Bill Guthridge

William Wallace Bill Guthridge was an American college basketball coach. Guthridge initially gained recognition after serving foryears as Dean Smiths assistant at the University of North Carolina. Following Dean Smiths retirement in 1997, Guthridge served as head coach of the Tar Heels for three seasons. He took the team to the NCAA Final Four twice in his three seasons and was named national coach of the year in 1998, before retiring in 2000.

William Wallace Guthridge was born in Parsons, Kansas. He attended Kansas State University, and graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics in 1960 and an M.A. in Education in 1963. He was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. While a student at Kansas State, Guthridge played guard under head coach Fred Tex Winter, and helped the team advance to the 1958 Final Four. After graduating from Kansas State, he coached at Scott City High School in Kansas for two seasons before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach for Tex Winter from 19621967. In five years on Winters staff, Guthridge helped lead the Wildcats to a 9343 record, a pair of Big Eight Conference crowns and the 1964 NCAA Final Four. He also was head golf coach for the Wildcats.

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