Bob Vanatta

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Bob Vanatta from The Savitar, 1963
Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	c. 1919
Playing career
1943-1945	Central Methodist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1950 1950–1953 1953–1954 1954–1956 1956–1962 1962-1967 1972-1973	Central Methodist SW Missouri State Army Bradley Memphis State Missouri Delta State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1973-1976 1976-1979 1979-1983 1983-1986 1986-1994 1997-1999	Oral Roberts Ohio Valley Conference (Comm.) Trans America Athletic Conference (Comm.) Louisiana Tech Sunshine State Conference (Comm.) Florida Atlantic (Assoc. AD)
Head coaching record
Overall	333–200 (.625)
Tournaments	NCAA: 2-2 (.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships NIT Runner-up (1957) 2x NAIA Champion (1952, 1953)

Bob Vanatta (born c. 1919)^[1] was an American head basketball coach for Central Methodist, Southwest Missouri State, Army, Bradley, Memphis State, Missouri, and Delta State University. At Southwest Missouri State, he won the 1952 and 1953 NAIA Championship. At Memphis State, he compiled a 109-34 record, including making it to the 1957 NIT Championship game. After coaching, he later served as athletic director at Oral Roberts University, commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference, commissioner of the Atlantic Sun Conference, executive director of the Independence Bowl, athletic director at Louisiana Tech University, commissioner of the Sunshine State Conference, president of the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association, and associate athletic director at Florida Atlantic University. He is still an active member of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission, which presents the Lou Groza Award to the nation's top placekicker.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Central Methodist Eagles (Independent) (1947–1950)
Central Methodist:		61-20 (.753)
Southwest Missouri State Bears (MIAA) (1950–1953)
1950-51	Southwest Missouri State	22-3	7-3	2nd
1951-52	Southwest Missouri State	27-5	10-0	1st	NAIA Champions
1952-53	Southwest Missouri State	24-4	8-2	1st	NAIA Champions
Southwest Missouri State:		73-12 (.857)	25-5 (.833)
Army Cadets (Independent) (1953–1954)
1953-54	Army	15-7
Army:		15-7 (.682)
Bradley Braves (Independent) (1954–1955)
1954-55	Bradley	9-20			NCAA Elite Eight
Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference) (1955–1956)
1955-56	Bradley	13-13
Bradley:		22-33 (.400)
Memphis State Tigers (Independent) (1956–1962)
1956-57	Memphis State	24-6			NIT Finals
1957-58	Memphis State	15-7
1958-59	Memphis State	17-6
1959-60	Memphis State	18-5			NIT First Round
1960-61	Memphis State	20-3			NIT Quarterfinals
1961-62	Memphis State	15-7			NCAA First Round
Memphis State:		109-34 (.762)
Missouri Tigers (Big Eight Conference) (1962–1967)
1962-63	Missouri	10-15	5-9	T-6th
1963-64	Missouri	13-11	7-7	T-4th
1964-65	Missouri	13-11	8-6	T-3rd
1965-66	Missouri	3-21	1-13	8th
1966-67	Missouri	3-22	1-13	8th
Missouri:		42-80 (.344)	22-48 (.314)
Delta State Statesmen (Gulf States Conference) (1972–1973)
1972-73	Delta State	11-14	4-10
Delta State:		11-14 (.440)	4-10 (.286)
Total:		333-200 (.625)
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Conference division champion

References

External links

Memphis Men's Basketball website
Underdogs always a lure for Vanatta article from Palm Beach Post - April 26, 2007
History of the Division II CCA

Missouri State Bears basketball head coaches

W. A. Daggett (1908–1910)
Corliss Buchanan (1910–1911)
No team (1911–1913)
Arthur Briggs (1913–1918)
Paul Andrews (1918–1919)
Arthur Briggs (1919–1923)
Chester Barnard (1923–1924)
Donald Holwerda (1924–1925)
Andrew McDonald (1925–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Andrew McDonald (1945–1950)
Bob Vanatta (1950–1953)
Edwin Matthews (1953–1964)
Bill Thomas (1964–1980)
Bob Cleeland (1980–1983)
Charlie Spoonhour (1983–1992)
Mark Bernsen (1992–1995)
Steve Alford (1995–1999)
Barry Hinson (1999–2008)
Cuonzo Martin (2008–2011)
Paul Lusk (2011– )

