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| George Raveling |
| Sport(s) |
Basketball |
| Current position |
| Title |
Head coach |
| Team |
University of Southern California |
| Biographical details |
| Born |
(1936-06-27) June 27, 1936 (age 75)
Washington, DC |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) |
1972-1983
1983-1986
1987-1994 |
Villanova University(asst)
University of Maryland(asst)
Washington State University
University of Iowa
University of Southern California |
| Accomplishments and honors |
Championships
6 teams in NCAA Tournament 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992
2 teams in National Inventational Tournament 1993, 1994 |
Awards
Pac-10 Coach of the Year -- 1983 |
George Raveling (born June 27, 1937) is a former college men's basketball coach and FOX Sports Net color commentator. He was the head coach at Washington State University (1972–1983), the University of Iowa (1983–1986), and the University of Southern California (1987–1994). The Washington, D.C. native attended St. Michael's High School in Hoban Heights, Pennsylvania, and was an assistant coach at his alma mater Villanova, and at Maryland.
On August 28, 1963, as Dr. Martin Luther King waved goodbye to an audience of over 200,000 "March on Washington" participants, he handed Raveling the original typewritten "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Contents
- 1 College basketball coach
- 1.1 Washington State University
- 1.2 University of Iowa
- 1.3 University of Southern California
- 2 Car accident and retirement from coaching
- 3 Head coaching record
- 4 References
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College basketball coach
Washington State University
Raveling guided the Washington State men's basketball team from 1972-1983 with two NCAA tournament appearances during his 11 years. The first appearance was in 1980 and marked the first time WSU was included in the NCAA bracket since finishing second in 1941. Three years later Raveling returned WSU to the NCAA tournament. Raveling was one of the winningest coaches in Washington State basketball history, finishing his WSU career with 167 wins, 136 losses, and seven winning seasons, including five straight from the 1975-76 campaign through the 1980 season.
While at Washington State, Raveling was an assistant coach for the USA team at the 1979 Pan American Games and the West Regional coach at the 1979 U.S. Olympic Sports Festival. He also was an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1980.
Among his outstanding players were James Donaldson, Craig Ehlo, Don Collins, Bryan Rison and Steve Harriel, who all earned All-Pacific-10 Conference first team honors. Donaldson went on to play in the NBA for 14 years and was on the 1988 NBA All-star team. Collins went on to play in both the NBA and CBA after setting the WSU record for career steels and finishing third in scoring. Ehlo was selected in the third round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. He played 14 NBA seasons with four teams, amassing respectable career totals of 7,492 points, 2,456 assists and 3,139 rebounds.
Raveling was the UPI Pac-8 Coach of the Year winner in 1976, and was the league's coach of the year winner in 1983. Coach Raveling was honored by WSU with his induction into the Pac-10 Basketball Hall of Honor.
University of Iowa
Raveling replaced Lute Olson as head coach at the University of Iowa in 1983, guiding the Hawkeyes to back-to-back 20-win seasons and NCAA tournament berths in 1985 and 1986. In 1984, he served as the assistant coach for the USA Olympic men's basketball team. Bob Knight served as the head coach, and Steve Alford and Michael Jordan were guards on that team. Shooting 63.9 percent from the floor, the US team captured the ninth Olympic title with a convincing 96-65 victory over Spain in the gold medal game. During his 4-year tenure at Iowa, Raveling is probably best known for his recruits and outstanding players, including B.J. Armstrong, Kevin Gamble, Ed Horton, Roy Marble and Greg Stokes, all of whom went on to play in the NBA.
University of Southern California
In March 1986, he returned to the Pac-10 conference as head coach for the University of Southern California.
Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble were recruited to the University of Southern California by Head Coach Stan Morrison and his top assistant, David Spencer. They were joined by high school All-American, Tom Lewis, and Rich Grande as the "Four Freshmen" star recruiting class.[1][2] Following an 11-17 season coaching USC, Morrison and Spencer were fired after the 1985-86 season was over, despite winning the PAC-10 the previous year. It was reported that the players would not remain unless certain conditions were met, including having a say in the next coaching staff.[1] USC hired Raveling as the next head coach of the Trojans.[3] Raveling gave the players a deadline to respond whether they would remain on the team. When they did not respond, he revoked the scholarships of Gathers, Kimble, and Lewis.[4] Raveling's controversial[5] statement was, "You can't let the Indians run the reservation," he said. "You've got to be strong, too. Sometimes you have to tell them that they have to exit."[1] Kimble and Gathers transferred together from USC to Loyola Marymount. Lewis transferred to Pepperdine. Grande remained at USC.
During Raveling's career at USC, the Trojans advanced to the NCAA tournament in 1991 and 1992 and competed in the NIT in 1993 and 1994.
