William Matthew Strannigan (December 1, 1918 – September 7, 1997) was an American college men's basketball coach . He was the head coach of

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from 1950 to 1954,

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from 1954 to 1959, and

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from 1959 to 1973. He coached his teams to a 308-289 record, winning one

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championship, two

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championships, two NCAA tournament appearances, and two NIT appearances. He played his college basketball at Wyoming. He was inducted into the Wyoming athletics Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Iowa State athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.

Head coaching record

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