Army Cadets / Black Knights men's basketball head coaches

Joseph Stilwell (1902–1904)
No coach (1904–1906)
Harry A. Fisher (1906–1907)
B. H. Koehler (1907–1908)
Joseph Stilwell (1908–1911)
Harvey Higley (1911–1913)
Joseph Stilwell (1913–1914)
Jacob L. Devers (1914–1916)
Arthur Conard (1916–1917)
Ivens Jones (1917–1919)
Joseph O'Shea (1919–1921)
Harry A. Fisher (1921–1923)
John Van Vliet (1923–1924)
Harry A. Fisher (1924–1925)
Ernest Blood (1925–1926)
Leo Novak (1926–1939)
Valentine Lentz (1939–1943)
Ed Kelleher (1943–1945)
Stu Holcomb (1945–1947)
John Mauer (1947–1951)
Elmer Ripley (1951–1953)
Bob Vanatta (1953–1954)
Orvis Sigler (1954–1958)
George Hunter (1958–1963)
Tates Locke (1963–1965)
Bob Knight (1965–1971)
Dan Dougherty (1971–1975)
Mike Krzyzewski (1975–1980)
Pete Gaudet (1980–1982)
Les Wothke (1982–1990)
Tom Miller (1990–1993)
Dino Gaudio (1993–1997)
Pat Harris (1997–2002)
Jim Crews (2002–2009)
Zach Spiker (2009– )

Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1902–1909)
Fred Brown (1909–1918)
Harold Olsen (1918–1919)
Fred Brown (1919–1920)
Bill Allen # (1920)
Alfred J. Robertson (1920–1943)
No team (1943–1945)
Alfred J. Robertson (1945–1948)
Forddy Anderson (1948–1954)
Bob Vanatta (1954–1956)
Chuck Orsborn (1956–1965)
Joe Stowell (1965–1978)
Dick Versace (1978–1986)
Stan Albeck (1986–1991)
Jim Molinari (1991–2002)
Jim Les (2002–2011)
Geno Ford (2011– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball head coaches

Frederick Grantham (1920–1921) W. H. DePriest (1921–1922) Lester Barnard (1922–1924) Zach Curlin (1924–1943) No team (1943–1944) Zach Curlin (1944–1948) McCoy Tarry (1948–1951) Eugene Lambert (1951–1956) Bob Vanatta (1956–1962) Dean Ehlers (1962–1966) Moe Iba (1966–1970) Gene Bartow (1970–1974) Wayne Yates (1974–1979) Dana Kirk (1979–1986) Larry Finch (1986–1997) Tic Price (1997–1999) Johnny Jones # (1999–2000) John Calipari (2000–2009) Josh Pastner (2009– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Missouri Tigers men's basketball head coaches

Isadore Anderson (1906–1907)
A. M. Ebright (1907–1908)
Guy Lowman (1908–1910)
Chester Brewer (1910–1911)
Osmond F. Field (1911–1914)
Eugene Van Gent (1914–1916)
John F. Miller (1916–1917)
Walter Meanwell (1917–1918)
John F. Miller (1918–1919)
Walter Meanwell (1919–1920)
J. Craig Ruby (1920–1922)
George Bond (1922–1926)
George Edwards (1926–1946)
Wilbur Stalcup (1946–1962)
Bob Vanatta (1962–1967)
Norm Stewart (1967–1999)
Quin Snyder (1999–2006)
Melvin Watkins # (2006)
Mike Anderson (2006–2011)
Frank Haith (2011– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

v t e Louisiana Tech athletic directors

Eddie McLane (1939) Joe Aillet (1940–1970) Maxie Lambright (1971–1978) Larry Beightol (1979) Butch Henry (1979–1980) Alan Jones (1980) Charles Bussey (1981–1983) Bob Vanatta (1983–1986) Paul A. Miller (1986–1990) Jerry Stovall (1990–1993) Jim Oakes (1994–2008) Derek Dooley (2008–2010) Bruce Van De Velde (2010–2013) Tommy McClelland (2013–)

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Name	Vanatta, Bob
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Short description	American basketball coach
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