Jack Kraft

John Jack Kraft (February 10, 1921 – August 28, 2014) was an American basketball coach who coached Villanova for 12 years, from 1961 through 1973.^[1] He compiled a 238-95 record (.715). Kraft led Villanova to the NCAA Tournament six times, and five times to the NIT. Only once did Kraft's teams fail to earn a post-season bid, in his final season of 1973. The 1971 team, led by Howard Porter, reached the NCAA Championship game, and lost to UCLA at the height of the UCLA dynasty.

Notable players who played for Jack Kraft at Villanova include Chris Ford, Tom Ingelsby, Wali Jones, Bill Melchionni, Howard Porter, Hank Simeontkowski, Jim Washington, and Hubie White.

Kraft died on August 28, 2014 at the age of 93 in Cape May County, New Jersey.^[2]^[3] In honor of his memory, the Villanova basketball players wore a JK decal on their uniforms for the 2014-2015 season.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1961–1973)
1961–62	Villanova	21-7			NCAA Elite 8
1962–63	Villanova	19-10			NIT Semifinal/NIT 4th Place
1963–64	Villanova	24-4			NCAA Sweet 16
1964–65	Villanova	23-5			NIT Runner Up
1965–66	Villanova	18-11			NIT Semifinal/NIT 3rd Place
1966–67	Villanova	17-9			NIT 1st Round
1967–68	Villanova	19-9			NIT Quarterfinals
1968–69	Villanova	21-5			NCAA 1st Round
1969–70	Villanova	22-7			NCAA Eilte 8
1970–71	Villanova	27-7			NCAA Runner Up
1971–72	Villanova	20-8			NCAA 2nd Round
1972–73	Villanova	11-14
Villanova:		242-96
Rhode Island Rams (Yankee) (1973–1976)
1973–74	Rhode Island	11-14	6-5	4th
1974–75	Rhode Island	5-20	3-7	5th
1975–76	Rhode Island	14-12	7-5	T-2nd
Rhode Island:		30-46	23-37
Rhode Island Rams (independent) (1976–1979)
1976–77	Rhode Island	13-13
1977–78	Rhode Island	24-7			NCAA 1st Round
1978–79	Rhode Island	20-9			NIT 1st Round
Rhode Island:		57-29
Rhode Island Rams (ECAC North) (1979–1980)
1979–80	Rhode Island	15-13	14-12	T-4th
1980–81	Rhode Island	1-0			Retire Due To Ill Health
Rhode Island:		16-13	15-12
Rhode Island:		103-88	38-49
Total:		345-184
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

↑ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. 277.
↑ Kern, Mike (August 29, 2014). "Jack Kraft, former coach at Villanova, dies at 93". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/30/sports/jack-kraft-villanova-basketball-coach-dies-at-93.html?_r=0

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball head coaches

Michael Saxe (1920–1926) John Cashman (1926–1929) George Jacobs (1929–1936) Alexander Severance (1936–1961) Jack Kraft (1961–1973) Rollie Massimino (1973–1992) Steve Lappas (1992–2001) Jay Wright (2001– )

Rhode Island Rams men's basketball head coaches

No coach (1903–1904)
No team (1904–1905)
Phil Wessels (1905–1910)
George Cobb (1910–1913)
No team (1913–1915)
James A. Baldwin (1915–1918)
Mysterious Walker (1918–1919)
Fred Murray (1919–1920)
Frank Keaney (1920–1948)
Red Haire (1948–1952)
Jack Guy (1952–1957)
Ernie Calverley (1957–1968)
Tom Carmody (1968–1973)
Jack Kraft (1973–1980)
Claude English (1980–1984)
Brendan Malone (1984–1986)
Tom Penders (1986–1988)
Al Skinner (1988–1997)
Jim Harrick (1997–1999)
Jerry DeGregorio (1999–2001)
Jim Baron (2001–2012)
Dan Hurley (2012– )

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