Chuck Noe
Chuck Noe (1924-2003)
Teams coached: VMI Keydets, Virginia Tech Hokies, South Carolina Gamecocks, VCU Rams
VMI record: 24-46 (.343)
Virginia Tech record: 109-51 (.681)
South Carolina record: 15-21 (.417)
VCU record: 95-42 (.693)
Overall record: 243-160 (.603)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- SoCon Regular Season Champion: 1 (1960)
Awards:
- SoCon Coach of the Year: 2 (1956, 1962)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
1970-1976 | VCU |
1962-1964 | South Carolina |
1955-1962 | Virginia Tech |
1952-1955 | VMI |
1948-1949 | Virginia (asst) |
Chuck Noe Facts
- Charles Warren Noe
- Born November 13, 1924
- Died December 8, 2003
- Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
- Alma Mater: University of Virginia (BA, 1950)
- The Louisville-native played basketball and baseball at Virginia, the former for head coach Gus Tebell
- Briefly played in the Boston Red Sox organization but injury ended his playing career in 1948
- Started his coaching career at UVA, spending one year as an assistant basketball coach under Tebell
- Served as the head basketball, baseball and football coach at Madison County HS (VA) for 1950-51
- Then spent one year as the head basketball coach at Hopewell HS (VA)
- Hired by VMI in 1952 to coach both basketball and baseball, serving in both roles for three seasons
- Was 24-46 on the basketball court, finishing below .500 each season at the helm
- Left for Virginia Tech in 1955, coaching the Hokies for seven seasons and winning 109 games
- Highlight was the 1959-60 team that won 20 games and won the SoCon title
- Next up was a two-year stint at South Carolina, where he was 15-21 overall as head coach
- After some years out of coaching, Noe was hired as head basketball coach and athletic director at VCU in 1970
- Coached the Rams for six seasons, going 95-42 overall and winning at least 15 games per year
- Worked as a sports radio host in Richmond, Virginia for some time after his coaching career
- Passed away in 2003 at the age of 79 in Richmond
Chuck Noe Coaching Tree
- David Hobbs (Alabama)
- Lewis Mills (Richmond)
- Dwane Morrison (Georgia Tech, Mercer, South Carolina)
- Tic Price (Lamar, McNeese State, Memphis, New Orleans)