Don Knodel
Playing career
1950–1953Miami (OH)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1956Miami (OH) (assistant)
1961–1966Vanderbilt (assistant)
1966–1974Rice
1978–1980Houston Angels
Head coaching record
Overall77–126
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SWC regular season (1970)

Don Knodel is an American former basketball coach and former college basketball player.[1] He was the head coach at Rice University from 1966 to 1974; in 1970, the Owls won the Southerst Conference title as the best team in the season, which as of 2023 ranks as the last conference championship in basketball for the program.[2][3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1949–1959)
1966–67 Rice 7–174–10T–7th
1967–68 Rice 8–166–86th
1968–69 Rice 10–146–8T–4th
1969–70 Rice 14–1110–41stNCAA University Division first round
1970–71 Rice 14–126–8T–5th
1971–72 Rice 6–201–138th
1972–73 Rice 7–192–12T–7th
1973–74 Rice 11–175–9T–6th
Rice: 77–126 (.379)40–72 (.357)
Total:77–126 (.379)

      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. "Former Vandy assistant coach Don Knodel talks the start of his career". vucommodores.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. "Don Knodel Coaching Record". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  3. Duarte, Joseph (2013-01-16). "Rice to pay tribute to former basketball coach Knodel". Chron.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
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