John J. "Taps" Gallagher

Alma Mater:

Class of:

1928

Hometown:

Brooklyn, NY

Coached Niagara to a third-place finish in 1954 NIT
Niagara's all-time winningest coach
Major-college career scoring average under John Crenny and Buck Freeman (1.1 ppg)
Served in the U.S. Navy for three seasons from 1943-44 through 1945-46
Final Top 20 Rankings (three: AP/UPI)--1954 (16/NR), 1955 (NR/17) and 1961 (13/NR)
All-Americans (one): Zeke Sinicola (1951).

Record:

Season	School	Overall	Postseason (Record)
1931-32	Niagara	19-5
1932-33	Niagara	13-6
1933-34	Niagara	11-9
1934-35	Niagara	13-6
1935-36	Niagara	17-6
1936-37	Niagara	12-10
1937-38	Niagara	8-13	DNP
1938-39	Niagara	11-8	DNP
1939-40	Niagara	12-7	DNP
1940-41	Niagara	13-7	DNP
1941-42	Niagara	16-6	DNP
1942-43	Niagara	20-6	DNP
1946-47	Niagara	13-8	DNP
1947-48	Niagara	15-9	DNP
1948-49	Niagara	24-7	DNP
1949-50	Niagara	20-7	NIT (0-1)
1950-51	Niagara	18-10	DNP
1951-52	Niagara	8-21	DNP
1952-53	Niagara	22-6	NIT (1-1)
1953-54	Niagara	24-6	NIT (2-1)
1954-55	Niagara	20-6	NIT (1-1)
1955-56	Niagara	20-7	NIT (0-1)
1956-57	Niagara	13-13	DNP
1957-58	Niagara	19-7	NIT (0-1)
1958-59	Niagara	15-8	DNP
1959-60	Niagara	14-12	DNP
1960-61	Niagara	16-5	NIT (0-1)
1961-62	Niagara	16-8	DNP
1962-63	Niagara	14-4	DNP
1963-64	Niagara	8-12	DNP
1964-65	Niagara	4-17	DNP

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