| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Wittenberg University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928–1938 | Ohio (assist.) |
| 1938–1949 | Ohio |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 136–90 |
William "Dutch" Trautwein was an American former college basketball coach. He was a football and basketball player at Wittenberg, where he is a member of the school's athletics hall of fame.[1] He was an assistant football coach at Wittenberg for five years before joining the coaching staff at Ohio for football, basketball, and baseball in 1928.[2] He was named the Ohio Basketball head coach in 1938 where he remained for 11 years. He compiled 136–90 record at Ohio.[3] His 1941 team finished the season as the runner up in the 1941 NIT. Jim Snyder, Ohio's coaching wins leader, played basketball for Trautwien when Snyder was a player at Ohio and he was then an assistant under Trautwein from 1946 to 1949.[4] The field at Bob Wren Stadium used for Ohio baseball is named in his honor.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Bobcats (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1938–1939) | ||||||||
| 1938–39 | Ohio | 12–8 | 4–4 | |||||
| Ohio Bobcats (Independent) (1939–1946) | ||||||||
| 1939–40 | Ohio | 19–6 | ||||||
| 1940–41 | Ohio | 18–4 | NIT finals | |||||
| 1941–42 | Ohio | 12–9 | ||||||
| 1942–43 | Ohio | 11–7 | ||||||
| 1943–44 | Ohio | 9–7 | ||||||
| 1944–45 | Ohio | 11–8 | ||||||
| 1945–46 | Ohio | 15–5 | ||||||
| Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (1946–1949) | ||||||||
| 1946–47 | Ohio | 13–10 | 5–3 | 3rd | ||||
| 1947–48 | Ohio | 10–10 | 4–4 | 3rd | ||||
| 1948–49 | Ohio | 6–16 | 2–8 | 6th | ||||
| Ohio: | 136–90 (.602) | 11–15 (.423) | ||||||
| Total: | 136–90 (.602) | |||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Source: [6]
References
[edit]- ^ "WILLIAM TRAUTWEIN". Wittenberg Tigers. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Wren Stadium". Ohio University. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "William Trautwein". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Snyder". College Hoopedia. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "Wren Stadium". Ohio University. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.