| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1914-08-13)August 13, 1914 Flora, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1978(1978-04-16) (aged 63) Manatee County, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jefferson (Lafayette, Indiana) |
| College | Purdue (1935–1938) |
| Playing career | 1938–1944 |
| Position | Forward |
| Coaching career | 1946–1977 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1938–1942 | Indianapolis Kautskys |
| 1943–1944 | Indianapolis Pure Oils |
| 1944 | Dayton Bombers |
| As coach: | |
| 1946–1951 | Lawrence |
| 1951–1959 | Tennessee (assistant) |
| 1959–1962 | Tennessee |
| 1963–1964 | Palmetto HS |
| 1964–1977 | Manatee CC |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
John Alfred Sines (August 13, 1914 – April 16, 1978) was an American professionalbasketball player as well as head coach at the high school and college levels.[1][2] After his collegiate career atPurdue University, Sines played for theIndianapolis Kautskys in theNational Basketball League for several seasons and averaged 7.2 points per game.[1][3]
Sines served in theNavy duringWorld War II.[2] A couple years later he began coaching, with his first job being the head coach forLawrence University from 1946 to 1951, compiling an overall record of 47–42. He then moved on to theUniversity of Tennessee from 1951 to 1959 as an assistant coach.[2] When then-head coachEmmett Lowery moved on, Sines was promoted to be the Volunteers' new head coach. He spent three seasons leading the team, compiling only a 26–45 overall record in that span.[4] He resigned in 1962 after two players were caught being involved in a gambling scandal.[5]
Sines moved toPalmetto, Florida and coachedPalmetto High School's basketball team for one season (1963–64) before being hired byManatee Community College.[2] At Manatee, he coached from 1964 to 1977 before retiring.[2]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Vikings(Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1946–1951) | |||||||||
| 1946–47 | Lawrence | 10–7 | 4–6 | ||||||
| 1947–48 | Lawrence | 10–11 | 4–6 | ||||||
| 1948–49 | Lawrence | 9–7 | 4–4 | ||||||
| 1949–50 | Lawrence | 9–8 | 3–5 | ||||||
| 1950–51 | Lawrence | 9–9 | 3–6 | ||||||
| Lawrence: | 47–42 | 18–27 | |||||||
| Tennessee Volunteers(Southeastern Conference)(1959–1962) | |||||||||
| 1959–60 | Tennessee | 12–11 | 7–7 | 6th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Tennessee | 10–15 | 4–10 | 11th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Tennessee | 4–19 | 2–12 | 12th | |||||
| Tennessee: | 26–45 | 13–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 73–87 | ||||||||