Rene Anthony Herrerias (born June 4, 1926) is an American basketball coach. He served as head coach at University of California, Berkeley from 1960 to 1968.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1926 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1947–1950 | San Francisco |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1956 | St. Ignatius Prep |
| 1956–1960 | California (assistant) |
| 1960–1968 | California |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–101 |
Born in San Francisco, Herrerias graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory in 1944 and served in the United States Navy afterwards.[1][2]
From 1947 to 1950, Herrerias played college basketball at the University of San Francisco, where he was a member of the 1949 NIT championship team coached by Pete Newell. Herrerias received All-American honors (HM) in 1950. After graduating, he became head coach at St. Ignatius Prep.[2] As coach, Herrerias led St. Ignatius to four state titles, in 1951, 1954, 1955, and 1956.[2] Herrerias also taught history and typing at St. Igantius.[3]
Herrerias reunited with Newell as an assistant coach at Cal.[4] In 1960, Herrerias succeeded Newell as Cal's head coach. He resigned in 1968 because of a dispute with athlete Bob Presley. Presley was suspended from the team for violation of team training rules. Presley was reinstated three days later, but relations between African-American and white players on the team remained tense. Herrerias and Newell resigned after the 1968 season.[5][6] Herrerias has a record of 97–101 in his eight seasons at Cal.[7]
After resigning from Cal, Herrerias became a history teacher and Basketball coach at El Camino High School in South San Francisco.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Golden Bears (Athletic Association of Western Universities) (1960–1968) | |||||||||
| 1960–61 | California | 13–9 | 5–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1961–62 | California | 8–17 | 2–10 | 5th | |||||
| 1962–63 | California | 13–11 | 4–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1963–64 | California | 13–14 | 8–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1964–65 | California | 8–15 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1965–66 | California | 9–16 | 4–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 1966–67 | California | 17–10 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 1967–68 | California | 16–9 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| California: | 97–101 | 40–67 | |||||||
| Total: | 97–101 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Ancestry.com – Navy Muster Rolls, WWII
- ^ a b c "War & Valor (1940–1949)". St. Ignatius Prep. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Sf_schools_stigna56.HTM [SFgenealogy]".
- ^ a b Christgau, John (2013), Michael and the Whiz Kids: A Story of Basketball, Race, and Suburbia in the 1960s, University of Nebraska Press, p. 67, ISBN 978-0803248441
- ^ Wiggins, David Kenneth (1997), Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America, Syracuse University Press, p. 126, ISBN 0815627343
- ^ "Cal Coach Rene Herrerias Quits". Lodi News-Sentinel. April 12, 1968. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Rene Herrerias Coaching Record".
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