [[Shelbina, Missouri|Shelbina]] and [[Saint Charles, Missouri|St. Charles]] High School basketball squads to a 145–39 win–loss mark in six seasons. His [[List of Missouri state high school boys basketball championships|1957 St. Charles]] team won the state championship, defeating North Kansas City in the Class L finals by a score of 60–54.


==College==
==College==
Bartow coached at [[University of Central Missouri|Central Missouri State University]] from 1961–1964, [[Valparaiso University]] from 1964–1970 and [[University of Memphis|Memphis State University]] from 1970 until 1974, and he led the Memphis State Tigers to the 1973 [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA national championship game]] and consecutive [[Missouri Valley Conference]] titles in the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons. He coached the [[USA men's national basketball team|US national team]] in the [[1974 FIBA World Championship]], winning the bronze medal.<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1974.html 1974 USA Basketball]</ref>
Bartow coached at [[University of Central Missouri|Central Missouri State University]] from 1961 to 1964, [[Valparaiso University]] from 1964 to 1970, and [[University of Memphis|Memphis State University]] from 1970 until 1974, and he led the Memphis State Tigers to the 1973 [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA national championship game]] and consecutive [[Missouri Valley Conference]] titles in the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons. He coached the [[USA men's national basketball team|US national team]] in the [[1974 FIBA World Championship]], winning the bronze medal.<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1974.html 1974 USA Basketball] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824211234/http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1974.html |date=August 24, 2007 }}</ref>


Bartow signed a five-year [[contract]] to replace [[Harv Schmidt]] at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana&ndash;Champaign|University of Illinois]] in 1974 but stayed only one year. The [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Fighting Illini]] finished tied for last in the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] at 4&ndash;14 (8&ndash;18 overall) in 1975, Bartow's only season there before he broke his contract and left for UCLA.<ref name="oskeewowwow">{{Cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-12_Illini_MBK_RecordBook.pdf |title=2011–12 Illinois Basketball Record Book. |access-date=2012-01-06 |archive-date=2011-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216025829/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-12_Illini_MBK_RecordBook.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was succeeded by [[Lou Henson]].<ref name="oskeewowwow"/>
In 1974 Bartow accepted the [[head coach]]ing position at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]]. Illinois finished 8-18 in his only season coaching the [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Fighting Illini]], and Bartow left his position to succeed [[John Wooden]] as the head coach of [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]. Bartow coached at [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to a 52-9 record, including a berth in the 1976 [[Final Four]].He coached the 1977 College Player of the Year, Marques Johnson. As of 2008, he is the second winningest coach at UCLA by percentage of wins to losses at .852, putting him behind [[Gary Cunningham]] at .862 and above John Wooden at .808.


===UCLA===
Bartow left UCLA after the 1977 season to take over the job of creating an athletic program at the [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]], more commonly known as UAB. He served as the school's first head basketball coach and athletic director for 18 years. Bartow led UAB to the [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] in the program's second year of existence, and followed that up with seven straight [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] appearances, including trips to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|Sweet 16]] in 1981 and the [[Elite Eight]] in 1982.
Bartow left the Midwest for [[Los Angeles]] to succeed coaching legend [[John Wooden]] as the head coach at [[UCLA Bruins basketball|UCLA]]. He led the Bruins from [[1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|1975]] to [[1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|1977]], guiding them to [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-8]] titles and a {{winning percentage|52|9|record=y}} record, including a berth in the [[Final Four]] in [[1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#Final Four – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|1976]], falling to [[1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]], the undefeated eventual champion.<ref name=sivinmpt>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1976/04/05/614781/indiana-makes-its-point |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=McDermott |first=Barry |title=Indiana makes its point |date=April 5, 1976 |page=18}}</ref> In 1977, his second-ranked UCLA lost to unranked [[1976–77 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team|Idaho State]] by a point in the [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#West region|Sweet Sixteen]] at {{nowrap|[[Marriott Center|Provo, Utah]].<ref name=sivm77>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1977/03/28/560875/off-and-running-toward-atlanta |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=McDermott |first=Barry |title=Off and running toward Atlanta |date=March 28, 1977 |page=16}}</ref><ref name=dnllbn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BdFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6533%2C4610884 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Benson |first=Lee |title=Utes fall short, Idaho State stuns UCLA |date=March 18, 1977 |page=6B}}</ref><ref name=isugrtwn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aPAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7vgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4290%2C999413 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=ISU has greatest win |date=March 18, 1977 |page=21}}</ref><ref name=ergobscu>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hdZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6510%2C4260707 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=wire services |title=UCLA becomes the obscure one |date=March 18, 1977 |page=1B}}</ref>}} As of 2023, his two seasons had the second-highest winning percentage at UCLA, behind [[Gary Cunningham]] (.862).


