Marc Guley (1912-1990)

Teams coached: Syracuse Orange
Syracuse record: 136-129 (.513)
Overall record: 136-129 (.513)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  1  (1957)
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  1  (1957)
• NCAA Tournament Final Four:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1950-1962	Syracuse
19??-1950	Syracuse (asst)

Marc Guley Facts

• Marcel Guley
• Born May 5, 1912
• Died November 6, 1990
• Hometown: Binghamton, New York
• Alma Mater: Syracuse University (BA, 1936)
• Born in Czechoslovakia, Guley’s family moved to New York when he was young and he grew up in Binghamton
  • Played baseball and basketball at Syracuse, lettering twice in the latter for head coach Lew Andreas
• Played professional basketball for the Binghamton Triplets and Newark Elks
  • Served in the US Navy as a communications officer during World War II
• Got started in coaching at the high school level, with stints in Delhi and Walton, NY
• After spending some time as an assistant under Andreas, Guley became head coach in 1950
  • Led the Orange for 12 seasons, going 136-129 overall and finishing above .500 seven times
  • Highlights including taking SU to its first-ever NCAA Tournament in 1957
  • Was the first head coach to recruit black players to Syracuse, integrating the team
    • Among the players he coached were Vinnie Cohen and future football Hall of Famer Jim Brown
• Resigned in 1962 and worked in Physical Education at Cazenovia Elementary School (NY) until retirement in 1980
• Passed away in 1990 at the age of 78

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