John Bunn (basketball)

John Bunn
	Bunn, circa 1938
Biographical details
Born	September 26, 1898
Died	August 13, 1979 (aged 80); Newbury Park, California, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1917–1920	Kansas
Football
1917–1920	Kansas
Baseball
c. 1920	Kansas
Position(s)	Guard, forward (basketball); Halfback, quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1921–1930	Kansas (assistant)
1930–1938	Stanford
1946–1956	Springfield
1956–1963	Colorado State–Greeley
Baseball
1926–1930	Kansas
1947	Springfield
Head coaching record
Overall	315–299 (basketball); 48–50 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Basketball; 1 Helms (1937)
	Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 1964 (profile)
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006

John W. Bunn (September 26, 1898 – August 13, 1979) was an American basketball coach and key contributor to the game of basketball. The Wellston, Ohio native played three seasons under coach Phog Allen at University of Kansas while earning his bachelor's degree (1917–21). He later became an assistant to Allen for nine seasons (1921–30). His In 1930, he became men's basketball head coach at Stanford University, where he coached college all-time great Hank Luisetti. His 1936–37 team finished the season with a 25–2 record^[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[2]^[3] After he left Stanford, Bunn went on to coach Springfield College (1946–56) and Colorado State College (now the University of Northern Colorado) (1956–63).

Bunn served as chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame from 1949 to 1963. On October 1, 1964, Bunn was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. For his contribution, the Basketball Hall of Fame annually presents an award in his name.

Bunn died on August 13, 1979, in Newbury Park, California.^[4]

Head coaching record

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Stanford (PCC) (1930–1938)
1930–31	Stanford	8–9	3–6	4th (South)
1931–32	Stanford	6–14	2–9	4th (South)
1932–33	Stanford	9–18	3–8	3rd (South)
1933–34	Stanford	8–12	5–7	3rd (South)
1934–35	Stanford	10–17	4–8	T–3rd (South)
1935–36	Stanford	21–8	7–5	T–1st (South)
1936–37	Stanford	25–2	10–2	T–1st (South)	Helms National Champion Premo-Porretta National Champion^[5]
1937–38	Stanford	21–3	10–2	1st (South)
Stanford:		108–83
Springfield (Independent) (1946–1956)
1946–47	Springfield	15–8
1947–48	Springfield	14–18
1948–49	Springfield	14–9
1949–50	Springfield	15–12
1950–51	Springfield	13–16
1951–52	Springfield	14–12
1952–53	Springfield	19–12
1953–54	Springfield	12–12
1954–55	Springfield	15–11
1955–56	Springfield	8–16
Springfield:		139–126
Colorado State–Greeley (RMFAC) (1956–1963)
1956–57	Colorado State–Greeley	11–10	5–5
1957–58	Colorado State College	6–15	5–5
1958–59	Colorado State College	14–10	12–6
1959–60	Colorado State College	14–11	12–6
1960–61	Colorado State College	8–16	7–7
1961–62	Colorado State College	10–16	8–10
1962–63	Colorado State College	10–16	8–8
Colorado State–Greeley:		73–94
Total:		315–299
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

^ "Stanford Cardinal season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "Hall of Fame, 80, John Bunn, Dies". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. United Press International. August 15, 1979. p. 15. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 532. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "Springfield College Men's Basketball All-Time Results". Springfield College Pride.
^ "Northern Colorado MBB Record Book" (PDF).