===UAB===
Bartow retired from coaching in 1996, and in 1997, UAB renamed its basketball venue, [[Bartow Arena]], in his honor. His son [[Murry Bartow|Murry]], a UAB assistant, became the coach upon Bartow's retirement; Bartow is now president of Hoops, LP, the company that runs the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] and the [[FedEx Forum]].<ref>[http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-grizzlies-president Former UCLA coach Bartow named president of Grizzlies]</ref>
After just two years at UCLA, Bartow left in 1977 to take over the job of creating an athletic program at the [[UAB Blazers|University of Alabama at Birmingham]] (UAB). He served as the Blazers' first head [[UAB Blazers men's basketball|basketball]] coach and athletic director for 18 years. Bartow led UAB to the [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] in [[1980 National Invitation Tournament|1980]], the program's second year of existence, and followed that up with seven straight [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] appearances, including advancements to the Sweet Sixteen in [[1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament#Mideast region|1981]] and the [[Elite Eight]] in [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Mideast region|1982]].


Bartow retired from coaching in 1996, and in 1997, UAB renamed its basketball venue [[Bartow Arena]] in his honor. His son [[Murry Bartow|Murry]], a UAB assistant, became the coach upon Bartow's retirement; Bartow was later president of Hoops, LP, the company that runs the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] and the [[FedEx Forum]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-grizzlies-president |title=Former UCLA coach Bartow named president of Grizzlies |access-date=2014-05-18 |archive-date=2011-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522095632/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-grizzlies-president |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On April 15, 2009, a UAB spokesman revealed that Bartow had been diagnosed with [[stomach cancer]].<ref>http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11633141</ref>


===Honors===
===Honors===
In 1989, Bartow was inducted into the [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]], 10 years later, in 1999, [[University of Central Missouri|Central Missouri State]] (now the University of Central Missouri) also elected him to theirs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Events March 4–10 - Official Athletics Website |url=https://ucmathletics.com/splash.aspx?id=splash14 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=University of Central Missouri Athletics |language=en}}</ref> Bartow was also voted one of [[Valparaiso University]]'s 150 most influential people in October 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valpo Athletics |url=http://www.valpoathletics.com/news/default/147/9231/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.valpoathletics.com}}</ref> Bartow was inducted into the [[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]] in Kansas City on November 22, 2009, along with fellow inductees [[Magic Johnson]], [[Larry Bird]], [[Wayman Tisdale]], [[Jud Heathcote]], [[Walter Byers]], [[Travis Grant]] and Bill Wall. In 2013, Bartow was selected for induction into the [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association]] (MIAA) Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=MIAA ANNOUNCES 2013 HALL OF FAME CLASS |url=https://themiaa.com/news/2013/4/4/GEN_0404135056.aspx |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=themiaa.com |language=en}}</ref>
In 1989, Bartow was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, 10 years later, in 1999, Central Missouri State Hall of Fame also elected him to theirs.<ref>[http://www.ucmo.edu/athletics/general/00hof.htm Central Missouri Hall of Fame]</ref>

Bartow was also voted one of [[Valparaiso University]] 150 most influential people in October 2009. [http://www.valpoathletics.com/news/default/147/9231/]
==Death==
Bartow was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City on November 22, 2009, along with fellow inductees Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Wayman Tisdale, Jud Heathcote, Walter Byers, Travis Grant, and Bill Wall.
On April 15, 2009, a UAB spokesman revealed that Bartow had been diagnosed with [[stomach cancer]]; he died at his home in Birmingham in early 2012 from the disease.


