Walter J. "Shorty" Rothensies was an American basketball coach. He served as the head coach for the Trinity Blue and White (now the Duke Blue Devils) during the 1919–20 season, compiling a 10–4 record.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Trinity (1920) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–20 | Trinity |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–4 |
He went to school at Trinity from 1916 to 1917, before leaving to fight in World War I. Rothensies returned to finish his degree in the fall of 1919.[1]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Blue and White (Independent) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919–20 | Trinity | 10–4 | |||||||
| Trinity: | 10–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–4 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Roth, John (2006). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. pp. 306–307. ISBN 978-0-822-33904-5.
External links
edit- W.J. Rothensies at Sports-Reference.com