LaDell Andersen

Teams coached: Utah State Aggies, Utah Stars, BYU Cougars
Utah State record: 173-96 (.643)
BYU record: 114-71 (.616)
Overall record^: 287-167 (.632)

NCAA National Championships: 0
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 8 (1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1987, 1988)
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 3 (1962, 1964, 1970)
NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
NIT Championships: 0
NIT Appearances: 2 (1967, 1986)
WAC Regular Season Champion: 1 (1988)

LaDell Andersen
Born October 25, 1929
Died December 29, 2019
Hometown: Malad City, Idaho
Alma Mater: Utah State University (BA, 1951)
Was an all-conference player at USU under head coaches Joseph Whitesides and Cecil Baker
Hired in 1956 by Jack Gardner to be an assistant at Utah, serving in that role for five years
Returned to his alma mater in 1961, spending the next ten seasons as the Aggies’ head coach
- Went 173-96 during his tenure and appeared in 5 NCAA Tournaments (3 Sweet 16s)
Left USU in 1971 and spent the next two years as the head coach of the Utah Stars of the ABA
- Was 115-53 and made the Division Semifinals in both seasons
Stepped away from coaching in 1973 to become the athletic director at Utah State, working in that capacity for ten years
Final coaching job was a six-year stint as head coach at BYU (1983-89)
- Compiled a 114-71 record overall, going to three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT
- Won the 1988 WAC title and earned WAC COY honors for that season
- Resigned in 1989 with 287 total Division I victories (402 in total as a head coach)
Spent some time working as a scout and consultant for the NBA’s Utah Jazz
Member of the Utah State Athletics Hall of Fame (c/o 1994) and the Utah Sports Hall of Fame
Passed away in December 2019 at the age of 90

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only