Alva O. Duer (November 18, 1904 – November 18, 1987) was a college basketball Coach (sport), coach and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and United States Olympic Committee administrator and is a member of the NAIA and Basketball Hall of Fame, Basketball Halls of Fame. He went to Stafford High School in Stafford, Kansas and was Captain (sports), captain of the High school basketball, basketball team all four years he attended. He graduated from high school in 1923. He coached college basketball at Pepperdine University, Pepperdine College in Los Angeles, California from 1939 to 1948. During that time, he had a record of 176–102 (.633). He led Pepperdine to five postseason appearances (4 NAIB and 1 National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA), he also led Pepperdine to the 1945 NAIB final. He died on his 83rd birthday in 1987.

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* 1904 births 1987 deaths American men's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Kansas Columbia University alumni Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees People from Reno County, Kansas People from Stafford, Kansas Pepperdine Waves athletic directors Pepperdine Waves men's basketball coaches {{US-basketball-coach-stub