Dick Edwards (basketball)

Dick Edwards

Biographical details
Born	(1930-06-21)June 21, 1930 Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Died	January 31, 1981(1981-01-31) (aged 50) Billings, Montana, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1957–1960	Yreka HS
1963–1972	Pacific (CA)
1972–1978	California
1978–1981	Eastern Montana
Head coaching record
Overall	304–182 (college)
Tournaments	2–4 (NCAA University Division)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Frontier regular season (1979, 1980)
Awards
3× WCAC Coach of the Year (1966, 1967, 1971)

Dick Edwards (June 21, 1930 – January 31, 1981) was an American basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton California, the University of California, Berkeley, and at Eastern Montana College—now known as Montana State University Billings—compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 304–182. Edward was born on June 21, 1930, in Hannibal, Missouri. He died on January 31, 1981, at the age of 50, after suffering an apparent heart attack in Billings, Montana.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Pacific Tigers (NCAA University Division independent) (1963–1971)
1963–64	Pacific	15–11
1964–65	Pacific	13–12
1965–66	Pacific	22–6			NCAA University Division Regional Fourth Place
1966–67	Pacific	24–4			NCAA University Division Regional Runner-up
1967–68	Pacific	17–9
1968–69	Pacific	17–9
1969–70	Pacific	21–6
1970–71	Pacific	22–6			NCAA University Division Regional Third Place
Pacific Tigers (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1971–1972)
1971–72	Pacific	17–9	8–4	2nd
Pacific:		168–72	8–4
California Golden Bears (Pacific-8 Conference) (1972–1978)
1972–73	California	11–15	4–10	7th
1973–74	California	9–17	3–11	T–7th
1974–75	California	17–9	7–7	4th
1975–76	California	13–13	4–10	6th
1976–77	California	12–15	7–7	6th
1977–78	California	11–16	4–10	7th
California:		73–85	26–55
Eastern Montana Yellowjackets (Frontier Conference) (1978–1981)
1978–79	Eastern Montana	19–10	11–1	1st
1979–80	Eastern Montana	23–8	12–0	1st
1980–81	Eastern Montana	21–7
Eastern Montana:		63–25	23–1
Total:		304–182
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