James Usilton

James Usilton
Biographical details
Born	June 10, 1895
Died	March 13, 1939 (aged 43); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Temple
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1923?–1926	Central HS
1926–1939	Temple
Head coaching record
Overall	205–79 (.722)
Tournaments	NIT: 3–0 (1.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Helms National (1938); Premo-Porretta National (1938); NIT (1938); 2× EIC (1937, 1938)

James A. Usilton Sr. (June 10, 1895 – March 13, 1939)[1] was an American college basketball coach at Temple University between 1926–27 and 1938–39. He won 205 games as the Owls' coach, including one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) during the 1937–38 season.[2] That Temple squad won the first-ever NIT.[1] His 1937–38 team was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[3][4] His 1935–36 team reached the finals of the 1936 Olympic Trials.[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Temple Owls (Independent) (1926–1932)
1926–27	Temple	14–5
1927–28	Temple	17–5
1928–29	Temple	17–4
1929–30	Temple	18–3
1930–31	Temple	17–4
1931–32	Temple	13–7
Temple Owls (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1932–1939)
1932–33	Temple	15–6	5–3	2nd
1933–34	Temple	9–12	5–5	T–3rd
1934–35	Temple	17–7	5–3	3rd
1935–36	Temple	18–6	6–4	T–3rd
1936–37	Temple	17–6	7–3	T–1st
1937–38	Temple	23–2	9–1	1st	NIT Champions Helms Foundation National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions
1938–39	Temple	10–12	4–6	T–5th
Temple:		205–79 (.722)	41–25 (.621)
Total:		205–79 (.722)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

"Hall of Fame – James Usilton, Sr". OwlSports.com. Temple University. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"James Usilton coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
"NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

External links

James Usilton at Find a Grave

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[BIO-1] "Hall of Fame – James Usilton, Sr". OwlSports.com. Temple University. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

[2] "James Usilton coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

[HELMS-3] "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

[4] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.