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 as an assistant at Tennessee | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1935 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 1979 (aged 43) New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tusculum (1957) Springfield (MA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1966 | Acadia |
| 1966–1977 | Tennessee (assistant) |
| 1977–1979 | Marshall |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 147–81 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| W. P. McGee Trophy (1965) | |
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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Stu Aberdeen – Acadia Athletics". acadiahof.co. August 7, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "King comes back as Vols retire his no. 53". The Jackson Sun. February 14, 2007. p. 32. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stu Aberdeen promises MU 'winner'". The Raleigh Register. March 18, 1977. p. 11. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stu Aberdeen Coaching Record". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Stu Aberdeen, Coached Basketball at Marshall". New York Times. June 13, 1979. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Death of Aberdeen leaves void in college basketball". The Kingsport Times. June 13, 1979. p. 30. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coach dies while jogging". The News Leader. June 14, 1979. p. 26. Retrieved April 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
 | This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1930s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |