K. P. Gatchell
American basketball player and coach (1901–1972)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1901-09-03)September 3, 1901 Clinton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1972(1972-06-29) (aged 70) Columbus, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1922–1924 | Mississippi State |
| As coach: | |
| 1925 | Mississippi State |
| 1931–1933 | Ole Miss (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Kenneth Porter Gatchell (September 3, 1901 – June 29, 1972) was an American college basketball player and coach. He was twice an All-Southern guard for the Mississippi Aggies, leading them to the 1923 SoCon tournament title.[1][2] He was also a center on the football team,[3] and All-American in the discus.[4] He later coached basketball at his alma mater, posting a 14–9 record. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1966.[5] He was 6'2" 200 pounds.[6]
References
- ^ "History of the Early S.I.A.A. Atlanta Basketball Tournament". www.bigbluehistory.net.
- ^ "All-Southern Pick And Coach Monk's Selection". The Davidsonian. March 13, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sid Nobles (September 19, 1924). "Gatchell is Big Addition to aggie men". Hattiesburg American.
- ^ "2017 MISSISSIPPI STATE TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE - PDF". docplayer.net.
- ^ "K.P. Gatchell".
- ^ "Reveille". Mississippi State University. August 1, 1924 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- K. P. Gatchell at Find a Grave
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Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches
- T. H. Werner (1908–1909)
- No team (1909–1910)
- W. D. Chadwick (1910–1911)
- Earl C. Hayes (1911–1924)
- K. P. Gatchell (1924–1925)
- Bernie Bierman (1925–1927)
- Ray G. Dauber (1927–1933)
- Edwin Hale (1933–1935)
- Frank Carideo (1935–1939)
- Stanfield Hitt (1939–1943)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Stanfield Hitt (1944–1947)
- Paul Gregory (1947–1955)
- Babe McCarthy (1955–1965)
- Joe Dan Gold (1965–1970)
- Kermit Davis (1970–1977)
- Ron Greene (1977–1978)
- Jim Hatfield (1978–1981)
- Bob Boyd (1981–1986)
- Richard Williams (1986–1998)
- Rick Stansbury (1998–2012)
- Rick Ray (2012–2015)
- Ben Howland (2015–2022)
- Chris Jans (2022– )
