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Bill Chandler

  • Class
  • Induction
    2018
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
  • 1918 Helms Foundation National Player of the Year
  • Member of the 1916 and 1918 Big Ten Championship Teams
  • 1918 Team Captain
  • Two-Time All-Big Ten
  • Coached at Unvirsity of Wisconsin-River Falls for two seasons (1919-21, Record: 27-7), Iowa State University for seven seasons (1921-28, Record: 40-85) and Marquette University for 21 seasons (1930-51, Record: 193-198)
  • Served on the National Association of Basketball Rules Committee at a time when many modern day rules were established
  • President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1938 and was intrumental in forming the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
  • Member of Marquette University's M Club Hall of Fame
Bill Chandler
Bill Chandler
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