Ken Rosemond
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Kenneth W. Rosemond was an American
college basketball
coach. Rosemond played college basketball at the University of North Carolina
under future Hall of Fame coach Frank McGuire
and was a member of the school's first national championship team - the undefeated 1956–57 Tar Heel
squad.
Following his college career, Rosemond became a coach. He was Dean Smith's
first assistant coach, serving on Smith's staff from 1961 until 1965. He was then named head coach at the University of Georgia
. He coached there for seven seasons, from 1965 until he was dismissed in 1973, compiling a record of 92-111 (.453).
Ken Rosemond died on April 10, 1993.
United States
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college 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. Rosemond played college basketball at the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
under future Hall of Fame coach Frank McGuire
Frank McGuire
Frank Joseph McGuire was an American athletic coach who gained his greatest renown in collegiate basketball....
and was a member of the school's first national championship team - the undefeated 1956–57 Tar Heel
1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1956–57 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The Head Coach was Frank McGuire. The team played its home games at Woollen Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
squad.
Following his college career, Rosemond became a coach. He was Dean Smith's
Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith is a retired American head coach of men's college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his successful 36-year coaching tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
first assistant coach, serving on Smith's staff from 1961 until 1965. He was then named head coach at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
. He coached there for seven seasons, from 1965 until he was dismissed in 1973, compiling a record of 92-111 (.453).
Ken Rosemond died on April 10, 1993.