Tom Apke

Tom Apke

Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	July 16, 1943
Playing career
1962–1965	Creighton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1981	Creighton
1981–1986	Colorado
1986–1996	Appalachian State
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MVC Coach of the Year (1978) Southern Conference Coach of the Year (1988)

Tom Apke (born July 16, 1943) was a college basketball coach at Creighton, Colorado, and Appalachian State. From 1974 to 1981, he coached at Creighton, where he compiled a 130–64 record.^[1] From 1981 to 1986, he coached at Colorado, where he compiled a 59–81 record.^[2] From 1986 to 1996, he served as the head basketball coach at Appalachian State. During his ten-year tenure, he compiled a 139–147 record.

Basketball head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Creighton Bluejays (Independent) (1974–1977)
1974–75	Creighton	20–7			NCAA 1st Round
1975–76	Creighton	19–7
1976–77	Creighton	21–7			NIT First Round
Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (1977–1981)
1977–78	Creighton	19–9	12–4	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1978–79	Creighton	14–13	8–8	T–3rd
1979–80	Creighton	16–12	9–7	T–2nd
1980–81	Creighton	21–9	11–5	T–2nd	NCAA 1st Round
Creighton:		130–64	40–24
Colorado Buffaloes (Big Eight Conference) (1981–1986)
1981–82	Colorado	11–16	3–11
1982–83	Colorado	13–15	3–11
1983–84	Colorado	16–13	6–8
1984–85	Colorado	11–17	5–9
1985–86	Colorado	8–20	0–14
Colorado:		59–81	17–53
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (1986–1996)
1986–87	Appalachian State	7–21	3–13	8th
1987–88	Appalachian State	16–13	8–8	T–4th
1988–89	Appalachian State	20–8	8–6	3rd
1989–90	Appalachian State	19–11	8–6	3rd
1990–91	Appalachian State	16–14	7–7	T–2nd
1991–92	Appalachian State	15–14	9–5	T–2nd
1992–93	Appalachian State	13–15	8–10	T–5th
1993–94	Appalachian State	16–11	12–6	3rd
1994–95	Appalachian State	9–20	4–10	5th (North)
1995–96	Appalachian State	8–20	3–11	T–4th (North)
Appalachian State:		139–147	70–82
Total:		328–292
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. Anderson, Rob (2008). 2008-09 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Creighton Sports Information. p. 148. line feed character in |publisher= at position 10 (help)
2. "Apke Leaving Creighton To Coach Colorado Five". New York Times. Associated Press. 1981-04-05.