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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1892-05-02)May 2, 1892 Huntsville, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 1976(1976-09-01) (aged 84) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Utah State Utah |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1953 | Utah |
| Baseball | |
| 1948 | Utah |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 385–230 (basketball) 1–3 (baseball) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 3–2 (NCAA) 3–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball NCAA (1944) NIT (1947) 5MSC (1931, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1945) | |
Vadal Peterson (May 2, 1892 – September 1, 1976) was an Americanbasketball coach with the distinction of coaching the most wins inUniversity of Utah history. He guided Utah through 26 seasons from 1927 to 1953. He also led Utah to its onlyNCAA tournament title when theUtes defeatedDartmouth 42–40, in 1944. Peterson finished with a record of 385–230 (.626) while head coach of Utah and collected fourMountain States Conference championships and the1947 National Invitation Tournament title.[1]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Utes(Mountain States Conference)(1927–1943) | |||||||||
| 1927–28 | Utah | 7–10 | 5–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1928–29 | Utah | 5–12 | 3–9 | 4th | |||||
| 1929–30 | Utah | 15–12 | 4–8 | 4th | |||||
| 1930–31 | Utah | 21–6 | 8–4 | 1st | |||||
| 1931–32 | Utah | 14–9 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1932–33 | Utah | 13–8 | 9–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1933–34 | Utah | 14–9 | 7–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1934–35 | Utah | 10–9 | 5–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935–36 | Utah | 7–15 | 4–8 | 4th | |||||
| 1936–37 | Utah | 17–7 | 7–5 | T–1st | |||||
| 1937–38 | Utah | 20–4 | 10–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1938–39 | Utah | 13–7 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1939–40 | Utah | 19–4 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940–41 | Utah | 14–7 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941–42 | Utah | 13–7 | 7–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1942–43 | Utah | 10–12 | 1–7 | 4th | |||||
| Utah Utes(Independent)(1943–1944) | |||||||||
| 1943–44 | Utah | 22–4 | NCAA Champion,NIT quarterfinal | ||||||
| Utah Utes(Mountain States Conference)(1944–1953) | |||||||||
| 1944–45 | Utah | 17–4 | 8–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| 1945–46 | Utah | 12–8 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1946–47 | Utah | 19–5 | 10–2 | 2nd | NIT Champion | ||||
| 1947–48 | Utah | 11–9 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1948–49 | Utah | 24–8 | 14–6 | 2nd | NIT quarterfinal | ||||
| 1949–50 | Utah | 16–18 | 8–12 | 5th | |||||
| 1950–51 | Utah | 23–13 | 12–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 1951–52 | Utah | 19–9 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Utah | 10–14 | 5–9 | T–5th | |||||
| Utah: | 385–230 (.626) | 177–137 (.564) | |||||||
| Total: | 385–230 (.626) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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