William Matthew Strannigan (December 1, 1918 – September 7, 1997)[1] was an American college men's basketball coach . He was the head coach of Colorado State from 1950 to 1954, Iowa State from 1954 to 1959, and Wyoming from 1959 to 1973. He coached his teams to a 308-289 record, winning one Mountain States Conference championship, two Western Athletic Conference championships, two NCAA tournament appearances, and two NIT appearances. He played his college basketball at Wyoming. He was inducted into the Wyoming athletics Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Iowa State athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.[2][3]
 Strannigan from the 1958 Bomb | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1, 1918 Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | September 7, 1997 (aged 78) Larimer County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1940–1942 | Wyoming |
| Basketball | |
| 1939–1942 | Wyoming |
| Baseball | |
| 1940–1942 | Wyoming |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1954 | Colorado State |
| 1954–1959 | Iowa State |
| 1959–1973 | Wyoming |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 308–289 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0-4 NIT: 0-2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball MSC (1954) 2× WAC (1967, 1969) | |
| Awards | |
| Basketball WAC Coach of the Year (1967) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Rams (Mountain States Conference) (1950–1954) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Colorado State | 13–20 | 6–14 | T–5th | |||||
| 1951–52 | Colorado State | 13–15 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Colorado State | 12–14 | 5–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1953–54 | Colorado State | 22–7 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| Colorado State: | 60–56 (.517) | 26–36 (.419) | |||||||
| Iowa State Cyclones (Big Eight Conference) (1954–1959) | |||||||||
| 1954–55 | Iowa State | 11–10 | 4–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1955–56 | Iowa State | 18–5 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1956–57 | Iowa State | 16–7 | 6–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1957–58 | Iowa State | 15–8 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1958–59 | Iowa State | 9–16 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| Iowa State: | 69–46 (.600) | 30–32 (.484) | |||||||
| Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain States Conference) (1959–1962) | |||||||||
| 1959–60 | Wyoming | 5–19 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Wyoming | 7–18 | 3–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Wyoming | 9–17 | 3–11 | T–7th | |||||
| Wyoming Cowboys (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1973) | |||||||||
| 1962–63 | Wyoming | 11–15 | 3–7 | T–5th | |||||
| 1963–64 | Wyoming | 12–14 | 3–7 | 6th | |||||
| 1964–65 | Wyoming | 16–10 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1965–66 | Wyoming | 17–9 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1966–67 | Wyoming | 15–14 | 8–2 | T–1st | NCAA University Division Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1967–68 | Wyoming | 18–9 | 5–5 | T–2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1968–69 | Wyoming | 19–9 | 6–4 | T–1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1969–70 | Wyoming | 19–7 | 9–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1970–71 | Wyoming | 10–15 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1971–72 | Wyoming | 12–14 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| 1972–73 | Wyoming | 9–17 | 4–10 | T–7th | |||||
| Wyoming: | 179–187 (.489) | 65–103 (.387) | |||||||
| Total: | 308–289 (.516) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about William M. Strannigan". USA. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ "Bill Strannigan - Hall of Fame Class of 2005 - Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - The home of Iowa State Cyclone Sports". Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ "William Matthew "Bill" Strannigan".