Roy Danforth, Jr. (born 12 Jan 1936), [1] [2] a native of Summitville, Indiana, was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976. During his tenure, he compiled a 148–71 (.676) record. In his final four years as a coach, his teams went to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 1975. He was credited with rebuilding the Syracuse program, and gave the Orange a terrific home-court advantage. He played college basketball at Southern Mississippi where he scored over 1,000 points and was a 75% career free-throw shooter.
Danforth left Syracuse to succeed Charles Moir at Tulane on April 5, 1976. He signed a three-year contract with a $30,000 annual salary. [3] He was replaced at Syracuse by Jim Boeheim two days prior on April 3. [4] He announced on February 16, 1981 his resignation as Green Wave head coach at the conclusion of the season. He stayed at the university as its assistant athletic director. [5] He was replaced as head coach by Ned Fowler on March 17, 1981. [6] Following his tenure at Tulane, Danforth accepted the athletic director position at Fairleigh Dickinson University. [7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse Orange (Independent) (1968–1976) | |||||||||
| 1968–69 | Syracuse | 9–16 | |||||||
| 1969–70 | Syracuse | 12–12 | |||||||
| 1970–71 | Syracuse | 19–7 | NIT first round | ||||||
| 1971–72 | Syracuse | 22–6 | NIT quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1972–73 | Syracuse | 24–5 | NCAA Tournament East semifinals | ||||||
| 1973–74 | Syracuse | 19–7 | NCAA Tournament Midwest quarterfinals | ||||||
| 1974–75 | Syracuse | 23–9 | NCAA Tournament National semifinals | ||||||
| 1975–76 | Syracuse | 20–9 | NCAA Tournament Midwest quarterfinals | ||||||
| Syracuse: | 148–71 | ||||||||
| Tulane Green Wave ( Metro South) (1976–1981) | |||||||||
| 1976–77 | Tulane | 10–17 | 3–3 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1977–78 | Tulane | 5–22 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1978–79 | Tulane | 8–19 | 2–8 | 7th | |||||
| 1979–80 | Tulane | 10–17 | 3–9 | T-6th | |||||
| 1980–81 | Tulane | 12–15 | 4–8 | 6th | |||||
| Tulane: | 45–90 | 13–39 | |||||||
| Total: | 193–161 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ "Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60871/images/40474_357216-02191 [ user-generated source]
- ^ Harvin, Al. "People in Sports," The New York Times, Tuesday, April 6, 1976. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ Poliquin, Bud. "Poliquin: 35 years ago today, Jim Boeheim was hired by Syracuse University to be its head coach," The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), Sunday, April 3, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Danforth Stepping Down As Coach at Tulane," The New York Times, Tuesday, February 17, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Tyler (Texas) Junior College coach Ned Fowler, whose team...," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, March 17, 1981. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Danforth an Orange man at heart".
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