Louis Goetz (March 3, 1946 – January 19, 2021) was the head men's basketball coach at the
University of Richmond from 1978 through 1981. Prior to leading the
Richmond Spiders basketball program, he was the assistant coach at
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...
and the
University of Utah under
Bill Foster. Goetz played for
Rutgers University from 1966 through 1969. He led the Spiders to a 38–44 record over three seasons.
Goetz grew up in
Passaic, New Jersey
Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,78 ...
. Both his parents were Jewish and spoke
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
; his father was the son of Polish and Romanian immigrants.
Goetz was a land developer in
Durham, North Carolina
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, after his coaching career ended. He died in Durham on January 19, 2021, of cancer.
Head coaching record
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Where are they now? Lou Goetz of Passaic
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1946 births
2021 deaths
American men's basketball players
American people of Polish-Jewish descent
American people of Romanian-Jewish descent
Basketball coaches from New Jersey
Basketball players from New Jersey
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball coaches
Richmond Spiders men's basketball coaches
Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball players
Basketball players from Durham, North Carolina
Sportspeople from Passaic, New Jersey
Utah Utes men's basketball coaches
Deaths from cancer in North Carolina