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==

{{CBB Yearly Record Start
===College===
|type=coach
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason= | poll = }}
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|postseason=
|poll=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=[[Central Missouri Mules and Jennies|Central Missouri State]]
| name = [[Central Missouri Mules basketball|Central Missouri State Mules]]
| conference = [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association|Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
|startyear=1961
| startyear = 1961
|conference=Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
|endyear=1964
| endyear = 1964
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1961–62
| championship =
| name = Central Missouri State
| conference =
| confstanding =
| overall = 16–6
| season =1961–1962
| conference =
| confstanding =
| name =Central Missouri
| overall =16–6
| postseason =
| postseason =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1962–63
| championship =
| name = Central Missouri State
| conference =
| confstanding =
| overall = 17–6
| season =1962–1963
| conference =
| confstanding =
| name =Central Missouri
| overall =17–6
| postseason =
| postseason =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1963–64
| championship =
| name = Central Missouri State
| conference =
| confstanding =
| overall = 14–9
| season =1963–1964
| conference =
| confstanding =
| name =Central Missouri
| overall =14–9
| postseason =
| postseason =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name =Central Missouri
| name = Central Missouri State
| overall =47–21
| overall = 47–21
| confrecord =
| confrecord =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=[[Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball|Valparaiso Crusaders]]
| name = [[Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball|Valparaiso Crusaders]]
| conference = [[Indiana Collegiate Conference]]
|startyear=1964
| startyear = 1964
|conference=Indiana Collegiate Conference
|endyear=1970
| endyear = 1970
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1964–65
| championship =
| conference =5–7
| name = Valparaiso
| overall = 13–12
| confstanding =3rd/7
| season =1964–1965
| conference = 5–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| name =Valparaiso
| overall =13–12
| postseason =
| postseason =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| name =Valparaiso
| name = Valparaiso
| season =1965–1966
| season = 1965–66
| overall =18–10
| overall = 18–10
| conference =7–5
| conference = 7–5
| confstanding =4th/7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =[[1967 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament|NCAA 2nd Round]]
| postseason = [[1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament|NCAA College Division Second Round]]
| championship =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1966–1967
| season = 1966–67
| name = Valparaiso
| championship =
| overall =21–8
| overall = 21–8
| conference =7–5
| conference = 7–5
| confstanding =2nd/7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
| postseason =
| name =Valparaiso
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| name =Valparaiso
| season = 1967–68
| overall =11–15
| name = Valparaiso
| overall = 11–15
| confstanding =6th/7
| championship =
| conference = 3–9
| postseason =
| confstanding = 6th
| season =1967–1968
| postseason =
| conference =3–9
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| conference =4–4
| season = 1968–69
| season =1968–1969
| name = Valparaiso
| name =Valparaiso
| overall = 16–12
| overall =16–12
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding =T–2nd/5
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = [[1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament|NCAA College Division Second Round]]
| championship =
| postseason =[[1969 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament|NCAA 2nd Round]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1969–1970
| season = 1969–70
| name =Valparaiso
| name = Valparaiso
| overall =13–13
| overall = 13–13
| conference =2–6
| conference = 2–6
| confstanding =5th/5
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
| postseason =
| championship =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name =Valparaiso
| name = Valparaiso
| overall =92–70
| overall = 92–70
| confrecord =28–30
| confrecord = 28–36
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=[[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis State Tigers]]
| name = [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis State Tigers]]
| conference = [[Missouri Valley Conference]]
|startyear=1970
| startyear = 1970
|conference=[[Missouri Valley Conference]]
|endyear=1974
| endyear = 1974
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1970–71]]
| season =1970–1971
| name =Memphis State
| name = Memphis State
| overall =18–8
| overall = 18–8
| conference =8–6
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding =4th
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
| postseason =
| championship =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season =1971–1972
| season = [[1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1971–72]]
| name =Memphis State
| overall =21–7
| name = Memphis State
| conference =12-2
| overall = 21–7
| confstanding =T–1st
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =[[1972 National Invitation Tournament|NIT 1st Round]]
| postseason = [[1972 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]
| championship =conference
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season =1972–1973
| season = [[1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|1972–73]]
| overall =24–6
| name =Memphis State
| name = [[1972–73 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team|Memphis State]]
| conference =12–2
| overall = 24–6
| confstanding =1st
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =[[1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Runner-Up]]
| postseason = [[1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|NCAA University Division Runner-up]]
| championship =conference
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1973–1974
| season = [[1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1973–74]]
| overall =19–11
