Roy Danforth
Roy Danforth Jr. (born January 12, 1936), 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. He was replaced at Syracuse by Jim Boeheim two days prior on April 3. 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. He was replaced as head coach by Ned Fowler on March 17, 1981. Following his tenure at Tulane, Danforth accepted the athletic director position at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1936 Summitville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1962 | Southern Miss |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Men's basketball | |
| 1963–1964 | Pearl River Junior College |
| 1964–1968 | Syracuse (assistant) |
| 1968–1976 | Syracuse |
| 1976–1981 | Tulane |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1987–1994 | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 193–161 (.545) |
Roy Danforth Jr. (born January 12, 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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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