Stu Aberdeen
American basketball coach (1935–1979)
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Stuart Worth Aberdeen (July 19, 1935 – June 11, 1979) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Acadia in Nova Scotia and the head coach at Marshall. At Acadia, Aberdeen had a 122–50 record. He was posthumously inducted into the Acadia Hall of Fame in 1989.[1]
Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S.
Springfield (MA)
Aberdeen as an assistant at Tennessee | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1935 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 1979 (aged 43) New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tusculum (1957) Springfield (MA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1966 | Acadia |
| 1966–1977 | Tennessee (assistant) |
| 1977–1979 | Marshall |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 147–81 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| W. P. McGee Trophy (1965) | |
Aberdeen left Acadia to become an assistant to Ray Mears at Tennessee, where he was the lead recruiter for some of UT's top players, including future Hall of Fame forward Bernard King.[2] He left the Volunteers after eleven years, taking the head coaching position at Marshall.[3] Aberdeen had a record of 25–31 in two seasons at Marshall.[4] During the 1979 offseason, while vacationing in Florida, Aberdeen died from a heart attack while jogging.[5][6][7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Southern Conference) (1977–1979) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Marshall | 14–15 | 8–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1978–79 | Marshall | 11–16 | 5–8 | 5th | |||||
| Marshall: | 25–31 (.446) | 13–13 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 147–81 (.645) | ||||||||
