Phog Allen
Inducted:
1959
Stats
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Born
November 18, 1885
Jamesport, Missouri, U.S.
Died:
September 16, 1974
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Position:
Coach
College:
University of Kansas (1904–1909)
Forrest Clare “Phog” Allen was one of the most influential coaches in the history of basketball and is widely known as the “Father of Basketball Coaching.” A student and former player of James Naismith at Kansas, Allen coached at Baker University, Haskell Institute, Warrensburg Teachers College and Kansas. He spent 39 seasons as head coach at Kansas, where his teams won 24 conference championships and a 1952 NCAA championship.
Allen finished his collegiate coaching career with 746 victories, making him the winningest college coach in history at the time of his retirement. Allen also helped establish the National Association of Basketball Coaches and played a major role in basketball becoming an Olympic sport. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 as a coach.
Allen's Awards and Honors
- 2 Helms Athletic Foundation national (1922, 1923)
- NCAA tournament (1952)
- 2 MIAA (1913, 1914)
- 24× Conference Champion with Kansas
- Co-founder and first president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
- 1952 Olympic Gold Medalist as a member of the U.S. coaching staff
- Known as the “Father of Basketball Coaching”
NBA Position
Kansas Jayhawks (1907–1909, 1919–1956)
NBA Stats
Coaching Career:
51 years (1905–1956)
Season Coached:
50
Kansas Tenure:
39 seasons
Career Coaching Record:
746–264
Career Win (%):
.739
National Championships:
3
NCAA Championships:
1