Harry Litwack

Harold "Chief" Litwack (September 20, 1907 – August 7, 1999) was an American college basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at Temple University from 1952 to 1973, compiling a record of 373–193. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973.

Harry Litwack
Litwack during the 1964–65 season.
Biographical details
Born(1907-09-20)September 20, 1907
Poland
DiedAugust 7, 1999(1999-08-07) (aged 91)
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1927–1930Temple
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1973Temple
Head coaching record
Overall373–193
Tournaments7–6 (NCAA University Division)
9–6 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NCAA Final Four (1956, 1958)
NIT (1969)
2 MAC (1964, 1972)
Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1976 (profile)

Coaching career

Litwack was born in Galicia, Austria but raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Temple in 1930. He began his coaching career at Simon Gratz High School (1930–31), then he became head coach of the freshman team at Temple. Meanwhile, he was playing pro basketball with Eddie Gottlieb's all-Jewish Philadelphia Sphas, from 1930 to 1936. Before he became head coach at Temple in 1952, he also served briefly as assistant coach for the Philadelphia Warriors (1948–51). He died at the age of 91 in 1999.[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Temple Owls (Independent) (1952–1958)
1952–53 Temple 16-10
1953–54 Temple 15-12
1954–55 Temple 11-10
1955–56 Temple 27-4NCAA Third Place
1956–57 Temple 20-9
1957–58 Temple 27-3NCAA Third Place
Temple Owls (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1964)
1958–59 Temple 6-194-79th
1959–60 Temple 17-99-23rdNIT First Round
1960–61 Temple 20-89-12ndNIT Quarterfinals
1961–62 Temple 18-98-22ndNIT Quarterfinals
1962–63 Temple 15-76-34th
1963–64 Temple 17-86-11stNCAA First Round
Temple Owls (Independent) (1964–1969)
1964–65 Temple 14-10
1965–66 Temple 21-7NIT Quarterfinals
1966–67 Temple 20-8NCAA First Round
1967–68 Temple 19-9NIT First Round
1968–69 Temple 22-8NIT Champions
Temple Owls (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1969–1973)
1969–70 Temple 15-132-3T-3rd (Eastern)NCAA First Round
1970–71 Temple 13-123-34th (Eastern)
1971–72 Temple 23-86-01st (Eastern)NCAA First Round
1972–73 Temple 17-105-12nd (Eastern)
Temple: 373-19358-23
Total:373-193

      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

References


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