Roy Danforth

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Roy Danforth, Jr. (born 12 Jan 1936),[1][2] a native of Summitville, Indiana was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976. During his tenure, he compiled a 148–71 (.676) record. In his final four years as a coach, his teams went to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 1975. He was credited with rebuilding the Syracuse program, and gave the Orange a terrific home-court advantage. He played college basketball at Southern Mississippi where he scored over 1,000 points, and was a 75% career free-throw shooter.

After coaching at Syracuse, he became the head coach at Tulane. He later became the school's athletic director. Following his tenure at Tulane, he accepted the Athletic Director position at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[3]

Head coaching record[]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Syracuse Orange (Independent) (1968–1976)
1968–69 Syracuse 9–16
1969–70 Syracuse 12–12
1970–71 Syracuse 19–7
1971–72 Syracuse 22–6
1972–73 Syracuse 24–5 NCAA Tournament East Semifinals
1973–74 Syracuse 19–7 NCAA Tournament Midwest Quarterfinals
1974–75 Syracuse 23–9 NCAA Tournament National Semifinals
1975–76 Syracuse 20–9 NCAA Tournament Midwest Quarterfinals
Syracuse: 148–71
Tulane Green Wave (Metro South) (1976–1981)
1976–77 Tulane 10–17 3–3 T-3rd
1977–78 Tulane 5–22 1–11 7th
1978–79 Tulane 8–19 2–8 7th
1979–80 Tulane 10–17 3–9 T-6th
1980–81 Tulane 12–15 4–8 6th
Tulane: 45–90 13–39
Total: 193–161

      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

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References[]

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  3. ^ https://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20130102/SPORTS/301020310

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