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. However, that appearance was subsequently erased from the books after Porter was retroactively declared ineligible for signing a professional contract midway through his senior year.

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 21-7NCAA Elite 8
1962–63 Villanova 19-10NIT Semifinal/NIT 4th Place
1963–64 Villanova 24-4NCAA Sweet 16
1964–65 Villanova 23-5NIT Runner Up
1965–66 Villanova 18-11NIT Semifinal/NIT 3rd Place
1966–67 Villanova 17-9NIT 1st Round
1967–68 Villanova 19-9NIT Quarterfinals
1968–69 Villanova 21-5NCAA 1st Round
1969–70 Villanova 22-7NCAA Eilte 8
1970–71 Villanova 27-7*NCAA Runner Up*
1971–72 Villanova 20-8NCAA 2nd Round
1972–73 Villanova 11-14
Villanova: 242-96&
Rhode Island Rams (Yankee) (1973–1976)
1973–74 Rhode Island 11-146-54th
1974–75 Rhode Island 5-203-75th
1975–76 Rhode Island 14-127-5T-2nd
Rhode Island: 30-4623-37
Rhode Island Rams (independent) (1976–1979)
1976–77 Rhode Island 13-13
1977–78 Rhode Island 24-7NCAA 1st Round
1978–79 Rhode Island 20-9NIT 1st Round
Rhode Island: 57-29
Rhode Island Rams (ECAC North) (1979–1980)
1979–80 Rhode Island 15-1314-12T-4th
1980–81 Rhode Island 1-0Retire Due To Ill Health
Rhode Island: 16-1315-12
Rhode Island: 103-8838-49
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

* NCAA Tournament appearance and standing as tournament runner-up vacated after Howard Porter was ruled ineligible. Official record for 1970-71 is 23-6. & Record at Villanova is 238-95, and overall record is 341-183, without vacated games.

See also

References

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