Harry Litwack

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 

1930

Hometown: 
Philadelphia, PA
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975
  • Led team to 1969 NIT title and third-place finish in 1957 NIT
  • Reached NCAA Final Four two times--1956 (3rd) and 1958 (3rd)
  • Guided Temple to the nation's best record among independent schools in 1956 and 1958
  • Assistant coach at Temple under Jimmy Usilton, Ernie Messikomer and Josh Cody
  • Assistant coach under Ed Gottlieb of the NBA's Philadelphia Warriors for one season in 1950-51
  • College basketball letterman under Usilton
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (two: AP/UPI)--1956 (15/14) and 1958 (5/5)
  • All-Americans (three): Pickles Kennedy (1960), Hal Lear (1956) and Guy Rodgers (1957 and 1958).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1952-53

Temple

16-10

DNP

1953-54

Temple

15-12

DNP

1954-55

Temple

11-10

DNP

1955-56

Temple

27-4

NCAA (4-1)

1956-57

Temple

20-9

NIT (2-1)

1957-58

Temple

27-3

NCAA (3-1)

1958-59

Temple

6-19

4-7

9th

Middle Atlantic

DNP

1959-60

Temple

17-9

9-2

3rd

Middle Atlantic

NIT (0-1)

1960-61

Temple

20-8

9-1

2nd

Middle Atlantic

NIT (1-1)

1961-62

Temple

18-9

8-2

2nd

Middle Atlantic

NIT (1-1)

1962-63

Temple

15-7

6-3

4th

Middle Atlantic

DNP

1963-64

Temple

17-8

6-1

1st

Middle Atlantic

NCAA (0-1)

1964-65

Temple

14-10

4th

Middle Atlantic

DNP

1965-66

Temple

21-7

2nd

Middle Atlantic

NIT (1-1)

1966-67

Temple

20-8

1st

Middle Atlantic

NCAA (0-1)

1967-68

Temple

19-9

3rd

Middle Atlantic

NIT (0-1)

1968-69

Temple

22-8

1st

Middle Atlantic

NIT (4-0)

1969-70

Temple

15-13

2-3

T-2nd

Middle Atlantic (East)

NCAA (0-1)

1970-71

Temple

13-12

3-3

4th

Middle Atlantic (East)

DNP

1971-72

Temple

23-8

6-0

1st

Middle Atlantic (East)

NCAA (0-1)

1972-73

Temple

17-10

5-1

2nd

Middle Atlantic (East)

DNP

  • 21-Year Coaching Record: 373-193 (.659) at Temple
  • 58-23 (.716) in Middle Atlantic Conference
  • 7-6 (.538) in NCAA Tournament
  • 9-6 (.600) in NIT