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Don Suman
American college basketball coach

Don Suman

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American college basketball coach
A.K.A.
Donald W. Suman
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Place of death
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Age
95 years
Education
Rice University
Houston, Harris County, USA
Sports Teams
Rice Owls (USA)
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Biography

Donald W. Suman (January 19, 1920 – February 5, 2015) was a college basketball coach. He was the head coach of Rice from 1949 to 1959. He coached Rice to a 132–105 record, winning one Southwest Conference championship and making one NCAA tournament appearance. He also played college basketball and football as a student at Rice. After leaving his coaching position, he took a front office position under Bud Adams for the Houston Oilers. He was inducted into the Rice athletics Hall of Fame in 1987. He left Rice to become General Manager of the new Houston Oilers. In his first three seasons as GM the Oilers won the first two AFL championships. In his two seasons as GM the Oilers combined record was 20–7–1.

Suman died on February 5, 2015, in Houston.

Head coaching record

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference)
1949–50Rice8–152–107th
1950–51Rice8–152–107th
1951–52Rice9–154–8T–6th
1952–53Rice15–68–4T–2nd
1953–54Rice23–59–3T–1stNCAA Regional Third Place
1954–55Rice10–126–65th
1955–56Rice19–58–43rd
1956–57Rice16–88–42nd
1957–58Rice13–117–7T–5th
1958–59Rice11–135–97th
Rice:132–105 (.557)59–65 (.476)
Total:132–105 (.557)

           
           
           
     

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