Alvin "Doggie" Julian

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 

1923

Hometown: 
Reading, PA
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1967
  • Led Holy Cross to two NCAA Final Four appearances--1947 (1st) and 1948 (3rd)
  • Dartmouth's all-time winningest coach
  • Compiled a 47-81 record (.367) as coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics in two seasons in 1948-49 and 1949-50
  • Major-College All-Americans (two): Holy Cross' Bob Cousy (1948) and George Kaftan (1947 and 1948).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1927-28

Albright

6-13

1928-29

Albright

3-13

1936-37

Muhlenberg

9-9

6-6

1937-38

Muhlenberg

9-11

7-5

1938-39

Muhlenberg

13-8

7-5

1939-40

Muhlenberg

11-9

5-7

1940-41

Muhlenberg

13-10

6-6

1941-42

Muhlenberg

17-7

9-3

2nd

Eastern Pa.

1942-43

Muhlenberg

13-8

7-3

2nd

Eastern Pa.

1943-44

Muhlenberg

20-5

NIT (0-1)

1944-45

Muhlenberg

24-4

DNP

1945-46

Holy Cross

12-3

DNP

1946-47

Holy Cross

27-3

NCAA (3-0)

1947-48

Holy Cross

26-4

NCAA (2-1)

1950-51

Dartmouth

3-23

1-11

7th

EIBL

DNP

1951-52

Dartmouth

11-19

4-8

T-5th

EIBL

DNP

1952-53

Dartmouth

12-14

5-7

T-5th

EIBL

DNP

1953-54

Dartmouth

13-13

5-9

6th

EIBL

DNP

1954-55

Dartmouth

18-7

9-5

4th

Ivy

DNP

1955-56

Dartmouth

18-11

10-4

1st

Ivy

NCAA (2-1)

1956-57

Dartmouth

18-7

10-4

2nd

Ivy

DNP

1957-58

Dartmouth

22-5

11-3

1st

Ivy

NCAA (2-1)

1958-59

Dartmouth

22-6

14-1

1st

Ivy

NCAA (0-1)

1959-60

Dartmouth

14-9

10-4

2nd

Ivy

DNP

1960-61

Dartmouth

5-19

4-10

T-6th

Ivy

DNP

1961-62

Dartmouth

6-18

3-11

T-6th

Ivy

DNP

1962-63

Dartmouth

7-18

2-12

8th

Ivy

DNP

1963-64

Dartmouth

2-23

0-14

8th

Ivy

DNP

1964-65

Dartmouth

4-21

1-13

8th

Ivy

DNP

1965-66

Dartmouth

3-21

0-14

8th

Ivy

DNP

1966-67

Dartmouth

7-17

1-13

8th

Ivy

DNP

NOTE: Dave Gavitt (2-15) replaced Julian (5-2) on January 6, 1967, but technically Julian was still the head coach for the entire 1966-67 season.

  • 32-Year College Coaching Record: 388-358 (.520) overall
  • 9-26 (.257) in two years at Albright (PA)
  • 129-71 (.645) in nine years at Muhlenberg (PA)
  • 65-10 (.867) in three years at Holy Cross
  • 185-251 (.424) in 17 years at Dartmouth
  • 16-6 (.727) in Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate League
  • 90-143 (.386) in Ivy League (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League)
  • 9-4 (.692) in NCAA Tournament
  • 0-1 (.000) in NIT