George Edwards (basketball)
| George Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Basketball, Golf |
| Playing career | |
| 1910–1913 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball 1913–1914 1916–1917 1926–1946 Golf 1926–1941 |
Kansas Wesleyan Kansas Wesleyan Missouri Missouri |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1942–1944 (SID) 1943–1945 |
Missouri Missouri |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 181–172 (.513) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 1-1 (.500) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
3x Big Six Championships (1930, 1939, 1940) | |
George Edwards was an American college men's basketball coach, golf coach, and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Missouri from 1926 to 1946. He coached Missouri to a 181-172 record, winning three Big Six Conference championships and one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as Missouri's athletic director from 1943 to 1945. He was inducted into the Missouri athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Tigers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1926–1928) | |||||||||
| 1926–27 | Missouri | 9-8 | 6-4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1927–28 | Missouri | 13-5 | 13-5 | 2nd | |||||
| Missouri Tigers (Big Six Conference) (1928–1926) | |||||||||
| 1928–29 | Missouri | 11-7 | 7-3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929–30 | Missouri | 15-3 | 8-2 | 1st | |||||
| 1930–31 | Missouri | 8-9 | 5-5 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1931–32 | Missouri | 9-9 | 6-4 | T-2nd | |||||
| 1932–33 | Missouri | 10-8 | 6-4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1933–34 | Missouri | 10-8 | 6-4 | T-2nd | |||||
| 1934–35 | Missouri | 9-9 | 8-8 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935–36 | Missouri | 5-12 | 2-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1936–37 | Missouri | 7-9 | 2-8 | 5th | |||||
| 1937–38 | Missouri | 9-9 | 4-6 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1938–39 | Missouri | 12-9 | 7-3 | T-1st | |||||
| 1939–40 | Missouri | 13-6 | 8-2 | T-1st | |||||
| 1940–41 | Missouri | 6-10 | 2-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1941–42 | Missouri | 6-12 | 2-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1942–43 | Missouri | 7-10 | 5-5 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1943–44 | Missouri | 10-9 | 5-5 | T-3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 1944–45 | Missouri | 8-10 | 5-5 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1945–46 | Missouri | 6-11 | 3-7 | T-4th | |||||
| Missouri: | 181–172 (.513) | 110–104 (.514) | |||||||
| Total: | 181–172 (.513) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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