Bobby Laughlin

Bobby Laughlin
Playing career
Sport(s)	Basketball
1934–1937	Morehead State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953–1965	Morehead State
Head coaching record
Overall	166–120 (.580)
Tournaments	NCAA: 3–4 (.429)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4x OVC Champions (1956, 1957, 1961, 1963)

Bobby Laughlin was a college men's basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Morehead State from 1953 to 1965. He coached Morehead State to a 166–120 record, winning four Ohio Valley Conference championships and three NCAA tournament appearances. He also played his college basketball at Morehead State. He was inducted into the Morehead State athletics Hall of Fame in 1985. The Laughlin Health Building at Morehead State University is named in his honor.^[1]

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (1953–1965)
1953–54	Morehead State	16–8	6–4	T-2nd
1954–55	Morehead State	14–10	5–5	4th
1955–56	Morehead State	19–10	7–3	T-1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1956–57	Morehead State	19–8	9–1	T-1st	NCAA First Round
1957–58	Morehead State	13–10	6–4	2nd
1958–59	Morehead State	11–12	5–7	T-4th
1959–60	Morehead State	5–14	3–7	5th
1960–61	Morehead State	19–12	9–3	T-1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1961–62	Morehead State	14–8	7–5	T-2nd
1962–63	Morehead State	13–7	8–4	T-1st
1963–64	Morehead State	10–11	6–8	6th
1964–65	Morehead State	13–10	6–8	5th
Morehead State:		166–120 (.580)	77–59 (.566)
Total:		166–120 (.580)
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

↑ http://www.msueagles.com/hof.aspx?hof=135&path=&kiosk=

Morehead State Eagles men's basketball head coaches

George Downing (1929–1936) Ellis T. Johnson (1936–1943) Len Miller (1943–1945) Ellis T. Johnson (1945–1953) Bobby Laughlin (1953–1965) Bob Wright (1965–1969) Bill Harrell (1969–1974) Jack Schalow (1974–1978) Wayne Martin (1978–1987) Tommy Gaither (1987–1991) Dick Fick (1991–1997) Kyle Macy (1997–2006) Donnie Tyndall (2006–2012) Sean Woods (2012– )

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