Car accident and retirement from coaching
On the morning of September 25, 1994 his Jeep was blindsided in a two-car collision. He was seriously injured suffering nine broken ribs, a fractured pelvis and clavicle and a collapsed lung. He was in intensive care due to bleeding in his chest cavity for two weeks. Citing the automobile accident and planned lengthly rehabilitation, he retired as head coach of USC at the age of 57 on November 19.
Raveling has worked for Nike since his retirement from USC, and has authored two books on rebounding drills, War on the Boards and A Rebounder's Workshop. He has served as a color commentator for CBS Sports and FOX Sports Net, often drawing assignments for Pac-10 conference games.
Head coaching record
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason |
| Washington State (Pac10) (1972–1983) |
| 1972-73 |
Washington State |
6-20 |
2-12 |
8th |
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| 1973-74 |
Washington State |
8-21 |
3-11 |
T7th |
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| 1974-75 |
Washington State |
10-16 |
1-13 |
8th |
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| 1975-76 |
Washington State |
19-7 |
9-5 |
4th |
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| 1976-77 |
Washington State |
19-8 |
8-6 |
T3rd |
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| 1977-78 |
Washington State |
16-11 |
7-7 |
T3rd |
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| 1978-79 |
Washington State |
18-9 |
10-8 |
T4th |
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| 1979-80 |
Washington State |
22-6 |
14-4 |
3rd |
NCAA 1st Round |
| 1980-81 |
Washington State |
10-17 |
3-15 |
10th |
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| 1981-82 |
Washington State |
16-14 |
10-8 |
5th |
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| 1982-83 |
Washington State |
23-7 |
14-4 |
3rd |
NCAA 2nd Round |
| Washington State: |
167-136 |
76-66 |
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| Iowa Hawkeyes (Big 10) (1984-85–1986-87) |
| 1983-84 |
Iowa |
13-15 |
6-12 |
T7th |
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| 1984-85 |
Iowa |
21-11 |
10-8 |
5th |
NCAA 1st Round |
| 1985-86 |
Iowa |
20-12 |
10-8 |
6th |
NCAA 1st Round |
| Iowa: |
55-38 |
26-28 |
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| USC Trojans (Pac10) (1987–1994) |
| 1987-88 |
USC |
7-21 |
5-13 |
8th |
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| 1988-89 |
USC |
10-22 |
2-16 |
10th |
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| 1989-90 |
USC |
12-16 |
6-12 |
7th |
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| 1990-91 |
USC |
19-10 |
10-8 |
4th |
NCAA 1st Round |
| 1991-92 |
USC |
24-6 |
15-3 |
2nd |
NCAA 2nd Round |
| 1992-93 |
USC |
18-12 |
9-9 |
5th |
NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1993-94 |
USC |
16-12 |
9-9 |
7th |
NIT 1st Round |
| USC: |
106-105 |
56-70 |
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| Total: |
{{{overall}}} |
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Conference division champion
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References
- 1984 USA Olympic Men's Basketball team
- "Guardian of The Dream," Time magazine, August 28, 2003
- The New York Times: 1994 automobile accident
- ^ a b c Harvey, Randy - Un-Raveling at USC: A Failure to Communicate. Los Angeles Times, May 13, 1986
- ^ Florence, Mal -Freshmen Make Sweet Music in USC Victory. Los Angeles Times, January 18, 1986. The young players--Hank Gathers, Tom Lewis, Bo Kimble and Rich Grande--all contributed Saturday afternoon as USC beat Arizona State, 81-72, at the Sports Arena.
