Tom Blackburn

Teams coached: Dayton Flyers
Dayton record: 352-141 (.714)
Overall record: 352-141 (.714)

NCAA National Championships: 0
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1952)
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
NIT Championships: 1 (1962)
NIT Appearances: 10 (1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962)

1947-1964

Leonard Thomas Blackburn
Born January 23, 1906
Died March 6, 1964
Hometown: Peebles, Ohio
Alma Mater: Wilmington College (BA, 1931)
Started his coaching career at West Carrollton HS (OH) and Xenia Central HS (OH), winning a state title in 1942
First arrived at Dayton in 1947, when he was hired as the Flyers’ head men’s basketball coach
- Coached there for seventeen seasons, reaching the NCAA Tournament once and the NIT seven times
  - Blackburn’s teams finished as the NIT Runner-Up five times before finally winning the 1962 NIT
Was diagnosed with cancer during the 1962-63 season and the following year needed to step aside from his position for the last few games of the season
- Blackburn passed away from cancer on March 6, 1964, just eight days removed from coaching his last game at Dayton
The floor at UD Arena is named Blackburn Court in his honor
- The winner of the annual rivalry game between Dayton and Xavier is awarded the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy, named after Blackburn and former Xavier head coach and AD Jim McCafferty