George King (basketball)

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George King
Title Head Coach
College Purdue University
Sport Basketball
Conference Big Ten
Born August 16, 1928
Place of birth Charleston, West Virginia
Died October 5, 2006 (age 78)
Place of death Naples, Florida
Career highlights
Overall 211-107 (0.664)
Tournaments 4-4 NCAA Tournament
0-1 NIT
Championships
1962 SoCon Tournament Champion
1963 SoCon Tournament Champion
1965 SoCon Tournament Champion
1969 Big Ten Champion
Playing career
1952-1956
1958		 Syracuse Nationals
Cincinnati Royals
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957
1958-1960
1961-1965
1966-1972		 Morris-Harvey College
West Virginia University Asst.
West Virginia University
Purdue University

George Smith King (August 16, 1928–October 5, 2006) was the men's basketball coach at Purdue from 1965 to 1972. During his tenure, he compiled a 109-64 record. He won a Big Ten Championship, and took the school to its only modern National Championship appearance in 1969. He served as the school's athletic director following his coaching stint. He is a member of the Purdue Athletic Hall of Fame. He previously served as the head basketball coach at West Virginia, from 1961 to 1965, where he compiled a 102-43 record.

King played professional basketball during the 1950s as a member of the Syracuse Nationals and Cincinnati Royals. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia.

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