Murray Greason
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 Greason in the 1953 Howler | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 26, 1900 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1960 (aged 59) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1925 | Wake Forest |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1926 | Wake Forest |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1933 | Lexington HS |
| 1934–1957 | Wake Forest |
| Baseball | |
| 1939–1942 | Wake Forest |
| 1945–1947 | Wake Forest |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 285–243 (college basketball) 44–37–2 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball SoCon regular season (1939) SoCon Tournament (1953) | |
| Awards | |
| Basketball SoCon Coach of the Year (1953) ACC Coach of the Year (1956) | |
Murray Crossley Greason (December 26, 1900 – January 1, 1960) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He earned 12 athletic letters as a student-athlete at Wake Forest University in baseball, basketball and football from 1922 to 1926.[1]
After graduation, Greason became a coach at Lexington High School in North Carolina. In 1934, he became head basketball coach at his alma mater, Wake Forest, to start a tenure that would last 23 seasons, during which time he compiled a record of 288–244. Greason won a Southern Conference regular season title in 1939, and a tournament title in 1953. He was also named Southern Conference Coach of the Year that season. He led Wake Forest into the Atlantic Coast Conference as a charter member in 1954 and in 1956 was named ACC Coach of the Year. Greason also coached the Wake Forest baseball team from 1940–1947.[2]
Greason was killed in an automobile accident on January 1, 1960.[1]
Head coaching record
College basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Independent) (1933–1936) | |||||||||
| 1933–34 | Wake Forest | 5–9 | |||||||
| 1934–35 | Wake Forest | 6–10 | |||||||
| 1935–36 | Wake Forest | 9–12 | |||||||
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Southern Conference) (1936–1953) | |||||||||
| 1936–37 | Wake Forest | 15–6 | 9–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1937–38 | Wake Forest | 7–12 | 7–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1938–39 | Wake Forest | 18–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 1939–40 | Wake Forest | 13–9 | 10–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1940–41 | Wake Forest | 9–9 | 7–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1941–42 | Wake Forest | 16–8 | 13–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1942–43 | Wake Forest | 1–10 | 1–10 | 14th | |||||
| 1944–45 | Wake Forest | 3–14 | 0–6 | 13th | |||||
| 1945–46 | Wake Forest | 12–6 | 8–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1946–47 | Wake Forest | 11–13 | 8–9 | 11th | |||||
| 1947–48 | Wake Forest | 18–11 | 8–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 1948–49 | Wake Forest | 11–13 | 7–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 1949–50 | Wake Forest | 14–16 | 11–8 | 7th | |||||
| 1950–51 | Wake Forest | 16–14 | 8–9 | T–10th | |||||
| 1951–52 | Wake Forest | 10–19 | 7–9 | 10th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Wake Forest | 19–6 | 12–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1957) | |||||||||
| 1953–54 | Wake Forest | 17–12 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954–55 | Wake Forest | 17–12 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1955–56 | Wake Forest | 19–9 | 10–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1956–57 | Wake Forest | 19–9 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| Wake Forest: | 285–243 (.540) | 164–125 (.567) | |||||||
| Total: | 285–243 (.540) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b "Ex-Deacon Coach Killed in Auto Wreck". Charleston News and Courier. January 2, 1960.
- ^ "Murray Greason bio". NC Sports HOF profile.