Tom Apke (born July 16, 1943)

Teams coached: Creighton Bluejays, Colorado Buffaloes, Appalachian State Mountaineers
Creighton record: 130-64 (.670)
Colorado record: 59-81 (.421)
Appalachian State record: 139-147 (.486)
Overall record: 328-292 (.529)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  3  (1975, 1978, 1981)
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  1  (1977)
• Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion:  1  (1978)
• Missouri Valley Tournament Champion:  2  (1978, 1981)

Awards:

• SoCon Coach of the Year:  1  (1988)
• Missouri Valley Coach of the Year:  1  (1978)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1986-1996	Appalachian State
1981-1986	Colorado
1974-1981	Creighton
1968-1974	Creighton (asst)

Tom Apke Facts

• Thomas Apke
• Born July 16, 1943
• Alma Mater: Creighton University (BA, 1965)
• Played three seasons for the Creighton Bluejays under head coach Red McManus
• Spent six seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, working for both McManus and his successor Eddie Sutton
• Took over as head coach of the Bluejays, a position he held for seven seasons
  • Was head coach in 1977 when the program returned to the Missouri Valley after nearly 30 years as an Independent
  • His Bluejays team won the 1978 MVC Tournament, defeating Larry Bird and Indiana State in the title game
  • Reached the NCAA Tournament three times and the NIT once at Creighton
  • Also served as the University’s athletic director from 1974 to 1980
• Left his alma mater in 1981 to take over the program at Colorado, but was not able to achieve the same success
• Finished his coaching career with a ten-year stint as the head coach at Appalachian State, going 139-147 during that time

Tom Apke Coaching Tree

• Bob Hofman (Fort Lewis, Western State, Eastern Washington)
• Jay Humphries (Reno Bighorns, overseas)
• Kevin McKenna (Indiana State, Omaha)
• Buzz Peterson (UNC Wilmington, Coastal Carolina, Tennessee, Tulsa, Appalachian State)