Zeke Hogeland

Wesley Dean "Zeke" Hogeland (November 25, 1925 – October 26, 2015) was an American college basketball coach, best known for his tenure as head coach at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI).[1]

Zeke Hogeland
Biographical details
Born(1925-11-25)November 25, 1925
Iowa Falls, Iowa, U.S.
DiedOctober 26, 2015(2015-10-26) (aged 89)
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1949Northern Iowa
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1951Decorah HS
1951–1955Washington HS
1955–1962Mason City HS/Mason City JC
1962–1967Bemidji State
1967–1973Northern Iowa

Hogeland was born in Iowa Falls, Iowa and attended Marshalltown High School in Marshalltown, Iowa. He went to Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) and played three years of basketball as a guard for head coach Hon Nordly. Upon graduation, he spent several years as a high school and junior college coach in his home state before being named head coach at Bemidji State University in Minnesota in 1963.[2] Hogeland served as head coach of the Beavers from 1963 to 1967, compiling a record of 52–37 (.584). Hogeland was then hired by his alma mater, UNI, to succeed Norm Stewart. He coached the Panthers for six seasons, compiling a record of 70–74.[3]

Hogeland retired to Hot Springs, Arkansas where he died on October 26, 2015.[3]

References
  1. "Wesley Dean "Zeke" Hogeland obituary". Tributes.com. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. "Zeke Hogeland to be basketball coach at Bemidji (Minn.) State". Globe Gazette. June 6, 1962. p. 23. Retrieved November 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Former MBB Coach Zeke Hogeland Passes Away". unipanthers.com. October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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