W. O. Hamilton
W. O. HamiltonSport(s) |
Basketball, track |
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Biographical details |
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Born |
c. 1876 |
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Died |
December 29, 1951 (aged 75) Lawrence, Kansas |
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Coaching career (HC unless noted) |
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Basketball |
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1898–1899 |
William Jewell |
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1906–1908 |
William Jewell |
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1909–1919 |
Kansas |
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Administrative career (AD unless noted) |
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1911–1919 |
Kansas |
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Head coaching record |
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Overall |
142–73 (basketball) |
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Accomplishments and honors |
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Championships |
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5 Basketball MVIAA (1910–1912, 1914–1915) |
William Oliver Hamilton (c. 1876 – December 29, 1951) was an American basketball coach, track coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the third head basketball coach at the University of Kansas, coaching the Jayhawks from 1909 to 1919.
Hamilton later worked as a car dealer in Lawrence, Kansas. He died there of December 29, 1951 at the age of 75.[1]
Head coaching record
Basketball
Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
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William Jewell Cardinals () (1898–1899)
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1898–99 |
William Jewell |
1–2 | | |
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William Jewell Cardinals () (1906–1908)
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1906–07 |
William Jewell |
4–5 | | |
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1907–08 |
William Jewell |
12–6 | | |
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William Jewell: |
17–13 | |
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Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1919)
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1909–10 |
Kansas |
18–1 | 7–1 | 1st |
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1910–11 |
Kansas |
12–6 | 9–3 | 1st |
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1911–12 |
Kansas |
11–7 | 6–2 | 1st |
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1912–13 |
Kansas |
16–6 | 7–3 | 2nd |
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1913–14 |
Kansas |
17–1 | 13–1 | 1st |
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1914–15 |
Kansas |
16–1 | 13–1 | 1st |
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1915–16 |
Kansas |
6–12 | 5–11 | 4th |
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1916–17 |
Kansas |
12–8 | 9–7 | 4th |
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1917–18 |
Kansas |
10–8 | 9–8 | 3rd |
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1918–19 |
Kansas |
7–9 | 5–9 | 5th |
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Kansas: |
125–59 | 83–46 |
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Total: | 142–72 | |
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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Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
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Pound sign (#) denotes interim athletic director.
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