Walter Rothensies

Walter J. "Shorty" Rothensies was an American basketball coach. He served as the head coach for the Trinity Blue and White (now the Duke Blue Devils) during the 1919–20 season, compiling a 10–4 record.

Walter Rothensies

Biographical details
Alma mater	Trinity (1920)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1919–20	Trinity
Head coaching record
Overall	10–4

He went to school at Trinity from 1916 to 1917, before leaving to fight in World War I. Rothensies returned to finish his degree in the fall of 1919.^[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Trinity Blue and White (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919–20	Trinity	10–4
Trinity:		10–4
Total:		10–4
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