Everett Sterling Dean (March 18, 1898 – October 26, 1993) was an American college
basketball
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and
baseball
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coach.
Biography
Born in
Livonia, Indiana, Dean played basketball for three years at
Indiana University
Indiana University (IU) is a state university system, system of Public university, public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. The system has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration o ...
, where he was also a member of the
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and was named the 1921 Helms Athletic Foundation All-America team. He began his coaching career at
Carleton College
Carleton College ( ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1866, the main campus is between Northfield and the approximately Carleton ...
.
Dean was the head baseball and basketball coach at his
alma mater,
Indiana University
Indiana University (IU) is a state university system, system of Public university, public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. The system has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration o ...
, from 1924 to 1938. In 1938, Dean was named head basketball coach at
Stanford University
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
, where he coached the team to the
1942 NCAA championship. Dean was named baseball coach at Stanford in 1950, and led Stanford's baseball team to the
1953 College World Series.
Dean is the only coach named to both the
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the
College Baseball Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965. He also has the distinction of being the first basketball All-American from Indiana University.
Dean wrote two books, ''Indiana Basketball'' in 1933 and ''Progressive Basketball'' in 1942.
His fondness for the local history of his native
Washington County, Indiana led him to push for the creation of the
John Hay Center of
Salem, Indiana
Salem is a city in and the county seat of Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana, Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 6,319 at the 2010 United States censu ...
.
Head coaching record
Basketball
See also
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List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
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References
Further reading
NCAA, NCAA March Madness: Cinderellas, Superstars, and Champions from the NCAA Men's Final Four : Chicago: Triumph Books, 2004.
External links
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1898 births
1993 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Indiana
Basketball players from Indiana
Carleton Knights men's basketball coaches
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Indiana Hoosiers baseball coaches
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball coaches
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
People from Washington County, Indiana
Stanford Cardinal baseball coaches
Stanford Cardinal men's basketball coaches