Murray Greason

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Murray Greason
Murray Greason.jpg
Greason in the 1953 Howler
Biographical details
Born(1900-12-26)December 26, 1900
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJanuary 1, 1960(1960-01-01) (aged 59)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1925 Wake Forest
Basketball
1922–1926 Wake Forest
Position(s) Halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1926–1933 Lexington HS
1934–1957 Wake Forest
Baseball
1939–1942 Wake Forest
1945–1947 Wake Forest
Head coaching record
Overall285–243 (college basketball)
44–37–2 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball
SoCon regular season (1939)
SoCon Tournament (1953)
Awards
Basketball
SoCon Coach of the Year (1953)
ACC Coach of the Year (1956)

Murray Crossley Greason (December 26, 1900 – January 1, 1960) was an American college basketball and baseball coach. He earned 12 athletic letters as a student-athlete at Wake Forest University in baseball, basketball and football from 1922 to 1926. [1]

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After graduation, Greason became a coach at Lexington High School in North Carolina. In 1934, he became head basketball coach at his alma mater, Wake Forest, to start a tenure that would last 23 seasons, during which time he compiled a record of 288–244. Greason won a Southern Conference regular season title in 1939, and a tournament title in 1953. He was also named Southern Conference Coach of the Year that season. He led Wake Forest into the Atlantic Coast Conference as a charter member in 1954 and in 1956 was named ACC Coach of the Year. Greason also coached the Wake Forest baseball team from 1940–1947. [2]

Greason was killed in an automobile accident on January 1, 1960. [1]

Head coaching record

College basketball

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Independent)(1933–1936)
1933–34 Wake Forest 5–9
1934–35 Wake Forest 6–10
1935–36 Wake Forest 9–12
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Southern Conference)(1936–1953)
1936–37 Wake Forest 15–69–43rd
1937–38 Wake Forest 7–127–89th
1938–39 Wake Forest 18–615–31st NCAA Elite Eight
1939–40 Wake Forest 13–910–54th
1940–41 Wake Forest 9–97–68th
1941–42 Wake Forest 16–813–53rd
1942–43 Wake Forest 1–101–1014th
1944–45 Wake Forest 3–140–613th
1945–46 Wake Forest 12–68–54th
1946–47 Wake Forest 11–138–911th
1947–48 Wake Forest 18–118–7T–8th
1948–49 Wake Forest 11–137–7T–7th
1949–50 Wake Forest 14–1611–87th
1950–51 Wake Forest 16–148–9T–10th
1951–52 Wake Forest 10–197–910th
1952–53 Wake Forest 19–612–32nd NCAA Sweet 16
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1953–1957)
1953–54 Wake Forest 17–128–43rd
1954–55 Wake Forest 17–128–64th
1955–56 Wake Forest 19–910–43rd
1956–57 Wake Forest 19–97–74th
Wake Forest:285–243 (.540)164–125 (.567)
Total:285–243 (.540)

      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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ex-Deacon Coach Killed in Auto Wreck". Charleston News and Courier. January 2, 1960.
  2. "Murray Greason bio". NC Sports HOF profile.