Gordon B. Stauffer
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Gordon C. Stauffer 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.
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
.
While he was the first of Michigan State's 55 NBA draft picks, 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.
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basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at Indiana State University
Indiana State University
Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S...
; 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
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...
. 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
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in 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.
He was coached by two coaches, most notably Hall-of-Famer Pete Newell
Pete Newell
Peter Francis Newell was an American college men's basketball coach and basketball instructional coach. He coached for 15 years at the University of San Francisco, Michigan State University and the University of California, Berkeley, compiling an overall record of 234 wins and 123 losses...
.
Stauffer was drafted in the 1952 NBA Draft
1952 NBA Draft
The 1952 NBA Draft was the sixth annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 26, 1952 before the 1952–53 season. In this draft, ten remaining NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players...
by the Indianapolis Olympians
Indianapolis Olympians
The Indianapolis Olympians were a National Basketball Association team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. They were founded in 1949 and folded in 1953. Their home arena was the Hinkle Fieldhouse.-Franchise history:...
.
While he was the first of Michigan State's 55 NBA draft picks, 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
Bob Stevens (basketball)
Robert "Bob" Stevens is a former American basketball coach who was the head men's basketball coach at the University of South Carolina and the University of Oklahoma...
; 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
Washburn University
Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and...
4 seasons later.
Head coaching record
External links
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