Louis Menze

Louis Edmond Menze (June 28, 1894 – October 7, 1982) was a college men's basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Iowa State from 1928 to 1947. He coached Iowa State to a 166–153 record, winning four Big Six Conference championships and made the 1944 Final Four in one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as Iowa State's athletic director from 1945 to 1958. He was inducted into the Iowa State athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.^[1][2]

Louis Menze

Biographical details
Born	(1894-06-28)June 28, 1894 Nebraska, U.S.
Died	October 7, 1982(1982-10-07) (aged 88) Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1928–1947	Iowa State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1945–1958	Iowa State
Head coaching record
Overall	166–153
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Final Four (1944) 4 Big Six regular season (1935, 1941, 1944, 1945)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Iowa State Cyclones (Big Six Conference) (1928–1947)
1928–29	Iowa State	8–7	4–6	4th
1929–30	Iowa State	9–8	5–5	4th
1930–31	Iowa State	8–8	4–6	5th
1931–32	Iowa State	9–6	4–6	5th
1932–33	Iowa State	6–10	2–8	6th
1933–34	Iowa State	6–11	2–8	T–5th
1934–35	Iowa State	13–3	8–2	1st
1935–36	Iowa State	8–8	3–7	T–4th
1936–37	Iowa State	3–15	0–10	6th
1937–38	Iowa State	6–9	2–8	6th
1938–39	Iowa State	8–9	5–5	4th
1939–40	Iowa State	9–9	2–8	T–4th
1940–41	Iowa State	15–4	7–3	T–1st
1941–42	Iowa State	11–6	5–5	3rd
1942–43	Iowa State	7–9	2–8	5th
1943–44	Iowa State	14–4	9–1	T–1st	NCAA Final Four
1944–45	Iowa State	11–5	8–2	1st
1945–46	Iowa State	8–8	5–5	3rd
1946–47	Iowa State	7–14	5–5	T–3rd
Iowa State:		166–153 (.520)	82–108 (.432)
Total:		166–153 (.520)
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

See also

• List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
2. "Louis e. Menze". The New York Times. 8 October 1982.