Brandon T. "Butch" Grover was an American former college basketball coach. He graduated from Ohio University in 1919. He joined the coaching staff at Ohio after he graduated. He was the head coach of the men's basketball team from 1922 through 1938 and is third on the school's list of all-time coaching wins.[1] He led the Bobcats to three Buckeye Athletic Association championships in the 1930s. After retiring from coaching be authored a book on the by-laws of 12 different sports which was subsequently used by many universities.[2] Grover Center on the Ohio University campus in Athens, Ohio as well as a heath lecture series at Ohio are named in his honor.[3]

Butch Grover
Biographical details
Alma materOhio University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922–1938Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall192–129

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ohio Green and White (Independent) (1922–1926)
1922–23 Ohio 11–8
1923–24 Ohio 16–5
1924–25 Ohio 13–6
1925–26 Ohio 15–9
Ohio Bobcats (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1926–1938)
1926–27 Ohio 8–13 3–7
1927–28 Ohio 10–10 4–6
1928–29 Ohio 10–10 3–7
1929–30 Ohio 12–9 4–4
1930–31 Ohio 12–4 7–1 1st
1931–32 Ohio 11–10 5–5
1932–33 Ohio 16–4 7–3 1st
1933–34 Ohio 5–14 2–6
1934–35 Ohio 11–9 5–5
1935–36 Ohio 13–7 7–3
1936–37 Ohio 18–3 10–1 1st
1937–38 Ohio 11–8 4–6
Ohio: 192–129 (.598)
Total: 192–129 (.598)

      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

Source: [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Brandon Grover". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  2. ^ "Grover Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ "Director of Sports Science Initiatives for Reds to present at Grover Lecture series". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.