Norman Sloan
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Anderson, IN
- Coached alma mater North Carolina State to the national championship in 1974
- Named national coach of the year in 1974 by AP and the USBWA
- Selected as head coach of 1980 British Olympic team
- Guided North Carolina State to third place (1976) and second place (1978) showings at the NIT. His 1986 Florida team advanced to NIT semifinals (4th)
- Coached North Carolina State to 1970, 1973 and 1974 ACC Tournament titles
- Assistant coach at Memphis State under Eugene Lambert for one season in 1955-56
- Final Top 20 Rankings (five: AP/UPI/USA)--1970 (10/12), 1973 (2/2), 1974 (1/1), 1975 (7/9) and 1987 (NR/NR/15)
- All-Americans (five): North Carolina State's Tom Burleson (1973 and 1974), Kenny Carr (1976 and 1977), David Thompson (1973 through 1975), Monte Towe (1974) and Hawkeye Whitney (1980).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21-7 | ||||||
11-15 | 4-2 | 2nd | S.C. Little Four | |||
17-8 | 4-2 | 2nd | S.C. Little Four | |||
20-6 | 6-0 | 1st | S.C. Little Four | |||
11-14 | 5-9 | 7th | DNP | |||
16-11 | 9-6 | 4th | DNP | |||
15-5 | 7-4 | 3rd | DNP | |||
15-8 | 8-4 | 4th | DNP | |||
15-11 | 9-5 | 4th | DNP | |||
12-11 | 8-6 | 4th | DNP | |||
12-14 | 5-9 | T-8th | DNP | |||
12-10 | 6-8 | T-9th | DNP | |||
18-7 | 11-5 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
16-10 | 9-7 | T-5th | DNP | |||
7-19 | 2-12 | 8th | DNP | |||
16-10 | 9-5 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
15-10 | 8-6 | T-3rd | DNP | |||
23-7 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
13-14 | 5-9 | T-6th | DNP | |||
16-10 | 6-6 | T-4th | DNP | |||
27-0 | 12-0 | 1st | Probation | |||
30-1 | 12-0 | 1st | NCAA (4-0) | |||
22-6 | 8-4 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
21-9 | 7-5 | T-2nd | NIT (3-1) | |||
17-11 | 6-6 | 5th | DNP | |||
21-10 | 7-5 | 3rd | NIT (3-1) | |||
18-12 | 3-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
20-8 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
12-16 | 5-13 | 8th | DNP | |||
5-22 | 2-16 | 10th | DNP | |||
13-18 | 5-13 | 10th | DNP | |||
16-13 | 11-7 | T-3rd | NIT (0-1) | |||
18-12 | 9-9 | T-5th | NIT (0-1) | |||
19-14 | 10-8 | 4th | NIT (3-2) | |||
23-11 | 12-6 | 2nd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
23-12 | 11-7 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
21-13 | 13-5 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) |
* Total of five NCAA Tournament games later vacated by action of the NCAA.
- 37-Year Coaching Record: 627-395 (.614) overall
- 69-36 (.657) in four years at Presbyterian (SC)
- 57-38 (.600) in four years at The Citadel
- 266-127 (.677) in 14 years at North Carolina State
- 235-194 (.548) in 15 years at Florida
- 29-23 (.558) in southern Conference
- 103-77 (.573) in Atlantic Coast Conference
- 126-124 (.504) in Southeastern Conference
- 2-4 (.333) in southern Conference Tournament
- 14-11 (.560) in ACC Tournament
- 5-9 (.357) in SEC Tournament
- 8-5 (.615) in NCAA Tournament
- 9-6 (.600) in NIT