Vic Bubas
American basketball player and coach (1927–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victor Albert Bubas (January 28, 1927 – April 16, 2018) was an American college basketball coach for Duke University and the first commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference.[1][2]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1927-01-28)January 28, 1927 Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | April 16, 2018(2018-04-16) (aged 91) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1944–1945 | Illinois |
1947–1951 | NC State |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1951–1959 | NC State (assistant) |
1959–1969 | Duke |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 213–67 |
Tournaments | 11–4 (NCAA University Division) 1–1 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 NCAA Final Four (1963, 1964, 1966) 4 ACC regular season (1963–1966) 4 ACC tournament (1960, 1963, 1964, 1966) | |
Awards | |
3× ACC Coach of the Year (1963, 1964, 1966) North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1975) Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (2002) | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2007 | |
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