Ron Abegglen (1937-2018)
Teams coached: Alaska Anchorage Seawolves, Weber State Wildcats
Alaska Anchorage record^: 109-45 (.708)
Weber State record: 151-84 (.643)
Overall record^: 260-129 (.668)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1995, 1999)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Big Sky Regular Season Champion: 3 (1994, 1995, 1999)
- Great Northwest (Div II) Regular Season Champion: 3 (1988, 1990, 1991)
- Big Sky Tournament Champion: 2 (1995, 1999)
- NCAA Division II National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1988)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 4 (1987, 1988, 1990, 1991)
Awards:
- Big Sky Coach of the Year: 3 (1994, 1995, 1999)
- Great Northwest (Div II) Coach of the Year: 1 (1988)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1991-1999 | Weber State |
| 1986-1991 | Alaska Anchorage |
| 1979-1986 | Alaska Anchorage (asst) |
| 1974-1979 | Snow JC |
Ron Abegglen Facts
- Ron Abegglen
- Born August 19, 1937
- Died December 19, 2018
- Hometown: Vernal, Utah
- Alma Mater: Brigham Young University (BA, 1961)
- The Utah-native played basketball for the BYU Cougars and longtime head coach Stan Watts
- First job was a 13-year stint as the head basketball coach at Morgan HS in Morgan, Utah (1961-74)
- Moved up to the JUCO ranks in 1974, spending the next five years as the head coach at Snow JC in Ephraim, Utah
- Hired in 1979 to be an assistant under Gary Bliss at Division II Alaska Anchorage; spent a total of seven seasons as an assistant with the Seawolves, the first two under Bliss and the next five under Harry Larrabee
- Elevated to head coach in 1986 and spent five successful seasons leading the Seawolves program
- Went 109-45 overall, winning at least 19 games each season (and 21+ in four of the five)
- Won three GNAC titles and reached the NCAA D-II Tournament four times, highlighted by a runner-up finish in 1988
- One of the highlights of his tenure was the Seawolves’ historic upset of undefeated (and eventual NCAA champion) Michigan in 1988
- Left UAA for the Weber State job in 1991, his first Division I coaching opportunity
- Was 151-84 over eight seasons at the helm, winning three Big Sky titles and two Big Sky Tournaments for two NCAA bids
- Despite going 25-8 and upsetting #3 North Carolina in the 1999 NCAA Tournament, Abegglen was forced to resign as head coach
- With the program already on probation for a violation committed by one of his assistants, Abegglen had been charged with domestic violence prior to the start of the season; school president Paul Thompson forced the resignation following the season
- After Weber, Abegglen coached the London Tower in the British Basketball League; retired from coaching and returned to Utah after two years
- Inducted into the Weber State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame in 2013
- Passed away in December 2018 at the age of 81
Ron Abegglen Coaching Tree
- Joe Cravens (Weber State)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I and Division II levels only
