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Harold G. Olsen (May 12, 1895 – October 29, 1953) was a college men's basketball coach. The Rice Lake, Wisconsin native was the head coach of the Ohio State University from 1922 to 1946. That year, he became the first head coach of the BAA's Chicago Stags, where he coached almost three seasons before being replaced by Philip Brownstein. Olsen also coached at Northwestern University (1950–1952).

For the American football offensive tackle, see Harold Olson.
Harold Olsen
Olsen from the 1946 Makio
Biographical details
Born(1895-05-12)May 12, 1895
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
DiedOctober 29, 1953(1953-10-29) (aged 58)
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Playing career
Basketball
1914–1917Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1918–1919Bradley
1919–1922Ripon
1922–1946Ohio State
1946–1949Chicago Stags
1950–1952Northwestern
Football
1919–1921Ripon
Baseball
1919Bradley
Head coaching record
Overall311–241 (college basketball)
95–63 (BAA)
13–6–1 (college football)
0–1 (college baseball)
Tournaments6–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball
5 Big Ten (1925, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1946)
NCAA Runner-up (1939)
3 NCAA Final Four (1944–1946)
Awards
Helms Foundation All-American (1917)
Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1959 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006

While playing at University of Wisconsin–Madison (1914–1917), Olsen was named two-time All-Big Ten. After graduating from Wisconsin, he began his coaching career at Bradley University and Ripon College. In 1922 Olsen followed George Trautman as head coach of the Ohio State University. In 24 years he guided the Buckeyes to a 259–197 record, as well as five Big Ten championships (1925, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1946). In 1939, Olsen spearheaded efforts to create the NCAA postseason national playoffs, now known as the NCAA tournament. Olsen also helped initiate the 10-second rule. In 1959, he was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor.


Head coaching record



College football


Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Ripon Crimson (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919 Ripon 6–1
1920 Ripon 4–3
1921 Ripon 3–2–1
Ripon: 13–6–1
Total:13–6–1

College basketball


Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bradley Indians (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918–19 Bradley 6–9
Bradley: 6–9 (.400)
Ripon Crimson (Independent) (1919–1922)
1919–20 Ripon 11–2
1920–21 Ripon 9–3
1921–22 Ripon 7–5
Ripon: 27–10 (.730)
Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten Conference) (1922–1946)
1922–23 Ohio State 4–111–11T–9th
1923–24 Ohio State 12–57–54th
1924–25 Ohio State 14–211–11st
1925–26 Ohio State 10–76–65th
1926–27 Ohio State 11–66–67th
1927–28 Ohio State 5–123–9T–7th
1928–29 Ohio State 9–86–6T–5th
1929–30 Ohio State 9–151–99th
1930–31 Ohio State 4–133–99th
1931–32 Ohio State 9–95–76th
1932–33 Ohio State 17–310–2T–1st
1933–34 Ohio State 8–124–8T–8th
1934–35 Ohio State 12–78–4T–4th
1935–36 Ohio State 12–85–7T–6th
1936–37 Ohio State 13–77–55th
1937–38 Ohio State 12–87–5T–3rd
1938–39 Ohio State 16–710–21stNCAA Runner-up
1939–40 Ohio State 13–78–43rd
1940–41 Ohio State 10–107–5T–3rd
1941–42 Ohio State 6–144–119th
1942–43 Ohio State 8–95–7T–6th
1943–44 Ohio State 14–710–21stNCAA final Four
1944–45 Ohio State 15–510–22ndNCAA final Four
1945–46 Ohio State 16–510–21stNCAA final Four
Ohio State: 259–197 (.568)154–135 (.533)
Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (1950–1952)
1950–51 Northwestern 12–107–7T–4th
1951–52 Northwestern 7–154–10T–8th
Northwestern: 19–25 (.432)11–17 (.393)
Total:311–241 (.563)

      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


Professional basketball


Legend
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
CHS 1946–47 613922.6391st in Western1156.455 Lost in BAA Finals
CHS 1947–48 482820.5833rd in Western523.400 Lost in BAA Semifinals
CHS 1948–49 492821.5713rd in Western202.000 Lost in BAA Div. Semifinals
Career 1589563.60118711.389

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    На других языках

    - [en] Harold Olsen

    [ru] Олсен, Харольд

    Харольд Олсен (англ. Harold G. Olsen; 12 мая 1895, Райс-Лейк[d], Висконсин — 29 октября 1953, Эванстон, Иллинойс) — американский баскетболист и баскетбольный тренер. Был капитаном команды Висконсинского университета в Мадисоне «Висконсин Бэджерс», одной из сильнейших в 1910-е годы. Включён мужскую всеамериканскую сборную NCAA 1917 года. Как тренер работал со студенческими баскетбольными командами Университета Брэдли, Рипонского колледжа, Университета штата Огайо и Северо-Западного университета. Наибольших успехов добился в Огайо, где работал 24 года и пять раз приводил команду к победе в Конференция Big Ten. Три сезона тренировал профессиональный клуб «Чикаго Стэгс», игравший в Баскетбольной ассоциации Америки.


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