| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1902-12-13)December 13, 1902 |
| Died | July 13, 1997(1997-07-13) (aged 94) Bellevue, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1926 | Kentucky |
| Position(s) | Forward /center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1932 | Transylvania |
| 1949–1951 | Gonzaga |
| Baseball | |
| 1949–1950 | Gonzaga |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–33 (basketball, at Gonzaga) |
Lovell T. "Bill" Underwood (December 13, 1902 – July 13, 1997) was acollege basketball coach, the head coach atGonzaga University for two seasons, from 1949 to 1951, with an overall record of 26–33 (.441).[1] Underwood resigned as head basketball coach in March 1951,[2][3] and was succeeded byHank Anderson, who stayed for 21 years.
Underwood was ahigh school basketball All-American in 1922 inLexington, Kentucky. He earned three letters in basketball at theUniversity of Kentucky in Lexington in 1924, 1925, and 1926. He coached atTransylvania University in Lexington in the early 1930s and moved west toYakima, Washington, in 1938, where he resided when he was hired by Gonzaga in May 1949.[4] He was also theGonzaga Bulldogs baseball coach from 1949 to 1950.
Underwood stayed in Spokane and was an administrator in the county school system; he became the Spokane chapter manager of theRed Cross in 1959.[5] He later served with the organization inJapan.[6] Underwood died inBellevue in 1997 at age 94.[7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga Bulldogs(Independent)(1949–1951) | |||||||||
| 1949–50 | Gonzaga | 18–11 | |||||||
| 1950–51 | Gonzaga | 8–22 | |||||||
| Gonzaga: | 26–33 (.441) | ||||||||
| Total: | 26–33 (.441) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||