Gene Visscher
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Muskegon, Michigan, U.S. | November 23, 1940
Died | August 6, 2022 Michigan, U.S. | (aged 81)
Playing career | |
1964–1966 | Weber State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1968–1971 | Weber State (assistant) |
1971–1974 | Weber State |
1981–1983 | Northern Arizona |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 74–74 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Big Sky regular season (1972, 1973) | |
Awards | |
As coach: 2× Big Sky Coach of the Year (1972, 1973) As player: 2× First-team All-Big Sky (1965, 1966) | |
Eugene Visscher (November 23, 1940 – August 6, 2022) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Weber State University from 1971 to 1974 and at Northern Arizona University from 1981 to 1983.[1][2]
A native of Muskegon, Michigan,[3] he died in Michigan at the age of 81 on August 6, 2022.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yuma Sun Newspaper Archives, Jan 10, 1983, p. 14". Newspaperarchive.com. January 10, 1983. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Gene Visscher Coaching Record". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ Eugene Visscher obituary
- ^ Hain, Brett (August 8, 2022). "Former Weber State basketball player, coach Gene Visscher dies at 81". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Gene Visscher at RealGM
- Gene Visscher – Basketball-Reference.com NBA player profile
- Gene Visscher – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile
- Gene Visscher – Sports-Reference.com college basketball coach profile
Categories:
- 1940 births
- 2022 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973) draft picks
- Basketball coaches from Michigan
- Basketball players from Michigan
- Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Muskegon, Michigan
- Weber State Wildcats men's basketball coaches
- Weber State Wildcats men's basketball players