Robert Eugene Daniels (July 20, 1935 – March 18, 2022) was an American basketball player and coach.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 20, 1935 Tutor Key, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 2022 (aged 86) Versailles, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1953–1957 | Western Kentucky |
| Baseball | |
| 1954–1957 | Western Kentucky |
| Position(s) | Forward, Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957–1960 | Sacramento (KY) HS |
| 1960–1964 | Muhlenberg (KY) HS |
| 1964–1967 | Kentucky Wesleyan (asstistant) |
| 1967–1972 | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 1972–1977 | Marshall |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 181–98 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division II Tournament (1968, 1969) | |
| Awards | |
| NABC Division II Coach of the Year (1971) | |
Career
editCollegiately he played basketball and baseball for Western Kentucky University under Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle.[1] In 1957 he was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals.[2] He started assistant coaching under Coach Guy R. Strong at Kentucky Wesleyan College and was a part of the 1965–66 National Championship team, the first of Kentucky Wesleyan's eight National Championships. During the late 1960s and early-1970s he coached the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers for five seasons, all five seasons he took the team to the Division II NCAA Tournament and won the second and third National Championship for the college. After Kentucky Wesleyan he was the Thundering Herd coach beginning in the 1972–73 season for the NIT appearance.
Daniels died in Versailles, Kentucky, on March 18, 2022, at the age of 86.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Independent) (1967–1972) | |||||||||
| 1967–68 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 28–3 | NCAA Div II Champion | ||||||
| 1968–69 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 25–5 | NCAA Div II Champion | ||||||
| 1969–70 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 18–10 | NCAA Div II Sweet 16 | ||||||
| 1970–71 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 22–8 | NCAA Div II Fourth Place | ||||||
| 1971–72 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 17–10 | NCAA Div II Round of 32 | ||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan: | 110–36 | ||||||||
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) (1972–1976) | |||||||||
| 1972–73 | Marshall | 20–7 | NIT First Round | ||||||
| 1973–74 | Marshall | 17–9 | |||||||
| 1974–75 | Marshall | 13–13 | |||||||
| 1975–76 | Marshall | 13–14 | |||||||
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Southern) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976–77 | Marshall | 8–19 | 2–1 | 8th | |||||
| Marshall: | 71–62 | ||||||||
| Total: | 181–98 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Seven Hilltopper Greats To Be Inducted Into WKU Athletic Hall Of Fame". wkusports.com. October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "1957 NBA Draft | Basketball-Reference.com".
- ^ "Robert "Bob" Eugene Daniels obituary". owensborotimes.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)