Ed Jucker

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Cincinnati, OH
  • Named national coach of the year by UPI and the USBWA in 1963
  • Led Cincinnati to three consecutive Final Four appearances--1961 (1st), 1962 (1st) and 1963 (2nd)
  • Holds the NCAA Tournament all-time record (minimum of 10 games) for highest winning percentage at 91.7% (11-1)
  • Compiled an 80-84 record (.488) with the NBA's Cincinnati Royals in two seasons in 1967-68 and 1968-69
  • Scored 381 points as three-year letterman under coaches Walter Van Winkle and Clark Ballard
  • Final Division I Top 20 Rankings (three: AP/UPI)--1961 (2/2), 1962 (2/2) and 1963 (1/1)
  • Final Division II Top 15 Rankings (one)--1976 (6)
  • Major-College All-Americans (six): Cincinnati's Ron Bonham (1963 and 1964), Paul Hogue (1961 and 1962), Tom Thacker (1963), Bob Wiesenhahn (1961), George Wilson (1963) and Tony Yates (1963).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1945-46

King's Point

14-0

DNP

1946-47

King's Point

12-4

DNP

1948-49

Rensselaer

13-3

DNP

1949-50

Rensselaer

12-3

DNP

1950-51

Rensselaer

9-9

DNP

1951-52

Rensselaer

4-11

DNP

1952-53

Rensselaer

8-9

DNP

1960-61

Cincinnati

27-3

10-2

1st

MVC

NCAA (4-0)

1961-62

Cincinnati

29-2

10-2

T-1st

MVC

NCAA (4-0)

1962-63

Cincinnati

26-2

11-1

1st

MVC

NCAA (3-1)

1963-64

Cincinnati

17-9

6-6

T-4th

MVC

DNP

1964-65

Cincinnati

14-12

5-9

7th

MVC

DNP

1972-73

Rollins

13-11

DNP

1973-74

Rollins

18-9

NCAA

1974-75

Rollins

15-7

DNP

1975-76

Rollins

19-6

8-2

2nd

Sunshine

NCAA DII (1-1)

1976-77

Rollins

16-9

6-4

T-2nd

Sunshine

DNP

  • 17-Year Coaching Record: 266-109 (.709) overall
  • 26-4 (.867) in two years at King's Point
  • 46-35 (.568) in five years at Rensselaer (NY)
  • 113-28 (.801) in five years at Cincinnati
  • 81-42 (.659) in five years at Rollins College (FL)
  • 42-20 (.667) in Missouri Valley Conference
  • 14-6 (.700) in Sunshine State Conference
  • 11-1 (.917) in NCAA Tournament
  • 2-3 (.400) in NCAA Division II Tournament