| name = Memphis State
| postseason =
| overall = 19–11
| championship =
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| name =Memphis State
| postseason =
| confstanding =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
|name =Memphis State
| name = Memphis State
|overall =82–32
| overall = 82–32
|confrecord =32–10
| confrecord = 32–10
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=[[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Illinois Fighting Illini]]
| name = [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Illinois Fighting Illini]]
| conference = [[Big Ten Conference]]
|startyear=1974
| startyear = 1974
|conference=[[Big 10]]
|endyear=1975
| endyear = 1975
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1974–75]]
| name =Illinois
| name = [[1974–75 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]]
| overall =8–18
| conference =4–14
| overall = 8–18
| confstanding =T–9th
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = T–9th
| championship =
| postseason =
| postseason =
| season =1974–1975
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name =Illinois
| name = Illinois
| overall =8–18
| overall = 8–18
| confrecord =4–14
| confrecord = 4–14
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=[[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA Bruins]]
| name = [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA Bruins]]
| conference = [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-8 Conference]]
|startyear=1975
| startyear = 1975
|conference=[[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac 8]]
|endyear=1977
| endyear = 1977
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| name =UCLA
| season = [[1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1975–76]]
| overall =28–4†
| name = [[1975–76 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
| conference =13–1
| overall = 28–4†
| confstanding =1st
| conference = 13–1
| postseason =[[1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA 3rd Place]]
| confstanding = 1st
| championship =conference
| postseason = [[1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Third Place]]
| season =1975–1976
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season =1976–1977
| season = [[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1976–77]]
| overall =24–5
| name = [[1976–77 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
| conference =11–3
| confstanding =1st
| overall = 24–5
| conference = 11–3
| championship =conference
| confstanding = 1st
| name =UCLA
| postseason =[[1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Sweet 16]]
| postseason = [[1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name =UCLA
| name = UCLA
| overall =52–9
| overall = 52–9
| confrecord =24–4
| confrecord = 24–4
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name=[[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB]]
| name = [[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB Blazers]]
| conference = [[NCAA Division I independent schools|NCAA Division I independent]]
| startyear=1978
| startyear = 1978
| conference=Independent/[[Sun Belt Conference]]
| endyear=1991
| endyear = 1979
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1978–1979
| season = [[1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1978–79]]
| name =[[1978–79 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| name = [[1978–79 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| overall =15–11
| overall = 15–11
| championship =
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
| postseason =
}}
| confstanding =
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB Blazers]]
| conference = [[Sun Belt Conference]]
| startyear = 1979
| endyear = 1991
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1979–1980
| season = [[1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1979–80]]
| name =UAB
| name = [[1979–80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| overall =18–12
| overall = 18–12
| championship =
| conference = 10–4
| confstanding = T–2nd
| conference =10–4
| postseason = [[1980 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]
| confstanding =T–2nd
| postseason =[[1980 National Invitation Tournament|NIT 1st Round]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season =1980–1981
| season = [[1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1980–81]]
| name =UAB
| name = [[1980–81 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| overall =23–9
| conference =9–3
| overall = 23–9
| confstanding =T–1st
| conference = 9–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| championship =conference
| postseason =[[1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Sweet 16]]
| postseason = [[1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| postseason =[[1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Elite 8]]
| season = [[1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1981–82]]
| championship =confboth
| name = [[1981–82 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| season =1981–1982
| name =UAB
| overall = 25–6
| conference =9–1
| conference = 9–1
| confstanding =1st
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]
| overall =25–6
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season =1982–1983
| season = [[1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1982–83]]
| championship =conference tournament
| name =UAB
| name = [[1982–83 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| overall =19–14
| overall = 19–14
| confstanding =3rd
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| conference =9–5
| postseason =[[1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA 1st Round]]
| postseason = [[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season =1983–1984
| season = [[1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1983–84]]
| name =UAB
| name = [[1983–84 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| conference =8–6
| overall = 23–11
| confstanding =5th
| conference = 8–6
| championship =conference tournament
| confstanding = 5th
| overall =23–11
| postseason =[[1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA 1st Round]]
| postseason = [[1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1984–85]]
| championship =
| name = [[1984–85 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| season =1984–1985
