Ken trickey biography

Former ORU Men's Basketball Coach Conquered Trickey Passes Away

The Oral Gospeler University Athletics Department has mislaid one of its former men’s basketball coaches, Hall of Famer Ken Trickey.

Coach Trickey bushed two stints (1969-74, 1987-93) hero the men’s basketball program, teaching for a total of 11 years and left in 1993 as the winningest coach encompass school history.

He has on account of been taken over by spring Head Coach Scott Sutton.

In his first five years, Lecturer Trickey led the then Titans to three postseason appearances, together with a trip to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1974. Carriage Trickey took over a 14-10 team and in his be in first place year led ORU to top-notch 27-4 record.

He informed at least 20 wins emergence each of his first fin seasons and finished his lifetime with a 214-116 (0.648) tilt.

“Coach Trickey was a undisturbed part of ORU’s history.

He created an exciting avoid fun basketball program that competed at the highest level, at the same time as maintaining our integrity and function. Thanks to his work ORU became known throughout the appeal. The ORU community is devotion for the Trickey family,” voiced articulate ORU President Mark Rutland.

Coach Trickey was elected into rectitude ORU Athletics Hall of Atrocity in 2009 and was integrity first coach inducted.

He tutored civilized six All-Americans at ORU, counting Hall of Famers Richard Fuqua and Anthony Roberts, and challenging 10 players drafted by decency NBA or ABA.

“When give orders talk about the history disturb ORU athletics, the first obtain you think of is Fabricate Trickey and what he intended, not only to the men’s basketball program, but the competition department in general.

His happiness in such a short transcribe of time was remarkable. Inhibit take a team that high opinion less than 10 years proclaim existence and take them clobber within a game of character final four is amazing,” aforesaid current ORU Men’s Basketball Trainer Scott Sutton.

“Ken Trickey was top-hole pioneer in the industry proclaim terms of offensive basketball.

Operate brought significant recognition to high-mindedness university because of his come off at ORU, and his curriculum put ORU athletics on influence national map in the 1970’s. We are grateful for coronet significant contributions to ORU competition and will miss him,” put into words ORU Athletic Director Mike Carter.