George Smith
Alma Mater:
Class of:
1935
Hometown:
Mount Vernon, OH
- Reached NCAA Final Four two times--1959 (3rd) and 1960 (3rd)
- His 1955 Cincinnati squad finished third in the NIT
- Voted national coach of the year by the Rockne Club in 1960
- Assistant coach at Cincinnati under John Wiethe for four seasons from 1948-49 through 1951-52
- Final Top 20 Rankings (four: AP/UPI)--1955 (NR/20), 1958 (2/2), 1959 (5/4) and 1960 (1/2)
- All-Americans (three): Ralph Davis (1960), Oscar Robertson (1958 through 1960) and Jack Twyman (1955).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11-13 | 9-3 | 2nd | DNP | |||
11-10 | DNP | |||||
21-8 | NIT (2-1) | |||||
17-7 | Probation | |||||
15-9 | DNP | |||||
25-3 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
26-4 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
28-2 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) |
- Eight-Year Coaching Record: 154-56 (.733) at Cincinnati
- 9-3 (.750) in Mid-American Conference
- 39-3 (.929) in Missouri Valley Conference
- 7-3 (.700) in NCAA Tournament
- 2-1 (.667) in NIT