Arthur Schabinger
Inducted:
1961
Stats
Born
August 6, 1889
Sabetha, Kansas, U.S.
Died:
October 13, 1972
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Position:
Contributor
College:
College of Emporia
Arthur A. Schabinger was an influential coach, administrator, rules advocate, and organizer who helped shape basketball during its early development. Over 20 seasons of college coaching, he compiled a remarkable record of approximately 254–98, winning nearly 72 percent of his games and capturing 11 conference championships.
Schabinger was also one of the six founders of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He helped write its constitution and bylaws, designed its emblem, served as its first secretary-treasurer, and became NABC president in 1932. Schabinger also helped organize the selection of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1936.
He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961 as a Contributor.
Schabinger's Awards and Honors
- 3 Kansas (1916, 1918–1919)
- 4 NCC (1923–1925,1927)
- 4 MVC (1930–1932, 1935)
- Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
- 11× Conference Champion as a college coach
- Founder of the National Association of Basketball Coaches
- Served on the NABC Rules Committee
- Organized the selection of the 1936 U.S. Olympic basketball team
NBA Position
As Coach
Ottawa (1915–1920)
Kansas State Normal (1920–1922)
Creighton (1922–1935)
As Founders/President
NABC (1932)
NBA Stats
Role:
Contributor
College Coaching Career:
1915–1935
Season Coached:
20
Overall Basketball Record:
254–98
Win (%):
.722
Conference Championships:
11
NABC President:
1932
Rules Introduced:
10-second backcourt