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Vadal Peterson
Vadal Peterson (May 2, 1892 – September 1, 1976) was an American basketball coach with the distinction of coaching the most wins in University of Utah history. He guided Utah through 26 seasons from 1927 to 1953. He also led Utah to its only NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament title when the 1943–44 Utah Utes men's basketball team, Utes defeated Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball, Dartmouth 42–40, in 1944. Peterson finished with a record of 385–230 (.626) while head coach of Utah and collected four Mountain States Conference championships and the 1947 National Invitation Tournament title. Head coaching record Basketball See also * List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach References 1892 births 1976 deaths American men's basketball players Utah Utes men's basketball coaches Utah Utes men's basketball players Utah Utes baseball coaches College men's basketball head coaches in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntsville, Utah
Huntsville is a town in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 608 at the 2010 census. It is located in Ogden Valley. It is part of the Ogden– Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Ogden Valley census county division. History Huntsville was founded in 1860 by Jefferson Hunt. An LDS ward was organized there in 1877 with Francis Hammond as Bishop, and he was succeeded in 1885 by David McKay. This David McKay was the father of David O. McKay, later president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A Trappist monastery, the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity, was established there in 1947, and closed after 70 years in 2017. The Shooting Star Saloon, one of the oldest bars west of the Mississippi, is located in the town. It opened in 1879. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km2), of which 0.6 square mile (1.7 km2) is land and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928–29 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1928, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1929. Rule changes The charging foul by the player dribbling the ball was introduced. Season headlines * The Big Six Conference and Missouri Valley Conference began play. Both had formed when the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) split into the two new conferences in May 1928, with the Big Six Conference officially retaining the MVIAA's name and the Missouri Valley Conference retaining its staff. Both claimed the MVIAA's founding date (1907) and its history from 1907 to 1928 as their own, and both claimed to be a continuation of the original conference. * The practice of naming an annual Consensus All-American Team began. * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Montana State as its national champion for the 1928–29 season. * In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941–42 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1941, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1942 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 28, 1942, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Stanford Indians won their first NCAA national championship with a 53–38 victory over the Dartmouth Big Green. Season headlines * The Metropolitan New York Conference did not compete during the season. Its members played as independents. * Dartmouth and Kansas became the first teams to play in more than one NCAA tournament when they appeared in the 1942 tournament. * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Stanford as its national champion for the 1941–42 season. * In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Stanford as its national champion for the 1941–42 season. Conference membership changes Regular season Conference winners and tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940–41 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1940, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1941 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 29, 1941, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wisconsin Badgers won their first NCAA national championship with a 39–34 victory over the Washington State Cougars. Season headlines * The National Invitation Tournament — considered until at least the mid-1950s to be more prestigious than the NCAA tournament — expanded from six to eight teams. * The National Association of Basketball Coaches turned over operation of the NCAA tournament to the NCAA itself. * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1940–41 season. * In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Long Island as its national champion for the 1940–41 season. Conference membership changes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939–40 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1939, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1940 NCAA basketball tournament Championship Game on March 30, 1940, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Indiana Hoosiers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–42 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks. Rule changes After a foul, teams received the option of either taking a free throw or taking the ball at mid-court. Season headlines * In its second year, the NCAA tournament turned a profit (of $9,500) for the first time. * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected USC as its national champion for the 1939–40 season. * In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Indiana as its national champion for the 1939–40 season. Conference membership changes NOTE: Columbia left the Metropolitan New York Conference while retaining membership in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938–39 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1938, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1939 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 27, 1939, at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois. The Oregon Webfoots won the first NCAA national championship with a 46–33 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes. Rule changes After a team makes a free throw as a result of a technical foul, it retains possession and throws the ball in from out of bounds. Previously, a jump ball at center court had taken place after a team shot a free throw as a result of a technical foul. Season headlines * The Skyline Conference began play, with seven original members. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference became a non-major conference after the departure of seven of its larger members for the Skyline Conference. * The practice of naming a Consensus All-American Second Team began. * The NCAA tournament was held for the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937–38 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1937, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1938. Rule changes After a Field goal (basketball), field goal, the opposing team receives possession of the ball. Previously, a jump ball at center court had taken place after every field goal. Season headlines * The New England Conference played its first season at the major-program level. * The Northern California Conference began play. * The Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association founded the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), which was played for the first time in 1938 National Invitation Tournament, 1938. A field of six teams participated, with the 1937–38 Temple Owls men's basketball team, Temple Owls winning the first NIT championship. Although the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament began play 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season, the following season, the NIT, playing its games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936–37 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1936, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1937. Season headlines * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Stanford as its national champion for the 1936–37 season. * In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Stanford as its national champion for the 1936–37 season. Conference membership changes Regular season Conference winners and tournaments Statistical leaders Awards Consensus All-American team Major player of the year awards * Helms Player of the Year: Hank Luisetti, Stanford (retroactive selection in 1944) Other major awards * Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935–36 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1935, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1936. Rule changes A new rule prohibited any offensive player with the ball from standing in the free-throw lane (also known as the " key") for more than three seconds. Previously, this rule had applied only to a player who had possession of the ball. Season headlines * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Notre Dame as its national champion for the 1935–36 season. * In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Long Island as its national champion for the 1935–36 season. Conference membership changes Regular season Conference winners and tournaments Statistical leaders Awards Consensus All-American team Major player of the year awards * Helms Player of the Year: John Moir, Notre Dame (retroactive selection in 1944) Other major award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934–35 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1934–35 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1934, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1935. Rules changes The regulation basketball was reduced in circumference, from to between . Season headlines * Ned Irish began to promote college basketball doubleheaders between New York City-area teams at Madison Square Garden and intersectional games there between New York City-area teams and teams from other regions. The first intersectional game — an NYU 25–18 victory over Notre Dame on December 29, 1934 — drew 16,138 fans, a world record for attendance at a college basketball game. In the next game on January 5, 1935, NYU defeated Kentucky 23–22 before another new world record crowd of 16,539. After the NYU–Kentucky game, Kentucky head coach Adolph Rupp called for the creation of a round-robin national championship college basketball tournament. * The American Legion Bowl, promoted as a basketball ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933–34 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1933–34 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1933, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1934. Rule changes * The "10-second" rule went into effect, requiring the team on offense to get the ball past the midcourt line within 10 seconds. * A new substitution rule allowed each player to re-enter a game twice. Previously, each player could re-enter a game only once. * The number of referees increased from one to two. Season headlines * The Metropolitan New York Conference began play, with 10 original members. * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Wyoming as its national champion for the 1933–34 season. * In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Kentucky as its national champion for the 1933–34 season. Conference membership changes NOTE: Columbia joined the Metropolitan New York Conference while remaining a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932–33 NCAA Men's Basketball Season
The 1932–33 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1932, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1933. Rule changes * To reduce stalling, a mid-court line is introduced: After crossing it, a team on offense was not permitted to move the ball back across the line. Previously, teams on offense could use the entire court to spread the defense thin, and often played keep-away without trying to score, leading to dull, low-scoring games. * A player with the ball was prohibited from standing in the free-throw lane (also known as the "key") for more than three seconds. * The number of referees increased from one to two. Season headlines * The Eastern Intercollegiate Conference began play, with five original members. * The Southeastern Conference began play, with 13 original members. * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Kentucky as its national champion for the 1932–33 season. * In 1995, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |