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Elmer Ripley
Sport(s)
Basketball
Biographical details
Born
(1892-07-21)July 21, 1892
Staten Island, New York
Died
April 29, 1982(1982-04-29) (aged 89)
New York, New York
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922–1925
Wagner
1927–1929
Georgetown
1929–1935
Yale
1938–1943
Georgetown
1943–1945
Columbia
1945–1946
Notre Dame
1946–1949
Georgetown
1949–1951
John Carroll
1951–1953
Army

Head coaching record
Overall
301–226 (college)


Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1973 (profile)

Elmer H. Ripley (July 21, 1891 – April 29, 1982) was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball at seven different schools and for several professional teams.




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Playing career


  • 3 Coaching career


  • 4 Head coaching record

    • 4.1 College



  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Early life[edit]


Ripley was born in Staten Island, New York on July 21, 1891. After graduating from local Curtis High School, he attended Brown University.



Playing career[edit]


Considered to be one of the great basketball coaches of the 20th century, Ripley began his career as a player before making the switch to coach in 1922. At age 19, Ripley decided to leave Brown to play basketball professionally with the Interstate League Brooklyn Trolly Dodgers, the New York League's Utica Utes and the "Original Celtics" club. Ripley would enjoy numerous achievements including being voted among the ten best pro players from 1909 to 1926.



Coaching career[edit]


After playing, he went on to coach basketball at several major American universities and traveled the world teaching the game. Ripley began his first professional coaching tenure with Wagner College in 1922, before moving into a position at Georgetown University in 1927. His skills as a coach were evident as he won 12 of his first 13 games. During his many years with the Georgetown, he achieved a 133–82 record and lead the Hoyas to the NCAA tournament in 1943, reaching the national championship game. Ripley was in high demand and was hired away by several prestigious colleges including Columbia University, University of Notre Dame, and Yale University, which he coached to the 1933 Ivy League championship.


After leaving Georgetown for good in 1949, Ripley coached the Harlem Globetrotters (1953–1956), the Israeli Olympic team (1956) and the Canadian Olympic team (1960). Held in high regard, the U.S. Committee for Sports sent Ripley to Israel in 1957 to teach basketball. Ripley continued to coach through his 80th birthday and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973.


Ripley died on April 29, 1982 at the age of 89.



Head coaching record[edit]



College[edit]











































































































































































































Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason

Wagner Seahawks (Independent) (1922–1925)
1922–23
Wagner
6–6
1923–24
Wagner
8–8
1924–25
Wagner
9–8

Wagner:
23–22 (.511)

Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1927–1929)
1927–28

Georgetown
12–1
1928–29

Georgetown
12–5

Georgetown:
24–6 (.800)

Yale Bulldogs (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1929–1935)
1929–30
Yale
13–84–6T–3rd
1930–31
Yale
15–86–4T–2nd
1931–32
Yale
10–121–96th
1932–33
Yale
19–38–21st
1933–34
Yale
14–97–5T–3rd
1934–35
Yale
11–105–74th

Yale:
82–50 (.621)31–33 (.484)

Georgetown Hoyas (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1938–1939)
1938–39

Georgetown
13–96–4T–1st

Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1939–1943)
1939–40

Georgetown
8–10
1940–41

Georgetown
16–4
1941–42

Georgetown
9–11
1942–43

Georgetown
22–5
NCAA Runner-up

Georgetown:
68–39 (.381)6–4 (.600)

Columbia Lions (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1943–1945)
1943–44
Columbia
7–92–6T–3rd

1944–45
Columbia
9–101–54th

Columbia:
16–19 (.457)3–11 (.214)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (1945–1946)
1945–46
Notre Dame
17–4

Notre Dame:
17–4 (.810)

Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1946–1949)
1946–47

Georgetown
17–4
1947–48

Georgetown
13–15
1948–49

Georgetown
9–15

Georgetown:
39–34 (.534)

John Carroll Blue Streaks (Independent) (1949–1951)
1949–50
John Carroll
9–11
1950–51
John Carroll
2–21

John Carroll:
11–32 (.256)

Army Cadets (Independent) (1951–1953)

1951–52
Army
8–9
1952–53
Army
11–8

Army:
19–17 (.528)
Total:301–226 (.571)

      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



See also[edit]


  • List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach


References[edit]





External links[edit]



  • Elmer Ripley at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame







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