Sam Lifschultz
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 7, 1905 |
| Died | December 25, 1951 (aged 46) |
| Nationality | American |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 192?–193? | Crane Tech School |
| 193?–193? | Lifschultz Fast Freight |
| 1939–1940 | Chicago Bruins |
| Stats at NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Stats at Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Stats at Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Samuel E. Lifschultz (January 7, 1905 – December 25, 1951)[1][2] was an American professional basketball coach for the Chicago Bruins, leading the franchise's first season in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL).[3] He coached for just the 1939–40 season in which the team finished with record of 14–14.[3][4] That squad's stars were rookies out of the Loyola University Chicago, Mike Novak and Wibs Kautz.[3]
Lifschultz had also coached at Crane Tech School in Chicago, Illinois, junior college teams, and Lifschultz Fast Freight in the AAU.[5]
He left coaching to pursue business interests full time.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 1939–40 | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3rd in Western | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Total | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
