Nibs Price (1889-1968)

Teams coached: California Golden Bears
California record: 453-294 (.606)
Overall record: 453-294 (.606)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  1  (1946)
• NCAA Tournament Final Four:  1  (1946)
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• PCC Regular Season Champion:  7  (1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932, 1944, 1946)
• Premo-Porretta National Championships:  1  (1927)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1924-1954

California

Nibs Price Facts

• Clarence Merle Price
• Born April 26, 1889
• Died January 13, 1968
• Hometown: Minnesota
• Alma Mater: University of California (BA, 1914)
• Started his coaching career at San Diego HS (CA) before an assistant football coach at Cal in 1920
• Took over as head basketball coach in 1924, going 453-294 over thirty years at the helm
  • Won a Premo-Porretta championship in 1927 and claimed seven PCC (now Pac-12) titles
  • While much of his tenure was pre-NCAA Tournament, Price led the Bears to the NCAA Final Four in 1946
• On the football field, Price spent 30 years as an assistant coach and six seasons as head coach (1926-1930)
  • 27-17-3 in six seasons as head coach and reached the 1928 Rose Bowl
  • As an assistant coach, Price was part of five National Championships (1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1937)
• Retired in 1954 at the age of 65 after spending nearly 35 years coaching at California
• Passed away in January 1968 at the age of 77

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