| name =UAB
| overall = 25–9
| overall =25–9
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| conference =11–3
| postseason = [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]
| confstanding =2nd
| postseason =[[1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA 2nd Round]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1985–1986
| season = [[1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1985–86]]
| name =UAB
| name = [[1985–86 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| overall =25–11
| overall = 25–11
| conference =9–5
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding =T–3rd
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason =[[1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA 2nd Round]]
| postseason = [[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Second Round]]
| championship =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season =1986–1987
| season = [[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1986–87]]
| name =UAB
| name = [[1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| overall =21–11
| conference =10–4
| overall = 21–11
| confstanding =3rd
| conference = 10–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| championship =conference tournament
| postseason =[[1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA 1st Round]]
| postseason = [[1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1987–1988
| season = [[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1987–88]]
| name =UAB
| name = UAB
| overall =16–15
| overall = 16–15
| conference =7–7
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding =5th
| confstanding = 5th
| championship =
| postseason =
| postseason =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1988–1989
| season = [[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1988–89]]
| name =UAB
| name = UAB
| overall =22–12
| overall = 22–12
| postseason =[[1989 National Invitation Tournament|NIT Final Four]]
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = [[1989 National Invitation Tournament|NIT Final Four]]
| championship =
| conference =8–6
| confstanding =4th
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season =1989–1990
| season = [[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1989–90]]
| name =UAB
| name = [[1989–90 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| overall =22–9
| conference =12–2
| overall = 22–9
| confstanding =1st
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| championship =conference
| postseason =[[1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA 1st Round]]
| postseason = [[1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1990–91]]
| postseason =[[1991 National Invitation Tournament|NIT 1st Round]]
| name =UAB
| name = UAB
| overall =18–13
| overall = 18–13
| conference =9–5
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding =2nd
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = [[1991 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]
| championship =
| season =1990–1991
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name =UAB
| overall =247–143
| confrecord =111–51
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name=[[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB Blazers]]
| name = [[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB Blazers]]
| conference = [[Great Midwest Conference]]
| startyear=1991
| startyear = 1991
| conference=[[Great Midwest Conference]]
| endyear=1995
| endyear = 1995
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1991–92]]
| championship =
| overall =20–9
| name = UAB
| season =1991–1992
| overall = 20–9
| conference =4–6
| conference = 4–6
| confstanding =5th
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = [[1992 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]
| name =UAB
| postseason =[[1992 National Invitation Tournament|NIT 1st Round]]
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1992–93]]
| postseason =[[1993 National Invitation Tournament|NIT Final Four]]
| name =UAB
| name = UAB
| overall =21–14
| overall = 21–14
| championship =
| conference = 5–5
| confstanding = 4th
| conference =5–5
| postseason = [[1993 National Invitation Tournament|NIT Final Four]]
| confstanding =4th
| season =1992–1993
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1993–1994
| season = [[1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1993–94]]
| name =UAB
| name = [[1993–94 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| overall =22–8
| overall = 22–8
| championship =
| conference = 8–4
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason =[[1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA 1st Round]]
| postseason = [[1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I First Round]]
| conference =8–4
| confstanding =T–2nd
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season =1994–1995
| season = [[1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1994–95]]
| name =UAB
| name = UAB
| overall =15–15
| overall = 14–16
| championship =
| conference = 5–7
| confstanding = 6th
| conference =5–7
| confstanding =6th
| postseason =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name =UAB
| overall =77–46
| confrecord =22–22
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name=[[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB Blazers]]
| name = [[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB Blazers]]
| conference=[[Conference USA]]
| conference = [[Conference USA]]
| startyear=1995
| startyear = 1995
| endyear=1996
| endyear = 1996
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1995–96]]
| name =UAB
| overall =16–14
| name = UAB
| overall = 16–14
| championship =
| conference =6–8
| conference = 6–8
| confstanding =2nd(Red)
| confstanding = 2nd <small>(Red)</small>
| postseason =
| postseason =
| season =1995–1996
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name =UAB
| overall =16–14
| confrecord =6–8
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name =UAB
| name = UAB
| overall =340–203
| overall = 365–204
| confrecord =139–81
| confrecord = 139–81
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall =647–353
| overall = 647–353
| confrecord =195–139
}}
}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins]]
* [[List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach]]


