Jack Hartman

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Jack Hartman was a college men's basketball coach.

He spent 16 seasons as head coach at Kansas State University, where he won 294 games and finished in first or second place in 10 of those 16 seasons in the Big 8 Conference. After his retirement he worked local television color commentary for Kansas State games and his former player and assistant coach Lon Kruger took over as head coach at Kansas State.

Hartman played Basketball and Football collegiately at Oklahoma State University. After college he played Quarterback in the CFL before becoming a Basketball coach. He was the head coach at Southern Illinois University before taking over at Kansas State when Cotton Fitzsimmons left Kansas State to coach in the NBA.

Hartman died in 1998. He has a street by Bramlage Coliseum (Kansas State's basketball arena) named "Jack Hartman Drive" after him. His wife, Pat, still lives in Manhattan, Kansas.

[edit] Coaching Record at Kansas State

School Season Wins Losses Postseason
Kansas State 1970-71 11 15 None
Kansas State 1971-72 19 9 NCAA Elite 8
Kansas State 1972-73 23 5 NCAA Elite 8
Kansas State 1973-74 19 8 None
Kansas State 1974-75 20 9 NCAA Elite 8
Kansas State 1975-76 20 8 NIT First Round
Kansas State 1976-77 24 7 NCAA Sweet 16
Kansas State 1977-78 18 11 None
Kansas State 1978-79 16 12 None
Kansas State 1979-80 22 9 NCAA Second Round
Kansas State 1980-81 24 9 NCAA Elite 8
Kansas State 1981-82 23 9 NCAA Sweet 16
Kansas State 1982-83 12 16 None
Kansas State 1983-84 14 15 None
Kansas State 1984-85 14 14 None
Kansas State 1985-86 16 14 None
Preceded by
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Kansas State Men's Basketball Head Coach
1970–1986
Succeeded by
Lon Kruger