Don Knodel
Appearance
Playing career | |
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1950–1953 | Miami (OH) |
Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
1955–1956 | Miami (OH)(assistant) |
1961–1966 | Vanderbilt(assistant) |
1966–1974 | Rice |
1978–1980 | Houston Angels |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 77–126 |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
SWCregular season (1970) | |
Don Knodelis an American formerbasketballcoach and formercollege basketballplayer.[1]He was the head coach atRice Universityfrom 1966 to 1974; in 1970, the Owls won the Southerst Conference title as the best team in the season, which as of 2023 ranks as the last conference championship in basketball for the program.[2][3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Rice Owls(Southwest Conference)(1949–1959) | |||||||||
1966–67 | Rice | 7–17 | 4–10 | T–7th | |||||
1967–68 | Rice | 8–16 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
1968–69 | Rice | 10–14 | 6–8 | T–4th | |||||
1969–70 | Rice | 14–11 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA University Division first round | ||||
1970–71 | Rice | 14–12 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
1971–72 | Rice | 6–20 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
1972–73 | Rice | 7–19 | 2–12 | T–7th | |||||
1973–74 | Rice | 11–17 | 5–9 | T–6th | |||||
Rice: | 77–126 (.379) | 40–72 (.357) | |||||||
Total: | 77–126 (.379) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^"Former Vandy assistant coach Don Knodel talks the start of his career".vucommodores.6 February 2017.Retrieved21 October2023.
- ^"Don Knodel Coaching Record".Sports-reference.Retrieved2019-05-23.
- ^Duarte, Joseph (2013-01-16)."Rice to pay tribute to former basketball coach Knodel".Chron.Retrieved2019-05-23.