Tom Ludwig

Tom Ludwig
Personal information
Born	1944 (age 80–81); Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	Sault Area; (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan)
College	Michigan (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965: undrafted
Position	Guard
Number	23
Coaching career	1970–2001
Career history
As coach:
1970–1974	Lake Superior State
1979–1981	Ferris State (interim)
1981–1996	Ferris State
1997	Crvena zvezda
2001	ratiopharm Ulm
Career highlights and awards
	7× GLIAC regular season champion (1982, 1983, 1987–1990, 1995); 5× GLIAC Coach of the Year (1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990);

Horace Thomas Ludwig Sr. (born 1944) is an American former college and professional basketball coach.

College career

Ludwig played college basketball for the University of Michigan Wolverines for four seasons where he helped to capture two Big Ten Conference titles and a second-place finish at the 1965 NCAA Championships.^[1] Over 38 games in four seasons, he averaged 0.9 points and 0.3 rebounds per game.^[2]

Coaching career

Ludwig coached at Lake Superior State from 1970 to 1974.

Ferris State

Ludwig compiled a 266–172 (.607) overall record as head coach of the Ferris State men's basketball program (1981–1995), achieving seven GLIAC titles in his 14 full seasons.^[3]^[4] Guard Jarvis Walker was one of his players at Ferris State.

He was suspended in 1995.^[5]

Europe

Ludwig had two stints in Europe. On 12 October 1997, Crvena zvezda of the YUBA League hired Ludwig as their new head coach. He coached the club in 16 games.^[6] He is the only non–European head coach of the Zvezda. In 2001, he led ratiopharm Ulm in the German 2. Basketball Bundesliga.^[7]

Awards and honors

GLIAC Men's Basketball champion: 7 (1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90)

Individual

Upper Peninsula of Michigan Sports Hall of Fame: Class 1994^[8]
GLIAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year:^[9] 1982, 1983, 1987 (with Charlie Parker, WSU), 1989 and 1990

References

^ Muskegon Big Reds State Championship Basketball
^ "Horace Ludwig Position: Guard School: Michigan". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Ferris State men's basketball Yearbook p. 5" (PDF). ferris-pages.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Ferris State men's basketball Yearbook p. 17" (PDF). ferris-pages.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ Ferris State basketball coach suspended
^ "Coach Profile".
^ inbox-online.com. "TOM LUDVIG, FORMER RED STAR COACH, WILL COACH TEAM IN GERMANY".
^ Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 1994
^ GLIAC Men’s Basketball All-Time Standings

External links

LUDWIG v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY

[1] Muskegon Big Reds State Championship Basketball

[2] "Horace Ludwig Position: Guard School: Michigan". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[3] "Ferris State men's basketball Yearbook p. 5" (PDF). ferris-pages.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[4] "Ferris State men's basketball Yearbook p. 17" (PDF). ferris-pages.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[5] Ferris State basketball coach suspended

[6] "Coach Profile".

[7] x-online.com. "TOM LUDVIG, FORMER RED STAR COACH, WILL COACH TEAM IN GERMANY".

[8] Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 1994

[9] GLIAC Men’s Basketball All-Time Standings

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