Russell Bernard DeVette (July 9, 1923 – November 23, 2009) was an American football, basketball and baseball player and coach.[1] He served as the head basketball coach at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, from 1948 to 1951 and from 1956 to 1977.[2]
 DeVette from the 1967 Milestone | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1923 |
| Died | November 23, 2009 (aged 86) |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1943–1944 | Denison |
| 1946–1947 | Hope |
| 1948–1950 | Holland Hurricanes |
| 1950–1951 | Grand Rapids Hornets |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1955–1969 | Hope |
| Basketball | |
| 1948–1951 | Hope |
| 1956–1977 | Hope |
| Baseball | |
| 1952–1954 | Hope |
| 1956–1961 | Hope |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 62–64–1 (football) 329–221 (basketball) 72–43–1 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 MIAA (1958, 1963) | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Flying Dutchmen (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1955–1969) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Hope | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1956 | Hope | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1957 | Hope | 7–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1958 | Hope | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1959 | Hope | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Hope | 5–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Hope | 0–7 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1962 | Hope | 3–6 | 1–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1963 | Hope | 5–4 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Hope | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1965 | Hope | 4–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Hope | 3–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1967 | Hope | 2–6 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1968 | Hope | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1969 | Hope | 3–5–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| Hope: | 62–64–1 | 41–39 | |||||||
| Total: | 62–64–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Russ DeVette". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "All-Time Coaches". Hope College. Retrieved July 21, 2018.