| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1950–1953 | Miami (OH) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1956 | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
| 1961–1966 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 1966–1974 | Rice |
| 1978–1980 | Houston Angels |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 77–126 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SWC regular season (1970) | |
Don Knodel is an American former basketball coach and former college basketball player. [1] He was the head coach at Rice University from 1966 to 1974; in 1970, the Owls won the Southwest Conference title as the best team in the season, which as of 2024 ranks as the last conference championship in basketball for the program. [2] [3]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Owls (Southwest Conference)(1949–1959) | |||||||||
| 1966–67 | Rice | 7–17 | 4–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 1967–68 | Rice | 8–16 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1968–69 | Rice | 10–14 | 6–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1969–70 | Rice | 14–11 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA University Division first round | ||||
| 1970–71 | Rice | 14–12 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 1971–72 | Rice | 6–20 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| 1972–73 | Rice | 7–19 | 2–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 1973–74 | Rice | 11–17 | 5–9 | T–6th | |||||
| Rice: | 77–126 (.379) | 40–72 (.357) | |||||||
| Total: | 77–126 (.379) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||