Jule Rivlin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 2, 1917 Pennsylvania |
| Died |
September 23, 2002 Los Angeles, California |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Marshall (1937–1940) |
| Pro career | 1940–1948 |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1940–1941 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
| 1946–1948 | Toledo Jeeps |
| As coach: | |
| 1946–1948 | Toledo Jeeps |
| 1955–1963 | Marshall |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jule Rivlin (February 2, 1917 – September 23, 2002) was a college men's basketball coach and professional basketball player.
He was the head coach of Marshall from 1955 to 1963. He coached Marshall to a 100-88 record, winning one Mid-American Conference championship and one NCAA tournament appearance.
He played college basketball at Marshall before playing three seasons in the National Basketball League for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots and the Toledo Jeeps, with a break for service in World War II at Fort Warren, Wyoming.[1][2]
Rivlin also served as the Jeeps' coach. In 1974, Julie coached Maccabi Union's basketball team to the Europe Maccabiah Games Championships. Rivlin was named second team All-Century Marshall University Basketball Team, and is a member of the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Marshall Thundering Herd (Mid-American Conference) (1955–1963) | |||||||||
| 1955–56 | Marshall | 18-5 | 10-2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1956–57 | Marshall | 15-9 | 8-4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957–58 | Marshall | 17-7 | 9-3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1958–59 | Marshall | 12-12 | 6-6 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1959–60 | Marshall | 10-13 | 4-8 | 6th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Marshall | 11-13 | 5-7 | 4th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Marshall | 10-13 | 6-6 | 4th | |||||
| 1962–63 | Marshall | 7-16 | 1-11 | T-6th | |||||
| Marshall: | 100–88 (.532) | 49–47 (.510) | |||||||
| Total: | 100–88 (.532) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal
Married Esther Komesar(1926-2004) on November 18, 1945. They were married until his death. They had 5 children, 1 son, Jerry and 4 daughters, Randy, Sherryl, Susan and Felicia. He had 7 grandchildren, Joel, Carrie, Ray, Kelley, Erin, Hailey and Cody. At the time of his death he had 1 great grandchild, Ethan.
References
- ↑ http://huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue81/rivlin.php
- ↑ "Rivlin, Jule". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- Bernard Postal, Jesse Silver, and Roy Silver (1965). Encyclopedia of Jewin sports. Bloch Publishing Co.
- William G. Mokray, ed. (1962). Ronald Encyclopedia of Basketball. Ronald Press.
- Zander Hollander, ed. (1979). The Modern Encyclopedia of Basketball. Doubleday.
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