George Smith (basketball)

George Daniel Smith (August 24, 1912 – January 14, 1996) was an American basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1952 to 1960, compiling a record of 154–56. Smith was the athletic director at Cincinnati from 1960 to 1973. He died of cancer at the age of 83, on January 14, 1996.^[1]

George Smith

Biographical details
Born	(1912-08-24)August 24, 1912
Died	January 14, 1996(1996-01-14) (aged 83)
Playing career
Football
1932–1935	Cincinnati
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1948	Cincinnati (assistant)
Basketball
1948–1952	Cincinnati (freshmen)
1952–1960	Cincinnati
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1960–1973	Cincinnati
Head coaching record
Overall	154–56
Tournaments	7–3 (NCAA University Division) 2–2 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NCAA Regional – Final Four (1959, 1960) 3 MVC (1958–1960)
Awards
2× MVC Coach of the Year (1958, 1959)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Cincinnati Bearcats (Mid-American Conference) (1952–1953)
1952–53	Cincinnati	11–13	9–3	2nd
Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA University Division independent) (1953–1957)
1953–54	Cincinnati	11–10
1954–55	Cincinnati	21–8			NIT Third Place
1955–56	Cincinnati	17–7
1956–57	Cincinnati	15–9			NIT First Round
Cincinnati Bearcats (Missouri Valley Conference) (1957–1960)
1957–58	Cincinnati	25–3	13–1	1st	NCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1958–59	Cincinnati	26–4	13–1	1st	NCAA University Division Third Place
1959–60	Cincinnati	28–2	13–1	1st	NCAA University Division Third Place
Cincinnati:		154–56	48–6
Total:		154–56
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

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four appearances by coach