Stu Aberdeen

Stu Aberdeen
Aberdeen as an assistant at Tennessee
Biographical details
Born(1935-07-19)July 19, 1935
Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 1979(1979-06-11) (aged 43)
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S.
Alma materTusculum (1957)
Springfield (MA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1958–1966Acadia
1966–1977Tennessee (assistant)
1977–1979Marshall
Head coaching record
Overall147–81
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
W. P. McGee Trophy (1965)

Stuart Worth Aberdeen (July 19, 1935 – June 11, 1979) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Acadia in Nova Scotia and the head coach at Marshall. At Acadia, Aberdeen had a 122–50 record. He was posthumously inducted into the Acadia Hall of Fame in 1989.[1]

Aberdeen left Acadia to become an assistant to Ray Mears at Tennessee, where he was the lead recruiter for some of UT’s top players, including future Hall of Fame forward Bernard King.[2] He left the Volunteers after eleven years, taking the head coaching position at Marshall.[3] Aberdeen had a record of 25–31 in two seasons at Marshall.[4] During the 1979 offseason, while vacationing in Florida, Aberdeen died from a heart attack while jogging.[5][6][7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Marshall Thundering Herd (Southern Conference) (1977–1979)
1977–78 Marshall 14–15 8–5 3rd
1978–79 Marshall 11–16 5–8 5th
Marshall: 25–31 (.446) 13–13 (.500)
Total: 147–81 (.645)

References

  1. ^ "Stu Aberdeen – Acadia Athletics". acadiahof.co. August 7, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "King comes back as Vols retire his no. 53". The Jackson Sun. February 14, 2007. p. 32. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Stu Aberdeen promises MU 'winner'". The Raleigh Register. March 18, 1977. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Stu Aberdeen Coaching Record". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Stu Aberdeen, Coached Basketball at Marshall". New York Times. June 13, 1979. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Death of Aberdeen leaves void in college basketball". The Kingsport Times. June 13, 1979. p. 30. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Coach dies while jogging". The News Leader. June 14, 1979. p. 26. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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