==References==
==References==
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Gene Bartow
Bartow in 1975
Biographical details
Born(1930-08-18)August 18, 1930[1]
Browning, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 2012(2012-01-03) (aged 81)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Alma materTruman State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1964Central Missouri State
1964–1970Valparaiso
1970–1974Memphis State
1974–1975Illinois
1975–1977UCLA
1978–1996UAB
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1977–2000UAB
Head coaching record
Overall
  • 647–353 (college)
  • 145–39 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2009

Bobby Gene Bartow (August 18, 1930 – January 3, 2012) was an American men's college basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri, native coached 36 years at six universities after coaching two high schools in Missouri for six years. In 1972 Bartow coached the Puerto Rico national basketball team in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.

High school

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Bartow began his coaching at the prep level in Missouri, coaching Shelbina and St. Charles High School basketball squads to a 145–39 win–loss mark in six seasons. His 1957 St. Charles team won the state championship, defeating North Kansas City in the Class L finals by a score of 60–54.

College

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Bartow coached at Central Missouri State University from 1961 to 1964, Valparaiso University from 1964 to 1970, and Memphis State University from 1970 until 1974, and he led the Memphis State Tigers to the 1973 NCAA national championship game and consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles in the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons. He coached the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[2]

Bartow signed a five-year contract to replace Harv Schmidt at the University of Illinois in 1974 but stayed only one year. The Fighting Illini finished tied for last in the Big Ten at 4–14 (8–18 overall) in 1975, Bartow's only season there before he broke his contract and left for UCLA.[3] He was succeeded by Lou Henson.[3]

UCLA

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Bartow left the Midwest for Los Angeles to succeed coaching legend John Wooden as the head coach at UCLA. He led the Bruins from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to Pac-8 titles and a 52–9 (.852) record, including a berth in the Final Four in 1976, falling to Indiana, the undefeated eventual champion.[4] In 1977, his second-ranked UCLA lost to unranked Idaho State by a point in the Sweet Sixteen at Provo, Utah.[5][6][7][8] As of 2023, his two seasons had the second-highest winning percentage at UCLA, behind Gary Cunningham (.862).

UAB

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After just two years at UCLA, Bartow left in 1977 to take over the job of creating an athletic program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He served as the Blazers' first head basketball coach and athletic director for 18 years. Bartow led UAB to the NIT in 1980, the program's second year of existence, and followed that up with seven straight NCAA tournament appearances, including advancements to the Sweet Sixteen in 1981 and the Elite Eight in 1982.

Bartow retired from coaching in 1996, and in 1997, UAB renamed its basketball venue Bartow Arena in his honor. His son Murry, a UAB assistant, became the coach upon Bartow's retirement; Bartow was later president of Hoops, LP, the company that runs the Memphis Grizzlies and the FedEx Forum.[9]

Honors

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In 1989, Bartow was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, 10 years later, in 1999, Central Missouri State (now the University of Central Missouri) also elected him to theirs.[10] Bartow was also voted one of Valparaiso University's 150 most influential people in October 2009.[11] Bartow was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City on November 22, 2009, along with fellow inductees Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Wayman Tisdale, Jud Heathcote, Walter Byers, Travis Grant and Bill Wall. In 2013, Bartow was selected for induction into the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Hall of Fame.[12]

Death

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On April 15, 2009, a UAB spokesman revealed that Bartow had been diagnosed with stomach cancer; he died at his home in Birmingham in early 2012 from the disease.

