Marc Guley
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Marcel "Marc" Guley was an American college basketball
player and coach who was head coach of the Syracuse Orange from 1950-1962. He was born in Czechoslovakia
. He had been an assistant to Lewis Andreas prior to his appointment as head coach. His teams compiled a record of 136 wins and 129 losses with a winning percentage of .513. Guley's tenure as Syracuse's coach was capped off by 1956-1957 team, which was Syracuse's first NCAA Tournament
appearance. The team went 18-7 on the year, and beat Connecticut and Lafayette before falling to eventual champion North Carolina 67-58 in the Regional Final. Guley left the Orange after the 1961-1962 season, where the team went 2-22.
Guley's teams were the first to be integrated at Syracuse.
Guley was graduate of Syracuse University and played guard three seasons for the Orangemen, lettering twice, and was captain of the 1936 team. He also played baseball for Syracuse in 1936. While at Syracuse Guley was a member of the Sigma Chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau
Fraternity.
After resigning from Syracuse, he coached Physical Education at Cazenovia Elementary Schools for 18 years, retiring in 1980.
Guley also played professional basketball for the Binghamton Triplets (basketball)
and Newark Elks, and coached high school basketball in Delhi, New York
and Walton, New York. He was a communications officer in the Navy during World War II
.
College basketball
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player and coach who was head coach of the Syracuse Orange from 1950-1962. He was born in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. He had been an assistant to Lewis Andreas prior to his appointment as head coach. His teams compiled a record of 136 wins and 129 losses with a winning percentage of .513. Guley's tenure as Syracuse's coach was capped off by 1956-1957 team, which was Syracuse's first NCAA Tournament
1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1957, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Kansas City, Missouri...
appearance. The team went 18-7 on the year, and beat Connecticut and Lafayette before falling to eventual champion North Carolina 67-58 in the Regional Final. Guley left the Orange after the 1961-1962 season, where the team went 2-22.
Guley's teams were the first to be integrated at Syracuse.
Guley was graduate of Syracuse University and played guard three seasons for the Orangemen, lettering twice, and was captain of the 1936 team. He also played baseball for Syracuse in 1936. While at Syracuse Guley was a member of the Sigma Chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906...
Fraternity.
After resigning from Syracuse, he coached Physical Education at Cazenovia Elementary Schools for 18 years, retiring in 1980.
Guley also played professional basketball for the Binghamton Triplets (basketball)
Binghamton Triplets (basketball)
The Binghamton Triplets was a short-lived professional basketball team in the Continental Basketball Association. It began as one of six founding teams of the Eastern Professional Basketball league for the 1946-47 season. The teamed moved to Pottstown, Pennsylvania in the middle of its first...
and Newark Elks, and coached high school basketball in Delhi, New York
Delhi, New York
Delhi, New York may refer to:* Delhi , New York, county seat of Delaware County, New York, USA* Delhi , New York, in which the village of Delhi is located...
and Walton, New York. He was a communications officer in the Navy during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.