Vadal Peterson

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 

1920

Hometown: 
Huntsville, UT
  • After losing to Kentucky in NIT, led the Utes to NCAA title in 1944
  • Coached Utah to NIT title in 1947
  • Utah's all-time winningest coach
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (one/AP): 1949 (12)
  • All-Americans (four): Arnie Ferrin (1944, 1945, 1947 and 1948), Vern Gardner (1948 and 1949), Bill Kinner (1935) and Glen Smith (1952).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1927-28

Utah

6-11

5-7

T-2nd-W

RMC

1928-29

Utah

8-9

3-9

4th-W

RMC

1929-30

Utah

13-11

4-8

4th-W

RMC

1930-31

Utah

20-5

8-4

1st-W

RMC

1931-32

Utah

12-8

8-4

T-1st-W

RMC

1932-33

Utah

13-9

9-3

T-1st-W

RMC

1933-34

Utah

14-9

7-5

T-2nd-W

RMC

1934-35

Utah

8-8

5-7

3rd-W

RMC

1935-36

Utah

9-13

4-8

4th-W

RMC

1936-37

Utah

17-7

7-5

T-1st-W

RMC

1937-38

Utah

17-4

10-2

T-1st

RMC

DNP

1938-39

Utah

12-7

7-5

T-3rd

MSC

DNP

1939-40

Utah

18-4

8-4

2nd

MSC

DNP

1940-41

Utah

14-7

9-3

2nd

MSC

DNP

1941-42

Utah

13-7

7-5

4th

MSC

DNP

1942-43

Utah

10-12

1-7

3rd-W

MSC

DNP

1943-44

Utah

21-4

NIT (0-1)

1944-45

Utah

17-4

NCAA (0-2)

1945-46

Utah

12-8

8-4

3rd

MSC

DNP

1946-47

Utah

19-5

10-2

2nd

MSC

NIT (3-0)

1947-48

Utah

11-9

6-4

T-2nd

MSC

DNP

1948-49

Utah

24-8

14-6

2nd

MSC

NIT (0-1)

1949-50

Utah

26-18

8-12

5th

MSC

DNP

1950-51

Utah

23-13

12-8

3rd

MSC

DNP

1951-52

Utah

19-9

8-6

4th

MSC

DNP

1952-53

Utah

10-14

5-9

T-5th

MSC

DNP

  • 26-Year Coaching Record: 386-223 (.634) at Utah
  • 70-62 (.530) in Rocky Mountain Conference
  • 103-75 (.579) in Mountain States Conference
  • 3-2 (.600) in NCAA Tournament
  • 3-2 (.600) in NIT