Vadal Peterson

Vadal Peterson
Peterson from the 1952 Utonian
Biographical details
Born(1892-05-02)May 2, 1892
Huntsville, Utah, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 1976(1976-09-01) (aged 84)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Alma materUtah State
Utah
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1927–1953Utah
Baseball
1948Utah
Head coaching record
Overall385–230 (basketball)
1–3 (baseball)
TournamentsBasketball
3–2 (NCAA)
3–2 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball
NCAA (1944)
NIT (1947)
5 MSC (1931, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1945)

Vadal Peterson (May 2, 1892 – September 1, 1976) was an American basketball coach with the distinction of coaching the most wins in University of Utah history. He guided Utah through 26 seasons from 1927 to 1953. He also led Utah to its only NCAA tournament title when the Utes defeated Dartmouth 42–40, in 1944. Peterson finished with a record of 385–230 (.626) while head coach of Utah and collected four Mountain States Conference championships and the 1947 National Invitation Tournament title.[1]

Head coaching record

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Utah Utes (Mountain States Conference) (1927–1943)
1927–28 Utah 7–10 5–7 3rd
1928–29 Utah 5–12 3–9 4th
1929–30 Utah 15–12 4–8 4th
1930–31 Utah 21–6 8–4 1st
1931–32 Utah 14–9 8–4 2nd
1932–33 Utah 13–8 9–3 T–1st
1933–34 Utah 14–9 7–5 T–2nd
1934–35 Utah 10–9 5–7 3rd
1935–36 Utah 7–15 4–8 4th
1936–37 Utah 17–7 7–5 T–1st
1937–38 Utah 20–4 10–2 T–1st
1938–39 Utah 13–7 7–5 T–3rd
1939–40 Utah 19–4 8–4 2nd
1940–41 Utah 14–7 9–3 2nd
1941–42 Utah 13–7 7–5 4th
1942–43 Utah 10–12 1–7 4th
Utah Utes (Independent) (1943–1944)
1943–44 Utah 22–4 NCAA Champion, NIT quarterfinal
Utah Utes (Mountain States Conference) (1944–1953)
1944–45 Utah 17–4 8–0 1st NCAA Regional Fourth Place
1945–46 Utah 12–8 8–4 3rd
1946–47 Utah 19–5 10–2 2nd NIT Champion
1947–48 Utah 11–9 6–4 T–2nd
1948–49 Utah 24–8 14–6 2nd NIT quarterfinal
1949–50 Utah 16–18 8–12 5th
1950–51 Utah 23–13 12–8 3rd
1951–52 Utah 19–9 8–6 4th
1952–53 Utah 10–14 5–9 T–5th
Utah: 385–230 (.626) 177–137 (.564)
Total: 385–230 (.626)

      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

References

  1. ^ "Vadal Peterson, ex-coach, dies". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 2, 1976. p. 16B. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Google News.


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