Frosty Cox
Forrest B. "Frosty" Cox (January 22, 1908 – May 22, 1962) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head basketball coach at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1936 to 1950 and the University of Montana from 1955 to 1962, compiling a career record of 227–174. Cox led the Colorado Buffaloes to three NCAA Tournaments and two National Invitation Tournament including the 1942 NCAA Final Four and the 1940 NIT title.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 22, 1908 Orlando, Oklahoma |
| Died | May 22, 1962 (aged 54) Missoula, Montana |
| Playing career | |
| 1928–1931 | Kansas |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1936–1950 | Colorado |
| 1955–1962 | Montana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 227–174 |
| Tournaments | 2–4 (NCAA) 3–1 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NIT (1940) MSC regular season(1937–1940, 1942) | |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Buffaloes (Mountain States Conference) (1935–1942) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | Colorado | 6–8 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1936–37 | Colorado | 14–6 | 10–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1937–38 | Colorado | 15–6 | 10–2 | T–1st | NIT Runner-up | ||||
| 1938–39 | Colorado | 14–4 | 10–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1939–40 | Colorado | 17–4 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Fourth Place, NIT Champion | ||||
| 1940–41 | Colorado | 10–6 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1941–42 | Colorado | 16–2 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| Colorado Buffaloes (Mountain States Conference) (1944–1947) | |||||||||
| 1944–45 | Colorado | 13–3 | 9–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1945–46 | Colorado | 12–6 | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1946–47 | Colorado | 7–11 | 5–7 | 5th | |||||
| Colorado Buffaloes (Big Seven Conference) (1947–1950) | |||||||||
| 1947–48 | Colorado | 7–14 | 4–8 | T–6th | |||||
| 1948–49 | Colorado | 6–12 | 4–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1949–50 | Colorado | 14–8 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
| Colorado: | 147–89 (.623) | 102–54 (.654) | |||||||
| Montana Grizzlies (Mountain States Conference) (1955–1962) | |||||||||
| 1955–56 | Montana | 14–12 | 4–10 | 8th | |||||
| 1956–57 | Montana | 13–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1957–58 | Montana | 12–10 | 8–6 | T–5th | |||||
| 1958–59 | Montana | 10–14 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1959–60 | Montana | 7–17 | 3–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Montana | 14–9 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Montana | 10–14 | 5–9 | T–4th | |||||
| Montana: | 80–85 (.485) | 43–55 (.439) | |||||||
| Total: | 227–174 (.566) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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