James Usilton

James Usilton
Biographical details
Born(1895-06-10)June 10, 1895
DiedMarch 13, 1939(1939-03-13) (aged 43)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materTemple
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1923?–1926Central HS
1926–1939Temple
Head coaching record
Overall205–79 (.722)
TournamentsNIT: 3–0 (1.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Helms National (1938)
Premo-Porretta National (1938)
NIT (1938)
2× EIC (1937, 1938)

James A. Usilton Sr. (June 10, 1895 – March 13, 1939)[1] was an American college basketball coach at Temple University between 1926–27 and 1938–39. He won 205 games as the Owls' coach, including one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) during the 1937–38 season.[2] That Temple squad won the first-ever NIT.[1] His 1937–38 team was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[3][4] His 1935–36 team reached the finals of the 1936 Olympic Trials.[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Temple Owls (Independent) (1926–1932)
1926–27 Temple 14–5
1927–28 Temple 17–5
1928–29 Temple 17–4
1929–30 Temple 18–3
1930–31 Temple 17–4
1931–32 Temple 13–7
Temple Owls (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1932–1939)
1932–33 Temple 15–6 5–3 2nd
1933–34 Temple 9–12 5–5 T–3rd
1934–35 Temple 17–7 5–3 3rd
1935–36 Temple 18–6 6–4 T–3rd
1936–37 Temple 17–6 7–3 T–1st
1937–38 Temple 23–2 9–1 1st NIT Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
1938–39 Temple 10–12 4–6 T–5th
Temple: 205–79 (.722) 41–25 (.621)
Total: 205–79 (.722)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hall of Fame – James Usilton, Sr". OwlSports.com. Temple University. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "James Usilton coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  4. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.