Paul_Lambert_(basketball)

Paul Lambert (basketball)

Paul Lambert (basketball)

American basketball player and coach

Paul M. Lambert Jr. (August 15, 1934 – June 6, 1978) was an American college basketball coach.

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Lambert played basketball at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. After graduation, he coached high school basketball in Moberly, Missouri and Boone, Iowa, then obtained a job as an assistant and freshman coach (and head baseball coach) at Drake University. He got his first college head coaching position at Pittsburg State, where his teams went 44–29 in three seasons. From there, he followed Lou Henson at Hardin–Simmons, compiling a four-year record of 57–47. He then moved to Southern Illinois (SIU), where he led the team to an eight-year record of 126–84. His tenure was punctuated by leading the Salukis to their first Division I NCAA tournament appearance and win, behind star Mike Glenn.[1] Lambert left SIU following the 1977–78 season to become head coach at Auburn.[2]

Lambert died at age 43 in a Columbus, Georgia motel fire on June 6, 1978, prior to coaching a game at Auburn.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ex-SIU coach Lambert dies in motel fire". Southern Illinoisan. June 6, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "It's official – Lambert takes Auburn cage post". The Pantagraph. April 8, 1978. p. 49. Retrieved March 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. [3]
    "Lambert dies in motel fire". Chicago Tribune. June 7, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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