John Lawther
John Lawther| Sport(s) |
Basketball |
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| Biographical details |
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| Born |
(1899-09-19)September 19, 1899 |
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| Died |
1996 (aged 96–97) |
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| Alma mater |
Westminster |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) |
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| 1926–1935 |
Westminster |
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| 1936–1949 |
Penn State |
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| Head coaching record |
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| Overall |
302–124(.709) |
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| Tournaments |
NCAA: 1-1(.500) |
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| Accomplishments and honors |
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| Awards |
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NAIA Hall of Fame
Helms Foundation Hall of Fame |
John Dobson Lawther was a college men's basketball coach and professor. He was the head coach of Westminster College from 1926 to 1935 and Penn State University from 1936 to 1949. He coached Westminster and Penn State to a 302-124record, playing in one NCAA tournament in 1942. After leaving coaching, Latham became a professor and athletic administrator at Penn State and became a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.
He was an alumnus of Westminster College and earned a Master's degree from Columbia University.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
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| Westminster Titans (Independent) (1926–1935)
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| 1926–27 |
Westminster |
12-5 | | |
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| 1927–28 |
Westminster |
17-3 | | |
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| 1928–29 |
Westminster |
15-2 | | |
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| 1929–30 |
Westminster |
14-2 | | |
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| 1930–31 |
Westminster |
13-1 | | |
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| 1931–32 |
Westminster |
16-2 | | |
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| 1932–33 |
Westminster |
19-6 | | |
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| 1933–34 |
Westminster |
24-5 | | |
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| 1934–35 |
Westminster |
22-5 | | |
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| Westminster: |
152–31(.831) | |
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| Penn State Nittany Lions (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1936–1939)
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| 1936–37 |
Penn State |
10-7 | 6-4 | 3rd |
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| 1937–38 |
Penn State |
13-5 | 6-4 | 2nd |
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| 1938–39 |
Penn State |
13-10 | 5-5 | T-3rd |
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| Penn State Nittany Lions (Independent) (1939–1949)
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| 1939–40 |
Penn State |
15-8 | | |
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| 1940–41 |
Penn State |
15-5 | | |
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| 1941–42 |
Penn State |
18-3 | | | NCAA Elite Eight
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| 1942–43 |
Penn State |
15-4 | | |
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| 1943–44 |
Penn State |
8-7 | | |
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| 1944–45 |
Penn State |
10-7 | | |
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| 1945–46 |
Penn State |
7-9 | | |
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| 1946–47 |
Penn State |
10-8 | | |
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| 1947–48 |
Penn State |
9-10 | | |
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| 1948–49 |
Penn State |
7-10 | | |
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| Penn State: |
150–93 (.617) | 17–13 (.567) |
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| Total: | 302–124 (.709) | |
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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
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- Unknown (1891–1896)
- Stannard (1897)
- Unknown (1898)
- Ziegler (1899)
- Unknown (1900–1901)
- Edmundsen (1902)
- Unknown (1903)
- Hays (1904)
- Lang (1905)
- McMahon (1906)
- Unknown (1907–1909)
- O. D. Hollenbeck (1910)
- Willard Gildersleeve (1911)
- Unknown (1912)
- Frank L. Tinkham (1913)
- Frank L. Tinkham & Andrew Park (1914)
- Andrew Park & Tuss McLaughry (1915)
- Tuss McLaughry (1916)
- Lambie (1917)
- Tuss McLaughry (1918)
- Byron Wimberly (1919)
- Unknown (1920)
- Tuss McLaughry (1921)
- Daniel H. McQuiston (1922)
- Carl Brales (1923)
- E. Dwight Dyer (1924)
- Unknown (1925)
- Dike Beede (1926)
- Unknown (1927–1930)
- John Lawther (1931–1933)
- William J. Gilbane & Tom Gilbane (1934–1935)
- Tom Gilbane & DiMeele (1935)
- George Roark (1936)
- Grover Washabaugh (1937–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Mel Hetzler (1946–1951)
- Harold Burry (1952–1971)
- Joe Fusco (1972–1990)
- B. Eugene Nicholson (1991–1998)
- Sean Kelly & Scott Renninger # (1999)
- Jerry Schmitt (2000–2004)
- Jeff Hand (2005–2013)
- Scott Benzel (2014– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
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