Louis Menze
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 1894 Nebraska |
| Died | October 7, 1982 (aged 88) Ames, Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928–1947 | Iowa State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1945–1958 | Iowa State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 166–153 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Final Four (1944) 4 Big Six regular season (1935, 1941, 1944, 1945) | |
Louis Edmond Menze (June 28, 1894 – October 7, 1982) was a college men's basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Iowa State from 1928 to 1947. He coached Iowa State to a 166–153 record, winning four Big Six Conference championships and made the 1944 Final Four in one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as Iowa State's athletic director from 1945 to 1958. He was inducted into the Iowa State athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.[1][2]
Head coaching record[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State Cyclones (Big Six Conference) (1928–1947) | |||||||||
| 1928–29 | Iowa State | 8–7 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1929–30 | Iowa State | 9–8 | 5–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1930–31 | Iowa State | 8–8 | 4–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1931–32 | Iowa State | 9–6 | 4–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1932–33 | Iowa State | 6–10 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1933–34 | Iowa State | 6–11 | 2–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 1934–35 | Iowa State | 13–3 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1935–36 | Iowa State | 8–8 | 3–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1936–37 | Iowa State | 3–15 | 0–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1937–38 | Iowa State | 6–9 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1938–39 | Iowa State | 8–9 | 5–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1939–40 | Iowa State | 9–9 | 2–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1940–41 | Iowa State | 15–4 | 7–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1941–42 | Iowa State | 11–6 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1942–43 | Iowa State | 7–9 | 2–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1943–44 | Iowa State | 14–4 | 9–1 | T–1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1944–45 | Iowa State | 11–5 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1945–46 | Iowa State | 8–8 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1946–47 | Iowa State | 7–14 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| Iowa State: | 166–153 (.520) | 82–108 (.432) | |||||||
| Total: | 166–153 (.520) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/08/obituaries/louis-e-menze.html
- 1894 births
- 1982 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Nebraska
- Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball coaches
- Iowa State Cyclones athletic directors