Gordon C. Stauffer
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 21, 1930 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1952 | Michigan State |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959–1962 | South Carolina (asst.) |
| 1962–1966 | Oklahoma (asst.) |
| 1966–1967 | Washburn |
| 1967–1975 | Indiana State |
| 1975–1979 | IPFW |
| 1979–1981 | Geneva |
| 1981–1990 | Nicholls State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 299-331 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1967: Central Intercollegiate Conf. Championship 1968: Indiana Collegiate Conf. Championship 1968: NCAA Regional Championship |
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| Awards | |
| 2004: Inducted Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Gordon C. Stauffer (born May 21, 1930) is a retired American basketball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at Indiana State University; leading their transition from NCAA College Division (now Division II) to Division I and membership in the Midwestern Conference and ultimately the Missouri Valley Conference. He also coached at Washburn University, Indiana University_Purdue University - Fort Wayne (IPFW), at Geneva College; his last college position was at Nicholls State (Louisiana) where he coached the Colonels from 1981–1990, again leading the school through a transition period from Div II to Div I.
A Fort Wayne, Indiana South High star, led the Archers to Sectional and Regional titles in his Junior season (1947); he was tabbed 'Honorable Mention All-State' and attended Michigan State on a basketball scholarship; while at Michigan State, he was a member of their first Big Ten conference team; the second-leading scorer in 1952 and lettered three seasons for the Spartans.[1] He was coached by two coaches, most notably Hall-of-Famer Pete Newell.
Stauffer was drafted in the 1952 NBA Draft by the Indianapolis Olympians.[2] While he was the first of Michigan State's 55 NBA draft picks,[3] he never played for the Olympians and moved into the high coaching ranks in his home state of Indiana where he coached the Royerton Redbirds from 1955-1959. He left Royerton to move into the college coaching ranks at the Univ. of South Carolina where he assisted Walt Hambrick and Bob Stevens; he then moved to the Univ. of Oklahoma with Bob Stevens as the top assistant.
He got his first head coaching job with Washburn University 4 seasons later; after winning a conference championship, he moved up the ranks to Indiana State. After 8 seasons in Terre Haute, he took the job in Ft Wayne. He spent two seasons at Geneva College, leading them to the NCCAA playoffs in each season. He spent 9 seasons at Nicholls State before retiring to Florida.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State (Indiana Collegiate Conference), (Midwestern Conference) (1967, 1970–1969, 1972) |
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| 1967–68 | Indiana State | 23-8 | 9-3 | 1st | NCAA Div II National Finalist | ||||
| 1968–69 | Indiana State | 13-13 | independent | ||||||
| 1969–70 | Indiana State | 16-10 | independent | ||||||
| 1970–71 | Indiana State | 17-9 | 5-3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1971–72 | Indiana State | 12-14 | 4-4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972–73 | Indiana State | 16-10 | independent | ||||||
| 1973–74 | Indiana State | 12-14 | independent | ||||||
| 1974–75 | Indiana State | 12-14 | independent | ||||||
| Indiana State: | 121-90 (.573) | ||||||||
| Washburn: | 15-6 (.714) | ||||||||
| IPFW: | 37-67 (.356) | ||||||||
| Geneva: | 25-28 (.472) | ||||||||
| Nicholls State: | 101-140 (.419) | ||||||||
| Total: | 299-331 (.475) | ||||||||
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National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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References
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- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0910MBBHistorytradition.pdf
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 1930 births
- Living people
- American basketball coaches
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Geneva College
- Indianapolis Olympians draft picks
- Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball coaches
- IPFW Mastodons men's basketball coaches
- Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
- Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball coaches
- Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball coaches
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Washburn Ichabods men's basketball coaches
