Arad A. McCutchan (July 4, 1912 – June 16, 1993) was a collegiate
basketball
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coach. The
Evansville, Indiana
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, native coached his hometown
University of Evansville
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UE offers more than 80 differ ...
from 1946 to 1977, guiding the Purple Aces to a 514–314 record.
McCutchan spent seven years coaching
Benjamin Bosse High School
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(1936–1943) before serving in the
United States Navy
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during
World War II
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. In 1946 he took over the head coaching position at University of Evansville. In the following years he guided them to five
NCAA College Division Basketball Championships (1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1971) as well as three undefeated seasons in their conference (1964, 1965, 1971). McCutchan was named NCAA College Division Coach of the Year two times (1964, 1965). He was an assistant coach to
Gene Bartow
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for the
US national team in the
1974 FIBA World Championship
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, where he won the bronze medal. On April 27, 1981, he was elected to the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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.
He was inducted in the
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
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in 1973. After retiring from coaching he and his wife Virginia moved to
Santa Claus, Indiana
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.
Virginia Robinson McCutchan , McCutchen Trace Association
Retrieved 2014-11-14.
His first name, Arad, was inherited from a grandfather who was named from the Bible. He often said the name was Hebrew for "wild ass."
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1912 births
1993 deaths
American men's basketball coaches
Basketball coaches from Indiana
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball coaches
High school basketball coaches in Indiana
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
People from Santa Claus, Indiana
Sportspeople from Evansville, Indiana