Joe Sexson

Sexson from 1961 Purdue yearbook

Joe Sexson (March 29, 1934 – April 30, 2011) was an American college basketball coach.^[1] He was he men's head coach at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1978 to 1989. He previously was the head baseball coach at Purdue University from 1960 to 1977 and an assistant basketball coach at Purdue.^[1]

Sexson was a graduate of Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis where he was a star athlete and the 1952 Indiana Mr. Basketball.^[1] He was also awarded the Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude, after leading Arsenal Tech to a Runner-Up finish in the state basketball tournament. He graduated Purdue where he was a 3-year starter, the team captain and All-Big Ten star on the basketball and baseball teams. When he graduated, he was the leading scorer (he's currently #36 on the all-time scoring list), his 16.6 ppg avg ranks in the Top Ten at Purdue. He was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1956 but chose to enter the high school teaching and coaching ranks but returned to Purdue as an assistant.

He played for Head Coach Ray Eddy and later joined Eddy's staff as an assistant in 1960. He was a part of the staff that led the Boilermakers to the 1969 NCAA Title game and the 1974 National Invitational Tournament Championship.

While coaching the Butler Bulldogs, he won an Indiana Collegiate Conference title and was named ICC Coach of the year in 1978. He also aided the Bulldogs' transition from membership in the ICC to the newly formed Midwestern City Conference. He was named the Midwestern City Conference Coach of the Year in 1984.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Butler (Indiana Collegiate Conference, Horizon League) (1977–1989)
1977–1978	Butler	15–16	6–0	1st	-
1978–1979	Butler	11–16	–	-	-
1979–1980	Butler	12–15	2–3	4th	-
1980–1981	Butler	5–22	1–10	7th	-
1981–1982	Butler	7–20	3–9	6th	-
1982–1983	Butler	15–13	9–5	4th	-
1983–1984	Butler	13–15	7–7	T-4th	-
1984–1985	Butler	19–10	9–5	2nd	NIT 1st Round
1985–1986	Butler	9-19	2-10	7th	-
1986–1987	Butler	12-14	5-7	T-5th	-
1987–1988	Butler	14-14	5-5	T-3rd	-
1988–1989	Butler	11-17	3-9	7th	-
Total:		143–188
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 2 3 "Joe W. Sexson - Obituary". Indianapolis Star. May 3, 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

Purdue Boilermakers head baseball coaches

No coach (1888–1891)
W. M. Phillips (1892–1893)
No coach (1894–1899)
W. H. Fox (1900–1901)
Bill Priel (1902)
J. C. Kelsey (1903–1904)
Philip O'Neil (1905)
Hugh Nicol (1906–1914)
B. P. Pattison (1915–1916)
Ward Lambert (1917)
John Pierce (1918)
Ward Lambert (1919–1935)
Dutch Fehring (1936–1942)
C. S. Doan (1943–1944)
Ward Lambert (1945–1946)
Mel Taube (1947–1950)
Hank Stram (1951–1955)
Paul Hoffman (1956–1959)
Joe Sexson (1960–1977)
Dave Alexander (1978–1991)
Steve Green (1992–1998)
Bob Shepherd (1998)
Doug Schreiber (1999– )

Butler Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches

Unknown (1896–1897)
James L. Zink (1897–1899)
Walter F. Kelly (1899–1903)
Ralph Jones (1903–1904)
Edgar Wingard (1904–1906)
Art Guedel (1906–1907)
Jack McKay (1907–1908)
Joe McCrea & Jack McKay (1908–1909)
Walter Gipe (1909–1910)
Bill Diddle (1910–1912)
G. Cullen Thomas (1912–1913)
No team (1913–1914)
G. Cullen Thomas (1914–1918)
Joe Mullane (1918–1919)
F. E. Ellis (1919–1920)
Harlan Page (1920–1926)
Tony Hinkle (1926–1942)
Frank Hedden (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Frank Hedden (1944–1945)
Tony Hinkle (1945–1970)
George Theofanis (1970–1977)
Joe Sexson (1977–1989)
Barry Collier (1989–2000)
Thad Matta (2000–2001)
Todd Lickliter (2001–2007)
Brad Stevens (2007–2013)
Brandon Miller (2013–2014)
Chris Holtmann (2014– )

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