John Jordan (basketball)

John Jordan (1910-1991) was an American basketball player and coach, best known for coaching the University of Notre Dame's men's basketball team from 1951 to 1964.

John Jordan
Biographical details
Bornc. 1910
Chicago, Illinois
Died(1991-06-13)June 13, 1991
Oak Forest, Illinois
Playing career
1932-1935Notre Dame
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1951Loyola (IL)
1951–1964Notre Dame
Head coaching record
Overall214–145 (.596)
TournamentsNCAA: 8-6 (.571)

Jordan played basketball at Notre Dame in the 1930s and was a teammate of George Ireland, Moose Krause, and Ray Meyer. He was the captain of the Fighting Irish in 1935. After college, he took a coaching job at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, and remained there until 1949. He spent the 1950–51 basketball season as coach at Loyola University Chicago, then took the reins at Notre Dame the following season. While at Notre Dame, Jordan recorded a 199-131 record and guided his players to five appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

He attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, graduating in 1929.

After Jordan's coaching career ended, he worked with the Chicago Park District. He died in Oak Forest, Illinois at the age of 81 in 1991.[1]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Loyola Ramblers (Independent) (1950–1951)
1950–51 Loyola (IL) 15-14
Loyola (IL): 15–14 (.517)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (1951–1964)
1951–52 Notre Dame 16-10
1952–53 Notre Dame 19-5NCAA Elite Eight
1953–54 Notre Dame 22-3NCAA Elite Eight
1954–55 Notre Dame 14-10
1955–56 Notre Dame 9-15
1956–57 Notre Dame 20-8NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1957–58 Notre Dame 24-5NCAA Elite Eight
1958–59 Notre Dame 12-13
1959–60 Notre Dame 17-9NCAA First Round
1960–61 Notre Dame 12-14
1961–62 Notre Dame 7-16
1962–63 Notre Dame 17-9NCAA First Round
1963–64 Notre Dame 10-14
Notre Dame: 199–131 (.603)
Total:214–145 (.596)

      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. Bill Jauss. "Former Notre Dame coach John Jordan dead at 81". Chicago Tribune. June 15, 1991. 4.


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