Arthur Loche is an American former college basketball coach and was the head men's basketball coach at Vermont from 1965 to 1972.

Playing career

A letter winner and senior captain at

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, Loche was a member of the Violets' 1959–60 Final Four squad and teammate of

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member Satch Sanders.

Coaching career

Loche began his coaching career at his alma mater until 1965, when he accepted the head men's basketball position at Vermont. Over a seven-year period, Loche guided the Catamounts to a 69–96 record before stepping down to take the head men's basketball coach and athletic director position at Florida Institute of Technology, where he stayed until 1976. During the college basketball off season, Loche coached the famed Vaqueros de Bayamón in Puerto Rico, leading the squad to two separate Baloncesto Superior Nacional titles in 1969 and 1971.

Head coaching record

College

References

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