Murray Satterfield
American basketball player and coach (1926–2013)
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Murray Satterfield (March 19, 1926 – April 24, 2013) was an American basketball coach. He was the coach of Boise State University and led their transition to a four-type year program.
Blackfoot, Idaho, U.S.
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
1948–1949Utah
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1926 Blackfoot, Idaho, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2013 (aged 87) Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1944–1945, 1948–1949 | Utah |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ?–1961 | Wendell HS |
| 1961–1965 | Borah HS |
| 1965–1973 | Boise / Boise State |
| 1975–1978 | College of Idaho |
A native of Blackfoot, Idaho, Satterfield played college basketball for Vadal Peterson at Utah, where in 1949 he was named to the All-Skyline Conference. Following the close of his college career, he coached high school basketball in his home state before being named head coach at Boise Junior College in 1965.[1] Satterfield led the Broncos from the junior college ranks to the NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I in his time there, earning a College Division NCAA Tournament bid in 1970. He compiled a total record of 134–77 at Boise State.[2]
Satterfield abruptly resigned as the Broncos head coach in-season in January, 1973.[3] He would later coach the College of Idaho from 1975 to 1978.[4]
