Murray Greason

Murray Greason
Sport(s) Basketball, Baseball
Biographical details
Born (1901-12-26)December 26, 1901
Raleigh, North Carolina
Died January 1, 1960(1960-01-01) (aged 58)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Playing career
1922–1926 Wake Forest
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1933 Lexington HS
1934–1957 Wake Forest
Head coaching record
Overall 288–244 (.541)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon Tournament (1953)
SoCon regular season (1939)
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (1953)
ACC Coach of the Year (1956)

Murray Crossley Greason (December 26, 1901 – January 1, 1960) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He earned 12 athletic letters as a student-athlete at Wake Forest University in baseball, basketball and football from 1922 to 1926.[1]

After graduation, Greason became a coach at Lexington High School in North Carolina. In 1934, he became head basketball coach at his alma mater, Wake Forest, to start a tenure that would last 23 seasons, during which time he compiled a record of 288–244. Greason won a Southern Conference regular season title in 1939, and a tournament title in 1953. He was also named Southern Conference Coach of the Year that season. He led Wake Forest into the Atlantic Coast Conference as a charter member in 1954 and in 1956 was named ACC Coach of the Year. Greason also coached the Wake Forest baseball team from 1940-1947.[2]

Greason was killed in an automobile accident on January 1, 1960 at the age of 58.[1]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wake Forest (NCAA Independent) (1933–1936)
1933–34 Wake Forest 5-9
1934–35 Wake Forest 6-10
1935–36 Wake Forest 9-12
Wake Forest (Southern Conference) (1936–1953)
1936–37 Wake Forest 15-6 9-4 3rd
1937–38 Wake Forest 7-12 7-8 9th
1938–39 Wake Forest 18-6 15-3 1st NCAA Elite Eight
1939–40 Wake Forest 13-9 10-5 4th
1940–41 Wake Forest 9-9 7-6 8th
1941–42 Wake Forest 16-8 13-5 3rd
1942–43 Wake Forest 1-10 1-10 14th
1944–45 Wake Forest 3-14 0-6 13th
1945–46 Wake Forest 12-6 8-5 4th
1946–47 Wake Forest 11-13 8-9 11th
1947–48 Wake Forest 18-11 8-7 T-8th
1948–49 Wake Forest 11-13 7-7 T-7th
1949–50 Wake Forest 14-16 11-8 7th
1950–51 Wake Forest 16-14 8-9 T-10th
1951–52 Wake Forest 10-19 7-9 10th
1952–53 Wake Forest 19-6 12-3 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Wake Forest (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1957)
1953–54 Wake Forest 17-12 8-4 3rd
1954–55 Wake Forest 17-12 8-6 4th
1955–56 Wake Forest 19-9 10-4 3rd
1956–57 Wake Forest 19-9 7-7 4th
Wake Forest: 285–243 (.540) 164–125 (.567)
Total: 285–243(.540)

      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. 1 2 "Ex-Deacon Coach Killed in Auto Wreck". Charleston News and Courier. 1960-01-02.
  2. ↑ "Murray Greason bio". NC Sports HOF profile.
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