John Sines

This article is about the former professional basketball player and college basketball coach. For the American country singer/songwriter, see John Sines Jr.

John Sines

Personal information
Born	(1914-08-13)August 13, 1914 Flora, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 16, 1978(1978-04-16) (aged 63) Manatee County, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Jefferson (Lafayette, Indiana)
College	Purdue (1935–1938)
Playing career	1938–1944
Position	Forward
Coaching career	1946–1977
Career history
As player:
1938–1942	Indianapolis Kautskys
1943–1944	Indianapolis Pure Oils
1944	Dayton Bombers
As coach:
1946–1951	Lawrence
1951–1959	Tennessee (assistant)
1959–1962	Tennessee
1963–1964	Palmetto HS
1964–1977	Manatee CC
Career highlights and awards
All-NBL First Team (1939)

John Alfred Sines (August 13, 1914 – April 16, 1978) was an American professional basketball player as well as head coach at the high school and college levels.[1][2] After his collegiate career at Purdue University, Sines played for the Indianapolis Kautskys in the National Basketball League for several seasons and averaged 7.2 points per game.[1][3]

Sines served in the Navy during World War II.[2] A couple years later he began coaching, with his first job being the head coach for Lawrence University from 1946 to 1951, compiling an overall record of 47–42. He then moved on to the University of Tennessee from 1951 to 1959 as an assistant coach.[2] When then-head coach Emmett Lowery moved on, Sines was promoted to be the Volunteers' new head coach. He spent three seasons leading the team, compiling only a 26–45 overall record in that span.[4] He resigned in 1962 after two players were caught being involved in a gambling scandal.[5]

Sines moved to Palmetto, Florida and coached Palmetto High School's basketball team for one season (1963–64) before being hired by Manatee Community College.[2] At Manatee, he coached from 1964 to 1977 before retiring.[2]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Lawrence Vikings (Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1951)
1946–47	Lawrence	10–7	4–6
1947–48	Lawrence	10–11	4–6
1948–49	Lawrence	9–7	4–4
1949–50	Lawrence	9–8	3–5
1950–51	Lawrence	9–9	3–6
Lawrence:		47–42	18–27
Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (1959–1962)
1959–60	Tennessee	12–11	7–7	6th
1960–61	Tennessee	10–15	4–10	11th
1961–62	Tennessee	4–19	2–12	12th
Tennessee:		26–45	13–29
Total:		73–87

References

1. "John Sines NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
2. "John Sines". Peach Basket Society. October 22, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
3. "John Sines Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
4. "John Sines head coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
5. "Obituary: John Sines". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 18, 1978. Retrieved June 11, 2019.