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Bunn, circa 1938 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1898-09-26)September 26, 1898 |
| Died | August 13, 1979(1979-08-13) (aged 80) Newbury Park, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1920 | Kansas |
| Football | |
| 1917–1920 | Kansas |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1920 | Kansas |
| Positions | Guard,forward (basketball) Halfback,quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1930 | Kansas (assistant) |
| 1930–1938 | Stanford |
| 1946–1956 | Springfield |
| 1956–1963 | Colorado State–Greeley |
| Baseball | |
| 1926–1930 | Kansas |
| 1947 | Springfield |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 315–299 (basketball) 48–50 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 1Helms (1937) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1964 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
John W. Bunn (September 26, 1898 – August 13, 1979) was an Americanbasketball coach and key contributor to the game of basketball. TheWellston, Ohio native played three seasons under coachPhog Allen atUniversity of Kansas while earning his bachelor's degree (1917–21). He later became an assistant to Allen for nine seasons (1921–30). His In 1930, he became men's basketball head coach atStanford University, where he coached college all-time greatHank Luisetti. His1936–37 team finished the season with a 25–2 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by theHelms Athletic Foundation and thePremo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3] After he left Stanford, Bunn went on to coachSpringfield College (1946–56) andColorado State College (now the University of Northern Colorado) (1956–63).
Bunn served as chairman of theBasketball Hall of Fame from 1949 to 1963. On October 1, 1964, Bunn was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. For his contribution, the Basketball Hall of Fame annually presentsan award in his name.
Bunn died on August 13, 1979, inNewbury Park, California.[4]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford(PCC)(1930–1938) | |||||||||
| 1930–31 | Stanford | 8–9 | 3–6 | 4th(South) | |||||
| 1931–32 | Stanford | 6–14 | 2–9 | 4th(South) | |||||
| 1932–33 | Stanford | 9–18 | 3–8 | 3rd(South) | |||||
| 1933–34 | Stanford | 8–12 | 5–7 | 3rd(South) | |||||
| 1934–35 | Stanford | 10–17 | 4–8 | T–3rd(South) | |||||
| 1935–36 | Stanford | 21–8 | 7–5 | T–1st(South) | |||||
| 1936–37 | Stanford | 25–2 | 10–2 | T–1st(South) | Helms National Champion Premo-Porretta National Champion[5] | ||||
| 1937–38 | Stanford | 21–3 | 10–2 | 1st(South) | |||||
| Stanford: | 108–83 | ||||||||
| Springfield(Independent)(1946–1956) | |||||||||
| 1946–47 | Springfield | 15–8 | |||||||
| 1947–48 | Springfield | 14–18 | |||||||
| 1948–49 | Springfield | 14–9 | |||||||
| 1949–50 | Springfield | 15–12 | |||||||
| 1950–51 | Springfield | 13–16 | |||||||
| 1951–52 | Springfield | 14–12 | |||||||
| 1952–53 | Springfield | 19–12 | |||||||
| 1953–54 | Springfield | 12–12 | |||||||
| 1954–55 | Springfield | 15–11 | |||||||
| 1955–56 | Springfield | 8–16 | |||||||
| Springfield: | 139–126 | ||||||||
| Colorado State–Greeley(RMFAC)(1956–1963) | |||||||||
| 1956–57 | Colorado State–Greeley | 11–10 | 5–5 | ||||||
| 1957–58 | Colorado State College | 6–15 | 5–5 | ||||||
| 1958–59 | Colorado State College | 14–10 | 12–6 | ||||||
| 1959–60 | Colorado State College | 14–11 | 12–6 | ||||||
| 1960–61 | Colorado State College | 8–16 | 7–7 | ||||||
| 1961–62 | Colorado State College | 10–16 | 8–10 | ||||||
| 1962–63 | Colorado State College | 10–16 | 8–8 | ||||||
| Colorado State–Greeley: | 73–94 | ||||||||
| Total: | 315–299 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||