Jule Rivlin

Julius Leon "Jule" Rivlin (February 2, 1917 – September 23, 2002) was a college men's basketball coach and professional basketball player. He was the head coach of Marshall from 1955 to 1963. He coached Marshall to a 100–88 record, winning one Mid-American Conference championship and making one NCAA tournament appearance.

Jule Rivlin

Personal information
Born	February 2, 1917 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2002 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High school	Tridelphia (Wheeling, West Virginia)
College	Marshall (1937–1940)
Playing career	1940–1948
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1939–1941	Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
1945–1946	Toledo Whites
1946–1948	Toledo Jeeps
1948–1952	Wheeling
As coach:
1946–1948	Toledo Jeeps
1955–1963	Marshall
Career highlights and awards
WPBT MVP (1947) AAU All-American (1944)

Rivlin played college basketball at Marshall before playing three seasons in the National Basketball League for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots and the Toledo Jeeps, with a break for service in World War II at Fort Warren, Wyoming.^[1][2]

Prior to the war, Jules played semi-pro basketball for the Clarksburg (West Virginia) Pure Oilers where he was a close friend and teammate of Press Maravich (father of "Pistol" Pete Maravich).

Rivlin also served as the Jeeps' coach. In 1947, he was named the World Professional Basketball Tournament's MVP.^[3] In 1974, Julie coached Maccabi Union's basketball team to the Europe Maccabiah Games Championships. Rivlin was named second team All-Century Marshall University Basketball Team, and is a member of the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Marshall Thundering Herd (Mid-American Conference) (1955–1963)
1955–56	Marshall	18–5	10–2	1st	NCAA First Round
1956–57	Marshall	15–9	8–4	2nd
1957–58	Marshall	17–7	9–3	2nd
1958–59	Marshall	12–12	6–6	T–3rd
1959–60	Marshall	10–13	4–8	6th
1960–61	Marshall	11–13	5–7	4th
1961–62	Marshall	10–13	6–6	4th
1962–63	Marshall	7–16	1–11	T-6th
Marshall:		100–88 (.532)	49–47 (.510)
Total:		100–88 (.532)
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

References

1. "Jules Rivlin". Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
2. "Rivlin, Jule". Jews in Sports. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
3. Wilfrid Smith (11 April 1947). "Kautskys beat Toledo, 62-47, in Pro Final". Chicago Tribune. p. 27. Retrieved 5 April 2022. Jule Rivlin, Toledo's player coach, was voted the most valuable player to his team in the tournament

• Bernard Postal; Jesse Silver; Roy Silver (1965). Encyclopedia of Jewin sports. New York: Bloch Publishing Co.
• William G. Mokray, ed. (1962). Ronald Encyclopedia of Basketball. Ronald Press.
• Zander Hollander, ed. (1979). The Modern Encyclopedia of Basketball. New York: Doubleday.