men_s_basketball:jack_nagle
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Jack Nagle
Pre-Coaching
Before entering the coaching ranks Nagle attended school at Marquette University from 1936-1940 and played on the basketball team, lettering in '38/'39 and '39/'40. After graduating from Marquette Nagle enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps where he served from 1940-1944.
Coaching Career
School | Position | Years | Record |
---|---|---|---|
Marquette University | Assistant Coach | 1944-1953 | N/A |
Marquette University | Head Coach | 1953-1958 | 69-55 |
Whitefish Bay HS | Men's Head Coach | 1958-1973 | N/A |
Whitefish Bay HS | Women's Head Coach | 1973-1988 | N/A |
Coaching Highlights
- Led Marquette to their first ever NCAA tournament appearnce, reaching the Elite 8 in 1955.
- Ten Time Wisconsin High School Coach of the Year
- Charter Member of Wisconsin High School Basketball Association Hall of Fame
- Only coach to coach teams in the NCAA Tournament, Boy's State Tournament and Girl's State Tournament.
- His five-year coaching record at Marquette was 69-55 (55.6%)
- His best record at Marquette came during the 1954-55 season, when the team went 24-3
- In five seasons at MU, Nagle only played the Badgers one time, a home loss during his first season.
In Five Seasons Jack Nagle Recruited-
- One All-American
- One Future NBA Player
- Two 1,000+ Point Scorers
- Four 500+ Rebounders
- Marquette's All-Time Leader in Rebounding Average
- Marquette's All-Time Leading Rebounder
Awards
- 1955 National Jesuit College Coach of the Year
Other Career Tidbits
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