William Stephen Chandler (August 27, 1895 – May 23, 1953) was an American

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and

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coach. He served as the head basketball coach at River Falls State Normal School—now known as the

University of Wisconsin–River Falls The University of Wisconsin–River Falls (UW–River Falls or UWRF) is a public university in River Falls, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. The campus is situated on the Kinnickinnic River in the St. Croix River ...

—from 1919 to 1921,

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from 1921 to 1928, and

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from 1930 to 1951, compiling a career

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coaching record of 260–290. Chandler was also the head baseball coach at Iowa State from 1923 to 1928, tallying a mark of 41–50.

Biography

Early life

Chandler played basketball at the

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and was a center on the 1915–16 and 1917–18 teams, both of which finished in first place in the

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Coaching career

Chandler's first head coaching job was at the

. During his two seasons (1919–21), he compiled a 27–7 record. Chandler coached at Iowa State for seven seasons (1921–28) and later coached Marquette basketball for 21 seasons (1930–51). His 193 victories are second all-time behind

Al McGuire Alfred James McGuire (September 7, 1928 – January 26, 2001) was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster, the head coach at Marquette University from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship in his final season at Marquette, a ...

. Chandler was president of the

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in 1938 and was instrumental in forming the NCAA basketball tournament. His best years came in 1932–33 when he directed the squad to a mark of 14–3 and in the following campaign when Marquette compiled a 15–4 record. He died of a heart attack in 1953.

Awards

Chandler is a member of Marquette University's M Club Hall of Fame. In 2018, Chandler was inducted into Wisconsin's UW Athletics Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Basketball

References

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