Bill Chandler

Bill Chandler

Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	August 27, 1895 Chicago, Illinois
Died	May 23, 1953 (aged 57) Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Playing career
1915–1918	Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1921	UW-River Falls
1921–1928	Iowa State
1928–1930	Wisconsin (asst.)
1930–1951	Marquette

William Stephen "Bill" Chandler (August 27, 1895 – May 23, 1953) was an American college basketball coach.

Biography

Early life

Bill Chandler played basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a center on the 1915-16 and 1917-18 teams, both of which finished in first place in the Big Ten.

Coaching career

Chandler's first head coaching job was at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. During his two seasons (1919–21), he compiled a 27-7 record.

Chandler coached at Iowa State for seven seasons (1921–28)^[1] and later coached Marquette basketball for 21 seasons (1930–51).^[2] His 193 victories are second all-time behind Al McGuire. Chandler was president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1938 and was instrumental in forming the NCAA Basketball Tournament. His best years came in 1932-33 when he directed the squad to a mark of 14-3 and in the following campaign when Marquette compiled a 15-4 record. He died of a heart attack in 1953.^[3]

Awards

Chandler is a member of Marquette University's M Club Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

NCAA

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Iowa State (Missouri Valley Conference) (1921–1928)
1921–22	Iowa State	10-8	8-8	T-4th
1922–23	Iowa State	10-8	9-7	4th
1923–24	Iowa State	2-16	2-14	9th
1924–25	Iowa State	2-15	1-15	9th
1925–26	Iowa State	4-14	3-11	9th
1926–27	Iowa State	9-9	7-8	8th
1927–28	Iowa State	3-15	3-15	10th
Iowa State:		40-85	33-78
Marquette (Independent) (1930–1951)
1930–31	Marquette	11-7
1931–32	Marquette	11-8
1932–33	Marquette	14-3
1933–34	Marquette	15-4
1934–35	Marquette	11-7
1935–36	Marquette	7-12
1936–37	Marquette	8-8
1937–38	Marquette	14-5
1938–39	Marquette	12-5
1939–40	Marquette	7-9
1940–41	Marquette	2-13
1941–42	Marquette	6-11
1942–43	Marquette	9-10
1943–44	Marquette	8-6
1944–45	Marquette	7-10
1945–46	Marquette	11-7
1946–47	Marquette	9-14
1947–48	Marquette	9-15
1948–49	Marquette	8-13
1949–50	Marquette	6-17
1950–51	Marquette	8-14
Marquette:		193-198
Total:		233-283
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

References

1. "Iowa State Cyclone Basketball: All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
2. Betsy Van Sickle (ed.), 1986-87 Marquette Basketball Media Guide (Milwaukee: Marquette University, 1986), 12, 100-101.
3. "Bill Chandler, Ex-Marquette Coach, Dies". Chicago Tribune. May 24, 1953. p. 3.