Edward Joseph McNichol (February 20, 1895 – after 1930) was the head men's basketball coach for the University of Pennsylvania from 1920 to 1930. His first Penn team finished the season with a 21–2 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] This was Penn's second consecutive Helms national championship, the previous year's 21–1 team having later been recognized as the Helms (and Premo-Porretta Power Poll)[3] national champion as well.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1895 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1914–1917 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1920–1930 | Penn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 186–63 (.747) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Helms National (1921) 3× EIBL (1921, 1928–1929) | |
| Awards | |
| NCAA All-American (1916) 2× EIBL First Team (1916–1917) | |
McNichol played on Penn's basketball team from 1914 to 1917.[4] In his junior season in 1915–16, he was named a consensus All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation. In both 1915–16 and 1916–17 he served as team captain and was a two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League First Team selection.[4][5]
After his coaching career, he served in the United States Army during World War I.[6] According to a 1919 edition of the Year Book of the Pennsylvania Society, McNichol was a sergeant in the 469th Railroad Engineers for the Army.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Quakers (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1920–1930) | |||||||||
| 1920–21 | Penn | 21–2 | 9–1 | 1st | Helms National Champions | ||||
| 1921–22 | Penn | 24–3 | 8–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1922–23 | Penn | 14–11 | 3–7 | T–5th | |||||
| 1923–24 | Penn | 18–8 | 3–7 | T–5th | |||||
| 1924–25 | Penn | 17–5 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1925–26 | Penn | 14–7 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1926–27 | Penn | 16–10 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1927–28 | Penn | 22–5 | 7–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1928–29 | Penn | 20–6 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1929–30 | Penn | 20–6 | 7–3 | 2nd | |||||
| Total: | 186–63 (.747) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Further reading
edit- Naismith, James (January 15, 1929). "Five McNichol Brothers Served Pennsylvania Cage Team as Player and Coach" (PDF). New York Evening Post. New York, NY.
References
edit- ^ a b "Pennsylvania Quakers season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 535. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ a b "2008–09 Penn Quakers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly Results (p. 121). University of Pennsylvania. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ "Penn Men's Basketball" (PDF). All-Time Captains. University of Pennsylvania. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ a b Year Book of the Pennsylvania Society. New York: The Pennsylvania Society. 1919. p. 50.