Head coaching record

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College

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Central Missouri State Mules (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1961–1964)
1961–62 Central Missouri State 16–6
1962–63 Central Missouri State 17–6
1963–64 Central Missouri State 14–9
Central Missouri State: 47–21
Valparaiso Crusaders (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1964–1970)
1964–65 Valparaiso 13–12 5–7 3rd
1965–66 Valparaiso 18–10 7–5 4th NCAA College Division Second Round
1966–67 Valparaiso 21–8 7–5 2nd
1967–68 Valparaiso 11–15 3–9 6th
1968–69 Valparaiso 16–12 4–4 T–2nd NCAA College Division Second Round
1969–70 Valparaiso 13–13 2–6 5th
Valparaiso: 92–70 28–36
Memphis State Tigers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1970–1974)
1970–71 Memphis State 18–8 8–6 4th
1971–72 Memphis State 21–7 12–2 T–1st NIT First Round
1972–73 Memphis State 24–6 12–2 1st NCAA University Division Runner-up
1973–74 Memphis State 19–11
Memphis State: 82–32 32–10
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1974–1975)
1974–75 Illinois 8–18 4–14 T–9th
Illinois: 8–18 4–14
UCLA Bruins (Pacific-8 Conference) (1975–1977)
1975–76 UCLA 28–4† 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Third Place
1976–77 UCLA 24–5 11–3 1st NCAA Division I Sweet 16
UCLA: 52–9 24–4
UAB Blazers (NCAA Division I independent) (1978–1979)
1978–79 UAB 15–11
UAB Blazers (Sun Belt Conference) (1979–1991)
1979–80 UAB 18–12 10–4 T–2nd NIT First Round
1980–81 UAB 23–9 9–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet 16
1981–82 UAB 25–6 9–1 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1982–83 UAB 19–14 9–5 3rd NCAA Division I First Round
1983–84 UAB 23–11 8–6 5th NCAA Division I First Round
1984–85 UAB 25–9 11–3 2nd NCAA Division I Second Round
1985–86 UAB 25–11 9–5 T–3rd NCAA Division I Second Round
1986–87 UAB 21–11 10–4 3rd NCAA Division I First Round
1987–88 UAB 16–15 7–7 5th
1988–89 UAB 22–12 8–6 4th NIT Final Four
1989–90 UAB 22–9 12–2 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1990–91 UAB 18–13 9–5 2nd NIT First Round
UAB Blazers (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–92 UAB 20–9 4–6 5th NIT First Round
1992–93 UAB 21–14 5–5 4th NIT Final Four
1993–94 UAB 22–8 8–4 T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1994–95 UAB 14–16 5–7 6th
UAB Blazers (Conference USA) (1995–1996)
1995–96 UAB 16–14 6–8 2nd (Red)
UAB: 365–204 139–81
Total: 647–353

      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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Litsky, Frank (5 January 2012). "Gene Bartow, Successor to John Wooden at U.C.L.A., Dies at 81". The New York Times.
  2. ^ 1974 USA Basketball Archived August 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "2011–12 Illinois Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  4. ^ McDermott, Barry (April 5, 1976). "Indiana makes its point". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
  5. ^ McDermott, Barry (March 28, 1977). "Off and running toward Atlanta". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  6. ^ Benson, Lee (March 18, 1977). "Utes fall short, Idaho State stuns UCLA". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6B.
  7. ^ "ISU has greatest win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 18, 1977. p. 21.
  8. ^ "UCLA becomes the obscure one". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 18, 1977. p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Former UCLA coach Bartow named president of Grizzlies". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  10. ^ "Home Events March 4–10 - Official Athletics Website". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  11. ^ "Valpo Athletics". www.valpoathletics.com. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  12. ^ "MIAA ANNOUNCES 2013 HALL OF FAME CLASS". themiaa.com. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
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