Frank McGuire
Inducted:
1977
Frank McGuire was a charismatic leader and a master recruiter who successfully navigated the worlds of both collegiate and professional basketball. He is one of the few coaches to find significant success in the NBA while maintaining a legendary status in the NCAA. In the professional ranks, McGuire coached the Philadelphia Warriors during the 1961–62 season, where he guided Wilt Chamberlain through his historic 50.4 points-per-game season and his 100-point game.
In the collegiate world, he is a legend at North Carolina, where he led the Tar Heels to a perfect 32–0 record and the 1957 NCAA Championship, and at South Carolina, where he built the program into an ACC powerhouse. For his tactical versatility and his ability to inspire greatness across multiple levels of the game, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977.
McGuire's Awards & Records
- NCAA University Division tournament (1957)
- 2 NCAA Regional—Final Four (1952, 1957)
- 6 ACC regular season (1956, 1957, 1959–1961, 1970)
- 2 ACC tournament (1957, 1971)
- 3× ACC Coach of the Year (1957, 1968, 1969)
- National Coach of the Year (1957)
- Consensus National Coach of the Year (1957)
- NBA Eastern Division Finals appearance (1962)
NBA Teams
St. John's (1947–1952)
North Carolina (1952–1961)
Philadelphia Warriors (1961–1962)
South Carolina (1964–1980)
NBA Stats
Coaching career:
1961-1962
Game Coached:
80
Wins:
49
Losses:
31
Win(%):
.613
Collegiate Wins:
550
Collegiate Losses:
235
NCAA Championships:
1 (1957)
Conference Titles:
1 ACC (1957), 1 ACC Tournament (1971)