Evan J. "Bus" Male (July 31, 1913 – June 26, 1992) was an American college basketball and baseball coach and athletic administrator. He spent his entire career at the University of Virginia. Male was a three-sport athlete at Virginia (UVA) in the 1930s – earning nine varsity letters. Male returned to his alma mater in 1948 to become freshman football coach to begin a career in the UVA athletic department that lasted until his retirement in 1965. From 1951 to 1957, Male served as the head men's basketball coach for the

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. He led the program into the newly formed

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(ACC) in 1953 and finished his six-year tenure with a record of 67–88. From 1956 to 1959 he was head baseball coach, with a record of 37–49 in four seasons. Following the end of his coaching career, Male worked in the Virginia athletic department in a variety of roles until retiring in 1965. He died on June 26, 1992, in

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, at age 78.

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Basketball coaching record @ sports-reference
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