Frosty Cox

Frosty Cox
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Basketball
Born	1909 or 1910
Died	May 22, 1962 (aged 53) Missoula, Montana
Playing career
1928–1931	Kansas
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1936–1950	Colorado
1955–1962	Montana
Head coaching record
Overall	227–174(.566)
Tournaments	NCAA: 2-4(.333) NIT: 3-1(.750)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Final Four (1942) NIT Champion (1940) MSC Champion (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942)

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)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1901–1906)
Frank Castleman (1906–1912)
John McFadden (1912–1914)
James N. Ashmore (1914–1917)
Bob Evans (1917–1918)
Enoch J. Mills (1918–1924)
Howard Beresford (1924–1933)
Henry Iba (1933–1934)
Dutch Clark (1934–1935)
Frosty Cox (1935–1942)
No team (1942–1944)
Frosty Cox (1944–1950)
Bebe Lee (1950–1956)
Sox Walseth (1956–1976)
Bill Blair (1976–1981)
Tom Apke (1981–1986)
Tom Miller (1986–1990)
Joe Harrington (1990–1996)
Ricardo Patton (1996–2007)
Jeff Bzdelik (2007–2010)
Tad Boyle (2010– )

Montana Grizzlies basketball head coaches

No coach (1901–1904)
No team (1904–1905)
Frederick Schule (1905–1907)
Albion Findley (1907–1909)
No team (1909–1911)
Albert N. Whitlock (1911–1912)
W. H. Mustaine (1912–1914)
Jerry Nissen (1914–1918)
No team (1918–1919)
Bernie Bierman (1919–1922)
J. W. Stewart (1922–1932)
Adolph J. Lewandowski (1932–1937)
George Dahlberg (1937–1942)
Clyde Carpenter & Ed Chinske (1942–1943)
Ed Buzzetti (1943–1944)
George Dahlberg (1944–1955)
Frosty Cox (1955–1962)
Ron Nord (1962–1968)
Bob Cope (1968–1970)
Lou Rocheleau (1970–1971)
Jud Heathcote (1971–1976)
Jim Brandenburg (1976–1978)
Mike Montgomery (1978–1986)
Stew Morrill (1986–1991)
Blaine Taylor (1991–1998)
Don Holst (1998–2002)
Pat Kennedy (2002–2004)
Larry Krystkowiak (2004–2006)
Wayne Tinkle (2006–2014)
Travis DeCuire (2014– )

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