Joe Ramsey (born January 3, 1943)[1] is a former college basketball player and coach. Ramsey attended Southern Illinois University and played on the school's basketball team. He was later inducted in the Saluki Hall of Fame.[2] The Baltimore Bullets selected Ramsey with the 96th selection in the 1965 NBA draft.[1] He was the head basketball coach at Oklahoma, Millikin, and Blackburn.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1943 Sandoval, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1962–1965 | Southern Illinois |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965–1967 | Southern Illinois (GA) |
| 1972–1973 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
| 1973–1975 | Oklahoma |
| 1975–1996 | Millikin |
| 1998–2003 | Blackburn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 383–335 (.533) |
| Tournaments | 1–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 CCIW (1983, 1989) SLIAC (2003) | |
| Awards | |
| SLIAC Coach of the Year (2003) | |
Coaching career
editRamsey served as a graduate assistant coach for SIU. He later was an assistant coach at Kansas State, and Oklahoma.[3][4] He was the head basketball coach at Oklahoma, from 1973 to 1975. He took over the program after recently hired head coach Les Lane died of a heart attack. In 1975, Oklahoma fired Ramsey after a 31–21 record.[5] He later became the head coach at Millikin, from 1975 to 1996, where the Big Blue made two NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament appearances won two College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships.[6] While at Millikin he also coached golf.[7] He later coached Blackburn, from 1998 to 2003. In his final season the Beavers won the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. Ramsey was named the conference's coach of the year.[8] He has a head coaching record of 383–335.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Sooners (Big 8 Conference) (1973–1975) | |||||||||
| 1973–74 | Oklahoma | 18–8 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1974–75 | Oklahoma | 13–13 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| Oklahoma: | 31–21 (.596) | 15–13 (.536) | |||||||
| Millikin Big Blue (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1975–1996) | |||||||||
| 1975–76 | Millikin | 11–15 | 7–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1976–77 | Millikin | 15–11 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977–78 | Millikin | 13–13 | 10–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 1978–79 | Millikin | 17–9 | 11–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1979–80 | Millikin | 14–11 | 11–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1980–81 | Millikin | 14–12 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1981–82 | Millikin | 13–11 | 9–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1982–83 | Millikin | 21–7 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1983–84 | Millikin | 12–14 | 6–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Millikin | 3–23 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
| 1985–86 | Millikin | 9–17 | 5–11 | 6th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Millikin | 17–8 | 11–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Millikin | 22–6 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1988–89 | Millikin | 20–7 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1989–90 | Millikin | 11–14 | 4–12 | T–6th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Millikin | 14–12 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1991–92 | Millikin | 15–11 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Millikin | 13–12 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Millikin | 17–8 | 10–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1994–95 | Millikin | 14–11 | 6–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Millikin | 8–17 | 3–11 | T–6th | |||||
| Millikin: | 293–249 (.541) | 173–152 (.532) | |||||||
| Blackburn Beavers (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1998–2003) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Blackburn | 9–16 | 6–8 | T–6th | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Blackburn | 8–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2000–01 | Blackburn | 13–12 | 10–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2001–02 | Blackburn | 14–11 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Blackburn | 15–10 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Blackburn: | 59–65 (.476) | 39–31 (.557) | |||||||
| Total: | 383–335 (.533) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Joe Ramsey Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Ramsey (1984)". Southern Illinois University athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Trammel, Barry (March 25, 2017). "Big 12 history: Promoting an assistant coach can be risky". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. November 18, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Sittler, Dave (April 23, 1994). "Sooners should keep going after Spoonhour". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "CCIW Men's basketball Record Book" (PDF). College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Ramsey (1990)". Millikin University athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Ramsey". NCAA Statistics. 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.