- ^ Fleischman, Bill-Raveling Leaves Iowa To Take Reins At USC. Philadelphia Daily News, March 28, 1986
- ^ Florence, Mal Taken From 3 USC Freshmen : Lewis, Gathers and Kimble Receive Word From Raveling. Los Angeles Times, April 15, 1986
- ^ Sands, Vernon -At Least, If Raveling Gives a Hoot, Then So Does His USC Team. Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1986
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Washington State Cougars men's basketball head coaches
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- John B. Evans (1901–1903)
- James N. Ashmore (1904–1905)
- Everett Sweeley (1905–1907)
- John R. Bender (1907–1908)
- Fred Bohler (1908–1926)
- Karl Schlademan (1926–1928)
- Jack Friel (1928–1958)
- Marv Harshman (1958–1971)
- Bob Greenwood (1971–1972)
- George Raveling (1972–1983)
- Len Stevens (1983–1987)
- Kelvin Sampson (1987–1994)
- Kevin Eastman (1994–1999)
- Paul Graham (1999–2003)
- Dick Bennett (2003–2006)
- Tony Bennett (2006–2009)
- Ken Bone (2009– )
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Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball head coaches
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- No coach (1892–1893)
- No team (1893–1895)
- No coach (1895–1898)
- No team (1898–1901)
- Ed Rule (1901–1902)
- Fred Bailey (1902–1903)
- Ed Rule (1903–1904)
- John Chalmers (1904–1905)
- Ed Rule (1905–1906)
- John G. Griffith (1906–1907)
- Ed Rule (1907–1908)
- John G. Griffith (1908–1910)
- Walter Stewart (1910–1912)
- Floyd Thomas (1912–1913)
- Maury Kent (1913–1918)
- Edwin Bannick (1918–1919)
- James N. Ashmore (1919–1922)
- Sam Barry (1922–1929)
- Rollie Williams (1929–1942)
- Pops Harrison (1942–1950)
- Bucky O'Connor (1950)
- Rollie Williams (1950–1951)
- Bucky O'Connor (1951–1958)
- Sharm Schuerman (1958–1964)
- Ralph Miller (1964–1970)
- Dick Schultz (1970–1974)
- Lute Olson (1974–1983)
- George Raveling (1983–1986)
- Tom Davis (1986–1999)
- Steve Alford (1999–2007)
- Todd Lickliter (2007–2010)
- Fran McCaffery (2010–
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USC Trojans men's basketball head coaches
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- Emil Breitkreutz (1906–1907)
- Coach unknown (1907–1910)
- J. S. Robson (1910–1911)
- Walter Hall (1911–1912)
- J. S. Robson (1912–1913)
- Coach unknown (1913–1914)
- Ralph Glaze (1914–1916)
- Motts Blair (1916–1917)
- Dean Cromwell (1918)
- Motts Blair (1918–1919)
- Gus Henderson (1919–1921)
- Willis O. Hunter (1921–1922)
- Les Turner (1922–1927)
- Leo Calland (1927–1929)
- Sam Barry (1929–1941)
- Julie Bescos (1941–1942)
- Ernie Holbrook (1942–1944)
- Bobby Muth (1944–1945)
- Sam Barry (1945–1950)
- Forrest Twogood (1950–1966)
- Bob Boyd (1966–1979)
- Stan Morrison (1979–1986)
- George Raveling (1986–1994)
- Charles Parker (1994–1996)
- Henry Bibby (1996–2004)
- Jim Saia # (2004–2005)
- Tim Floyd (2005–2009)
- Kevin O'Neill (2009– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
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NABC Coach of the Year winners
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- 1959: Hickey
- 1960: Newell
- 1961: Taylor
- 1962: Taylor
- 1963: Jucker
- 1964: Wooden
- 1965: van Breda Kolff
- 1966: Rupp
- 1967: Wooden
- 1968: Lewis
- 1969: Wooden
- 1970: Wooden
- 1971: Kraft
- 1972: Wooden
- 1973: Bartow
- 1974: McGuire
- 1975: Knight
- 1976: Orr
- 1977: D. Smith
- 1978: Foster & Lemons
- 1979: Meyer
- 1980: Olson
- 1981: Hartman & Miller
- 1982: Monson
- 1983: Carnesecca
- 1984: Harshman
- 1985: Thompson
- 1986: Sutton
- 1987: Pitino
- 1988: Chaney
- 1989: Carlesimo
- 1990: Heathcote
- 1991: Krzyzewski
- 1992: Raveling
- 1993: Fogler
- 1994: Keady & Richardson
- 1995: Harrick
- 1996: Calipari
- 1997: Haskins*
- 1998: Guthridge
- 1999: Krzyzewski & O'Brien
- 2000: Keady
- 2001: Izzo
- 2002: Sampson
- 2003: T. Smith
- 2004: Martelli & Montgomery
- 2005: Weber
- 2006: Wright
- 2007: Lickliter
- 2008: McKillop
- 2009: Anderson & Calipari
- 2010: Boeheim
- 2011: Fisher
- 2012: Izzo
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Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
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- 1976: DiBiaso & Raveling
- 1977: Harter
- 1978: Cunningham
- 1979: Boyd
- 1980: Wulk
- 1981: R. Miller
- 1982: Harshman
- 1983: Raveling
- 1984: Harshman
- 1985: Morrison
- 1986: Olson
- 1987: Hazzard
- 1988: Olson
- 1989: Olson & R. Miller
- 1990: Anderson
- 1991: Sampson
- 1992: Raveling
- 1993: Olson
- 1994: Olson
- 1995: Harrick
- 1996: Bender
- 1997: Braun
- 1998: Olson
- 1999: Montgomery
- 2000: Montgomery
- 2001: Lavin
- 2002: Kent
- 2003: Montgomery & Olson
- 2004: Montgomery
- 2005: Romar
- 2006: Howland
- 2007: Bennett
- 2008: Johnson
- 2009: Romar
- 2010: Sendek
- 2011: S. Miller
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Raveling, George |
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| Date of birth |
June 27, 1936 |
| Place of birth |
Washington, DC |
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