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Dutch Trautwein

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Dutch Trautwein
Biographical details
Alma materWittenberg University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1928–1938Ohio (assist.)
1938–1949Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall136–90

William "Dutch" Trautwein was an American former college basketball coach. He was a football and basketball player at Wittenberg where he is a member of the school's athletics hall of fame.[1] He was an assistant football coach at Wittenberg for five years before joining the coaching staff at Ohio for football, basketball, and baseball in 1928.[2] He was named the Ohio Basketball head coach in 1938 where he remained for 11 years. He compiled 136–90 record at Ohio.[3] His 1941 team finished the season as the runner up in the 1941 NIT. Jim Snyder, Ohio's coaching wins leader, played basketball for Trautwien when Snyder was a player at Ohio and he was then an assistant under Trautwein from 1946 to 1949.[4] The field at Bob Wren Stadium used for Ohio baseball is named in his honor.[5]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ohio Bobcats (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1938–1939)
1938–39 Ohio 12–8 4–4
Ohio Bobcats (Independent) (1939–1946)
1939–40 Ohio 19–6
1940–41 Ohio 18–4 NIT finals
1941–42 Ohio 12–9
1942–43 Ohio 11–7
1943–44 Ohio 9–7
1944–45 Ohio 11–8
1945–46 Ohio 15–5
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (1946–1949)
1946–47 Ohio 13–10 5–3 3rd
1947–48 Ohio 10–10 4–4 3rd
1948–49 Ohio 6–16 2–8 6th
Ohio: 136–90 (.602) 11–15 (.423)
Total: 136–90 (.602)

      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

Source: [6]

References

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  1. ^ "WILLIAM TRAUTWEIN". Wittenberg Tigers. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wren Stadium". Ohio University. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "William Trautwein". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jim Snyder". College Hoopedia. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Wren Stadium". Ohio University. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.