Paul Lambert
Lambert in the 1967 Bronco
Biographical details
Born(1934-08-15)August 15, 1934
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJune 6, 1978(1978-06-06) (aged 43)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1952–1954William Jewell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1956–1959Moberly HS
1959–1960Boone HS
1960–1963Drake (assistant)
1963–1966Pittsburg State
1966–1970Hardin–Simmons
1970–1978Southern Illinois
Baseball
1961–1963Drake
Head coaching record
Overall227–160 (college basketball)
19–32–1 (college baseball)

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

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]

Head coaching record

College basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1963–1966)
1963–64 Pittsburg State 11–94–4
1964–65 Pittsburg State 15–106–21st
1965–66 Pittsburg State 18–107–11stNAIA first round
Pittsburg State: 44–29 (.603)17–7 (.708)
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (Independent) (1966–1970)
1966–67 Hardin–Simmons 17–9
1967–68 Hardin–Simmons 11–15
1968–69 Hardin–Simmons 13–14
1969–70 Hardin–Simmons 17–9
Hardin–Simmons: 57–47 (.548)
Southern Illinois Salukis (Midwestern Conference) (1970–1972)
1970–71 Southern Illinois 13–107–11st
1971–72 Southern Illinois 10–161–75th
Southern Illinois Salukis (NCAA University Division / Division I independent) (1972–1975)
1972–73 Southern Illinois 11–15
1973–74 Southern Illinois 19–7
1974–75 Southern Illinois 18–9NIT first round
Southern Illinois Salukis (Missouri Valley Conference) (1975–1978)
1975–76 Southern Illinois 16–109–32nd
1976–77 Southern Illinois 22–78–4T–1stNCAA Division I Sweet 16
1977–78 Southern Illinois 17–1011–53rd
Southern Illinois: 126–84 (.600)36–20 (.643)
Total:227–160 (.587)

      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

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-SIU coach Lambert dies in motel fire". Southern Illinoisan. June 6, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  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. ↑ "Lambert dies in motel fire". Chicago Tribune. June 7, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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