Jack Martin (basketball)

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Jack Martin is best known as head basketball coach of NCAA Division I Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Martin Coached the Cardinals for 25 seasons in both the Lone Star and Southland Conferences.

Hardin Simmons

Jack Graduated from Hardin Simmons and coached there for three years.

Lamar

Jack Marin was the first and longest-serving head coach in Lamar's history. He came to Lamar after coaching three seasons at his Alma Mater Hardin-Simmons. Martin began coaching the cardinals as they entered the college division Lone Star Conference in 1951. Martin coached Billy Tubbs from 1955–1957, Tubbs would later become the first player or student to return and coach Lamar Basketball.^[1] In 1964 Lamar began its transition into division I and the Southland Conference. The highlight of Jack Martin's career would be his 1968–1969 squad that earned a #1 national ranking in the Associated Press college division poll. Martin's squad that year won its first 15 games of the season against very strong competition. The cardinals won their first game against Pepperdine 65–64 then traveled to Memphis and beat a strong Memphis State team, 82–69. A week later, they quieted a stunned crowd in College Station's G. Rollie White Coliseum by strumming Southwest Conference champion Texas A&M, 98–87.

With the Cardinals sitting at 6–0 and sixth-ranked University of Tulsa coming to town, most observers figured the good times were at an end. Instead, they kept rolling as Martin's flashy Cards decked Tulsa, 103–77.

"Since we had gone 8–17 the previous season, what that team did to start that year has to be one of the greatest surprises ever in Lamar basketball, at least up until that point," said Joe Lee Smith, then LU's director of sports information. "They beat a good Pepperdine team and an outstanding Memphis State team to get started, then they beat Texas A&M on the road, which was totally unexpected.

"Tulsa was ranked No. 6, but we kicked the dog out of them. That triggered a lot of national attention. It was the first year for us to be fully Division I, and after that win we started getting a few votes in the major college polls."

After the Cardinals held off Arkansas State 84–81 in Jonesboro to tie the school record of 12 straight wins, they rose to No. 18 in the United Press International major college poll. They were the only team ranked in both polls.

A few nights later, the prominent Houston Cougars, who had been to the Final Four the previous season, came to McDonald Gym. Coach Guy Lewis' Cougars had never lost to Lamar, up until this point. With 8:15 left in the game, the Cardinals trailed 56–44, but they rallied to go ahead 61–59 in the final minute. The Cougars scored in the final seconds, however, and the teams went into overtime tied at 61.

The overflow throng in McDonald Gym and those viewing the game by closed-circuit television in a nearby dining hall erupted into bedlam when forward Jim Nicholson stole the ball and went in for a layup seconds after the overtime tip-off. Then, spindly guard Earl Dow popped in a corner jumper to give the Cards a four-point lead, and they controlled the rest of overtime, winning 71–65.

On a cold February 1 night in Abilene, the record streak reached 15 games with an 85–72 victory over Abilene Christian. Two nights later on "The Stage" in Arlington, it ended with a 76–71 loss to Texas-Arlington.^[2]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Lamar Cardinals (Lonestar) (1951–1963)
1951–1952	Lamar	7–16
1952–1953	Lamar	11–12
1953–1954	Lamar	13–11
1954–1955	Lamar	11–14
1955–1956	Lamar	12–12
1956–1957	Lamar	14–11
1957–1958	Lamar	10–12
1958–1959	Lamar	17–7
1959–1960	Lamar	18–9
1960–1961	Lamar	19–8
1961–1962	Lamar	20–8
1962–1963	Lamar	22–5
Lamar Cardinals (Southland) (1963–1976)
1963–1964	Lamar	19–6	7–1	1st
1964–1965	Lamar	18–6	5–3	3rd
1965–1966	Lamar	17–9	4–4	2nd
1966–1967	Lamar	5–19	0–8	6th
1967–1968	Lamar	8–17	3–5	5th
1968–1969	Lamar	20–4	6–2	2nd
1969–1970	Lamar	15–9	7–1	1st
1970–1971	Lamar	11–13	5–3	2nd
1971–1972	Lamar	13–13	7–1	2nd
1972–1973	Lamar	11–13	6–6	4th
1973–1974	Lamar	6–19	0–4	3rd
1974–1975	Lamar	7–16	4–4	3rd
1975–1976	Lamar	10–14	6–4	3rd
Lamar:		334–283 (0.541)
Total:		375–323 (0.537)
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Conference division champion

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Lamar Cardinals Men's Basketball

v t e Lamar Cardinals basketball head coaches

Jack Martin (1951–1976) Billy Tubbs (1976–1980) Pat Foster (1980–1986) Tom Abatemarco (1986–1988) Tony Branch (1988–1990) Mike Newell (1990–1993) Grey Giovanine (1993–1999) Mike Deane (1999–2003) Billy Tubbs (2003–2006) Steve Roccaforte (2006–2011) Pat Knight (2011– )

Hardin–Simmons Cowboys men's basketball head coaches

H. D. Martin (1907–1916)
Roy Bradley (1916–1917)
Unknown (1917–1920)
Katy Easterday (1920–1921)
Unknown (1921–1927)
Frank Bridges (1927–1929)
Unknown (1929–1930)
Les Crafill (1930–1934)
Unknown (1934–1936)
Frank Kimbrough (1936–1941)
Unknown (1941–1942)
Clark Jarnigan (1942–1943)
No team (1944–1945)
Warren B. Woodson (1944–1945)
Wes Bradshaw (1945–1947)
Jack Martin (1948–1951)
Bill Scott (1951–1962)
Lou Henson (1962–1966)
Paul Lambert (1966–1970)
Glen Whitis (1970–1972)
Russell Berry (1972–1975)
Preston Vice (1975–1977)
Jim Shuler (1977–1981)
Jim Hatfield (1981–1983)
Dick Danford (1983–1988)
Dennis Harp (1988–2001)
Dylan Howard (2001–2008)
Craig Carse (2008– )

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