Francis Herbert "Dobie" Stadsvold (September 22, 1891 – December 7, 1965) was an American college basketball player and coach. As a

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for the

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between 1913–14 and 1916–17, he was named a consensus

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in 1916–17. Just several years later, Stadsvold was named the head coach for

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's men's basketball team. He led the

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from 1919 to 1920 through 1932–33 and compiled an overall record of 149–133.

Head coaching record

References

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