Ken Cunningham (basketball)

Ken Cunningham
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born February 15, 1943
East Liverpool, Ohio
Died February 9, 2015(2015-02-09) (aged 71)
Stow, Ohio
Playing career
1962–1965 Cincinnati
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969–1976 Cincinnati (asst.)
1976–1980 Akron

Ken Cunningham was a college basketball head coach. He coached the Akron Zips men's basketball team from 1977 to 1980, guiding the Zips to a 42-61 record.[1] Prior to arriving at Akron, Cunningham served as an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati, his alma mater, under Tay Baker and Gale Catlett. Cincinnati went 136-56 during those years, reaching the NIT tournament in 1974 and the NCAA tournament in 1975 and 1976. As a player, Cunningham played guard for the Bearcats from 1961–65 and was a member of the 1963 NCAA runner-up team that lost in overtime to Loyola, Chicago. In 1961, Cunningham was named the Ohio High School Basketball Player of the Year. He died in 2015, aged 71.[2]

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