Frosty Cox
| Frosty Cox | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1909 or 1910 |
| Died |
May 22, 1962 (aged 53) Missoula, Montana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1936–1950 1955–1962 |
Colorado Montana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 227–174(.566) |
| Tournaments |
NCAA: 2-4(.333) NIT: 3-1(.750) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships | |
Forrest B. "Frosty" Cox (born 1909/1910 – May 22, 1962) was a college men's basketball coach. He was the head coach of the University of Colorado from 1936 to 1950 and the University of Montana from 1955-1962. He coached Coloado and Montana to a 227-174 record, playing in three NCAA tournaments and two National Invitation Tournaments. He led Colorado to the 1942 NCAA Final Four as well as the 1940 NIT championship.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Buffaloes (Mountain States Conference) (1935–1942) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | Colorado | 6-8 | 6-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1936–37 | Colorado | 14-6 | 10-2 | T-1st | |||||
| 1937–38 | Colorado | 15-6 | 10-2 | T-1st | NIT Runner-up | ||||
| 1938–39 | Colorado | 14-4 | 10-2 | 1st | |||||
| 1939–40 | Colorado | 17-4 | 11-1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight NIT Champions | ||||
| 1940–41 | Colorado | 10-6 | 7-5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1941–42 | Colorado | 16-2 | 11-1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| Colorado Buffaloes (Mountain States Conference) (1944–1947) | |||||||||
| 1944–45 | Colorado | 13-3 | 9-1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1945–46 | Colorado | 12-6 | 9-3 | 2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 1946–47 | Colorado | 7-11 | 5-7 | 5th | |||||
| Colorado Buffaloes (Big Seven Conference) (1947–1950) | |||||||||
| 1947–48 | Colorado | 7-14 | 4-8 | T-6th | |||||
| 1948–49 | Colorado | 6-12 | 4-8 | 5th | |||||
| 1949–50 | Colorado | 14-8 | 6-6 | 4th | |||||
| Colorado: | 147–89 (.623) | 102–54 (.654) | |||||||
| Montana Grizzlies (Mountain States Conference) (1955–1962) | |||||||||
| 1955–56 | Montana | 14-12 | 4-10 | 8th | |||||
| 1956–57 | Montana | 13-9 | 9-5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1957–58 | Montana | 12-10 | 8-6 | T-5th | |||||
| 1958–59 | Montana | 10-14 | 7-7 | 5th | |||||
| 1959–60 | Montana | 7-17 | 3-11 | T-6th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Montana | 14-9 | 7-7 | 4th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Montana | 10-14 | 5-9 | T-4th | |||||
| Montana: | 80–85 (.485) | 43–55 (.439) | |||||||
| Total: | 227–174 (.566) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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