Jack Gray
Jack Gray (1911-1992)
Teams coached: Texas Longhorns
Texas record: 194-97 (.667)
Overall record: 194-97 (.667)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1939, 1947)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 1 (1947)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (1948)
- Southwest Regular Season Champion: 3 (1939, 1947, 1951)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1945-1951 | Texas |
| 1936-1942 | Texas |
Jack Gray Facts
- Jack Gray
- Born May 12, 1911
- Hometown: Edom, Texas
- Alma Mater: University of Texas (BA, 1935)
- Played for head coaches Ed Olle and Marty Karow at Texas, earning All-SWC all three years
- Was also an end on the football team for head coaches Clyde Littlefield and Jack Chevigny
- Took over as head coach in 1936 at just 25 years old, leading the Longhorns for a total of 12 seasons
- Coached from 1936-42 and 1945-51, interrupted by his military service in World War II
- Went 194-97 overall, won three SWC titles and went to the postseason three times (2 NCAA, 1 NIT)
- His 1946-47 team reached the NCAA Final Four, the second such appearance for the Longhorns
- Also served as an assistant football from 1935-41 and 1946-49 (under Dana Bible and Blair Cherry)
- Inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 1960 for his contributions as a player and coach
Jack Gray Coaching Tree
- Leon Black (Texas)
- Slater Martin (Houston Mavericks, St. Louis Hawks)