Fred "Tex" Winter
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Wellington, TX
- Owns best winning percentage in K-State history (.691)
- Guided K-State to two Final Fours--1958 (4th) and 1964 (4th)
- Named national coach of the year by UPI in 1958
- His 1959 K-State squad finished No. 1 in both the final AP and UPI polls
- Won 1952 NCIT with Marquette
- Assistant coach at Kansas State under Jack Gardner for four seasons from 1947-48 through 1950-51
- Longtime Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers assistant compiled a 51-78 record (.395) as head coach of the Houston Rockets for two seasons in 1971-72 and 1972-73
- College basketball letterman under Sam Barry
- Final Top 20 Rankings (nine: AP/UPI)--1957 (NR/20), 1958 (3/4), 1959 (1/1), 1960 (NR/16), 1961 (4/4), 1962 (6/5), 1963 (NR/19), 1964 (NR/12) and 1968 (NR/14)
- All-Americans (three): Kansas State's Bob Boozer (1958 and 1959), Willie Murrell (1964) and Jack Parr (1957 and 1958).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12-14 | NCIT (3-0) | |||||
13-11 | DNP | |||||
11-10 | 5-7 | T-4th | Big Seven | DNP | ||
11-10 | 6-6 | T-3rd | Big Seven | DNP | ||
17-8 | 9-3 | 1st | Big Seven | NCAA (1-1) | ||
15-8 | 8-4 | 2nd | Big Seven | DNP | ||
22-5 | 10-2 | 1st | Big Seven | NCAA (3-2) | ||
25-2 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
16-10 | 10-4 | T-1st | DNP | |||
23-4 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
22-3 | 12-2 | 2nd | DNP | |||
16-9 | 11-3 | T-1st | DNP | |||
22-7 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (2-2) | |||
12-13 | 5-9 | T-6th | DNP | |||
14-11 | 9-5 | 3rd | DNP | |||
17-8 | 9-5 | 4th | DNP | |||
19-9 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA (0-2) | |||
13-13 | 6-8 | 4th | Pacific-8 | DNP | ||
17-9 | 7-7 | 5th | Pacific-8 | DNP | ||
15-13 | 6-8 | 5th | Pacific-8 | DNP | ||
9-15 | 3-11 | 9th | DNP | |||
6-20 | 4-14 | T-9th | DNP | |||
12-14 | 7-11 | T-7th | DNP | |||
7-20 | 5-13 | T-8th | DNP | |||
8-19 | 4-14 | T-9th | DNP | |||
16-12 | 7-7 | T-4th | PCAA | DNP | ||
21-9 | 11-3 | 2nd | PCAA | NIT (1-1) | ||
15-13 | 9-5 | T-3rd | PCAA | DNP | ||
12-16 | 7-7 | T-4th | PCAA | DNP | ||
13-16 | 6-10 | 7th | PCAA | DNP |
* Record does not reflect two forfeit victories awarded from Minnesota.
- 30-Year College Coaching Record: 452-335 (.576) overall
- 25-25 (.500) in two years at Marquette
- 262-117 (.691) in 15 years at Kansas State
- 45-35 (.563) in three years at Washington
- 42-89 (.321) in five years at Northwestern
- 78-69 (.531) in five years at Long Beach State
- 106-36 (.746) in Big Seven/Big Eight Conference
- 19-23 (.452) in Pacific-10 Conference (Pacific-8)
- 23-63 (.267) in Big Ten Conference
- 40-32 (.556) in Pacific Coast Athletic Association (forerunner of Big West)
- 6-5 (.545) in PCAA Tournament
- 8-9 (.471) in NCAA Tournament
- 1-1 (.500) in NIT
- 3-0 (1.000) in NCIT