James A. Usilton Sr. (June 10, 1895 – March 13, 1939)[1] was an American college basketball coach at Temple University between 1926–27 and 1938–39. He won 205 games as the Owls' coach, including one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) during the 1937–38 season.[2] That Temple squad won the first-ever NIT.[1] His 1937–38 team was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[3][4] His 1935–36 team reached the finals of the 1936 Olympic Trials.[1]
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | June 10, 1895 |
| Died | March 13, 1939 (aged 43) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Temple |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1923?–1926 | Central HS |
| 1926–1939 | Temple |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 205–79 (.722) |
| Tournaments | NIT: 3–0 (1.000) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Helms National (1938) Premo-Porretta National (1938) NIT (1938) 2× EIC (1937, 1938) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Temple Owls (Independent) (1926–1932) | |||||||||
| 1926–27 | Temple | 14–5 | |||||||
| 1927–28 | Temple | 17–5 | |||||||
| 1928–29 | Temple | 17–4 | |||||||
| 1929–30 | Temple | 18–3 | |||||||
| 1930–31 | Temple | 17–4 | |||||||
| 1931–32 | Temple | 13–7 | |||||||
| Temple Owls (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1932–1939) | |||||||||
| 1932–33 | Temple | 15–6 | 5–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933–34 | Temple | 9–12 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1934–35 | Temple | 17–7 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935–36 | Temple | 18–6 | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1936–37 | Temple | 17–6 | 7–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1937–38 | Temple | 23–2 | 9–1 | 1st | NIT Champions Helms Foundation National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions | ||||
| 1938–39 | Temple | 10–12 | 4–6 | T–5th | |||||
| Temple: | 205–79 (.722) | 41–25 (.621) | |||||||
| Total: | 205–79 (.722) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame – James Usilton, Sr". OwlSports.com. Temple University. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ "James Usilton coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.