Peter Salzberg is an American former college basketball coach and was the head men's basketball coach at Vermont from 1972 to 1981.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Columbia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1967–1972 | Columbia (freshmen) |
| 1972–1981 | Vermont |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 105-128 |
Early career
editAfter a playing both basketball and golf at Columbia, Salzberg worked for the Associated Press for two years before being hired as the Columbia freshman basketball team coach by Jack Rohan in 1967.[2] Salzberg also served as the university's golf coach and assistant to the director of athletics during his tenure at his alma mater.[3] During the crisis on Columnbia's campus in 1968, Salzberg joined other young faculty and staff as peacekeepers between protesters, and Salzberg documented the experience on campus as Assistant Editor of "Six Weeks that Shook Mornignside" - a special edition of the alumni magazine consisting of collected documents and photographs, and with effort "to be more reasonable, comprehensive, and non-partisan than most."[4][5]
Head coaching career
editIn 1972, Salzberg was hired as the head men's basketball coach at Vermont, where he would coach for nine years, ending with an overall record of 105-128.[6]
Salzberg remains ranked fifth all time at Vermont in wins and in win/loss percentage.[7] His tenure included coming in second in line for the New England Coach of the Year in 1975[8] and the historic upset in 1977 of Vermont over The Ohio State Buckeyes, 7 of whose players were drafted into the NBA.[9]
Salzberg resigned from the position after nine seasons, and was replaced by his assistant, Bill Whitmore.
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont (Yankee/America East) (1972–1981) | |||||||||
| 1972–73 | Vermont | 8-16 | 2-10 | 6th | |||||
| 1973–74 | Vermont | 9-17 | 3-9 | 5th | |||||
| 1974–75 | Vermont | 16-10 | 8-4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1975–76 | Vermont | 15-10 | 6-6 | 4th | |||||
| 1976–77 | Vermont | 9-16 | N/A | ||||||
| 1977–78 | Vermont | 11-15 | N/A | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Vermont | 9-17 | N/A | ||||||
| 1979–80 | Vermont | 12-15 | N/A | 7th | |||||
| 1980–81 | Vermont | 16-12 | N/A | 3rd | |||||
| Vermont: | 105-128 | 19-29 | |||||||
| Total: | 105-128 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Peter Salzberg Coaching Record | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 11 October 1967 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 26 September 1968 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ Rios, Joanna. "Research Guides: Columbia University Archives: 1968 Crisis". guides.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development. 1967–69.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Vermont Men's Basketball History & Records". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Vermont Men's Basketball Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Harvin, Al (March 25, 1975). "People in Sports". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ New UVM Vs OSU Classic Game 1977, retrieved November 17, 2023
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