Donald White
Donald White (1898-1983)
Teams coached: Washington University Bears, Connecticut Huskies, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Washington (MO) record: 102-112 (.477)
Connecticut record: 94-59 (.614)
Rutgers record: 105-161 (.395)
Overall record: 301-332 (.476)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Middle Three Regular Season Champion: 3 (1949, 1950, 1951)
- New England Regular Season Champion: 1 (1941)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 2 (1929, 1930)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1962-1963 | Rutgers |
| 1945-1956 | Rutgers |
| 1936-1945 | Connecticut |
| 1923-1935 | Washington University |
Donald White Facts
- Donald S. White
- Born April 22, 1898
- Died July 12, 1983
- Hometown: Lebanon, Indiana
- Alma Mater: Purdue University (BA, 1922)
- Won two state titles at Lebanon HS (IN) then starred for Ward “Piggy” Lambert at Purdue
- Twice earned all-conference honors and helped lead Purdue to the 1921 Big Ten title as a senior
- Started his coaching career in 1923, when he was hired as head coach at Washington University in Missouri
- Went 102-112 with the Bears, who were then members of the Missouri Valley at the sport’s highest level
- Won two Missouri Valley titles in 1929 and 1930
- Went 102-112 with the Bears, who were then members of the Missouri Valley at the sport’s highest level
- Next stop was at UConn, where he led the Huskies for nine seasons
- Won the 1941 New England Conference title and went 94-59 overall
- Final collegiate head coaching stop was at Rutgers, where he coached for 12 seasons (over 2 stints)
- While mostly an independent, White’s teams won three Middle Three titles in four years in the league
- Left Rutgers in 1956 when he was tabbed by the US State Department to start a basketball program in Thailand
- Coached the Thailand national team at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, though they finished 15th out of 15 nations
- Returned to coaching Rutgers for one more season (1962-63), during which he got his 300th collegiate victory
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