Jay McCreary (1918-1995)
Teams coached: DePauw Tigers, LSU Tigers
DePauw record^: 25-10 (.714)
LSU record: 82-115 (.416)
Overall record^: 107-125 (.461)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
1966-1972 | LSU (asst) |
1957-1965 | LSU |
1949-1951 | DePauw |
1947-1949 | Indiana (asst) |
Jay McCreary Facts
- Lawrence J. McCreary
- Born February 6, 1918
- Died April 17, 1995
- Hometown: Elwood, Indiana
- Alma Mater: Indiana University (BA, 1941)
- Graduated from Frankfort HS (IN), where he was an All-State guard and won an Indiana state championship in 1936
- Played for head coaches Everett Dean and Branch McCracken at Indiana; won a NCAA title with the Hoosiers in 1940
- Served in the US Army during World War II and began his coaching career after the War
- Spent two years working under the Hall of Famer McCracken at Indiana as an assistant coach
- Hired in 1949 to be the head coach at DePauw (IN), going 25-10 over two seasons as the helm
- Took over as head coach at Muncie Central HS (IN), winning a state title in 1952
- In 1954, his Bearcats lost to Milan HS in the state championship; Milan’s title inspired the movie Hoosiers
- Hired by LSU in 1957 to be the head coach, leading the Tigers for the next eight years
- Went 82-115 overall before he was replaced in 1965 by Frank Truitt
- Came back in 1966 to be one an assistant, coaching at LSU for another six years under Truitt and Press Maravich
- Passed away in 1995 at the age of 77, still living in Baton Rouge
Jay McCreary Coaching Tree
- coming soon
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA University and College Divisions