Norm Sloan
Norm Sloan (1926-2003)
Teams coached: Presbyterian Blue Hose, The Citadel Bulldogs, NC State Wolfpack, Florida Gators
Presbyterian record^: 69-36 (.657)
The Citadel record: 57-38 (.600)
Florida record: 232-192 (.547) **
NC State record: 266-127 (.677)
Overall record^: 624-393 (.614) **
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 1 (1974)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1970, 1974, 1980, 1989) **
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 2 (1970, 1974) **
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 1 (1974)
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1978)
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1976, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986)
- SEC Regular Season Champion: 1 (1989)
- ACC Regular Season Champion: 2 (1973, 1974)
- ACC Tournament Champion: 3 (1970, 1973, 1974)
- Helms Foundation National Championships: 1 (1974)
Awards:
- AP Coach of the Year: 1 (1974)
- Henry Iba Award: 1 (1974)
- ACC Coach of the Year: 3 (1970, 1973, 1974)
- SoCon Coach of the Year: 1 (1957)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1980-1989 | Florida |
| 1966-1980 | NC State |
| 1960-1966 | Florida |
| 1956-1960 | The Citadel |
| 1955-1956 | Memphis State (asst) |
| 1951-1955 | Presbyterian |
Norm Sloan Facts
- Norman Lesley Sloan, Jr.
- Born June 25, 1926
- Died December 9, 2003
- Hometown: Anderson, Indiana
- Alma Mater: North Carolina State University (BS, 1951)
- After graduating from Lawrence Central HS in Indianapolis, played for head coach Everett Case at NC State from 1947-49
- First coaching job was at Presbyterian College in 1951, then in the NAIA, where he was 69-36 over four seasons as head coach
- After one year as an assistant to Eugene Lambert at Memphis State, Sloan was hired as head coach at Division I The Citadel
- Went 57-38 overall in four seasons with the Bulldogs
- Hired for his first stint at Florida in 1960, coaching the Gators until 1966 when he left to become the head coach at his alma mater, NC State
- Took the Wolfpack to the NCAA Tournament three times and the NIT twice during his 14-year tenure as head coach
- The 1972-73 team finished the season a perfect 27-0 (12-0 ACC), winning the conference title and tournament but were ineligible for the NCAA Tournament due to rules violations involving the recruitment of star player David Thompson
- The following season, NC State went 30-1 en route to a victory over Marquette in the 1974 NCAA National Championship
- Sloan returned to Florida for a second stint as head coach in 1980, coaching the Gators for an additional nine seasons
- Two NCAA Tournaments (1987 & 1988) were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations regarding star player Vernon Maxwell
- Sloan was forced to retire from coaching in October 1989 as a result of the scandal
- Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984 and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1994
- Along with his wife, Joan, had one son and one daughter
Norm Sloan Coaching Tree
- Eddie Biedenbach (UNC Asheville)
- Marty Fletcher (UCCS, Denver, Southwestern Louisiana, VMI)
- Sidney Lowe (NC State, Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Roy Skinner (Vanderbilt, Paducah JC)
- Phil Spence (North Carolina Central)
- Mel Thompson (The Citadel)
- Monte Towe (New Orleans)
- Dereck Whittenburg (Fordham, Wagner)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and NAIA levels; Presbyterian did not move up to Division I until 2007
** Listed records and accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA