John Lawther

John Dobson Lawther was a college men's basketball coach and professor. He was the head coach of Westminster College from 1926 to 1935 and Penn State University from 1936 to 1949. He coached Westminster and Penn State to a 302-124 record, playing in one NCAA tournament in 1942. After leaving coaching, Lawther became a professor and athletic administrator at Penn State and became a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.

John Lawther
Biographical details
Born(1899-09-19)September 19, 1899
Died(1996-09-21)September 21, 1996
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Alma materWestminster
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1935Westminster
1936–1949Penn State
Head coaching record
Overall302–124(.709)
TournamentsNCAA: 1-1(.500)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NAIA Hall of Fame
Helms Foundation Hall of Fame

He was an alumnus of Westminster College and earned a master's degree from Columbia University.[1]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Westminster Titans (Independent) (1926–1935)
1926–27 Westminster 12-5
1927–28 Westminster 17-3
1928–29 Westminster 15-2
1929–30 Westminster 14-2
1930–31 Westminster 13-1
1931–32 Westminster 16-2
1932–33 Westminster 19-6
1933–34 Westminster 24-5
1934–35 Westminster 22-5
Westminster: 152–31(.831)
Penn State Nittany Lions (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1936–1939)
1936–37 Penn State 10-76-43rd
1937–38 Penn State 13-56-42nd
1938–39 Penn State 13-105-5T-3rd
Penn State Nittany Lions (Independent) (1939–1949)
1939–40 Penn State 15-8
1940–41 Penn State 15-5
1941–42 Penn State 18-3NCAA Elite Eight
1942–43 Penn State 15-4
1943–44 Penn State 8-7
1944–45 Penn State 10-7
1945–46 Penn State 7-9
1946–47 Penn State 10-8
1947–48 Penn State 9-10
1948–49 Penn State 7-10
Penn State: 150–93 (.617)17–13 (.567)
Total:302–124 (.709)

      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
  1. http://www.libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/563.htm
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