Harold Olsen
| Sport(s) | Basketball, Baseball, Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 12, 1895 Rice Lake, Wisconsin |
| Died | October 29, 1953 (aged 58) |
| Playing career | |
| 1914–1917 | Wisconsin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1918–1919 | Bradley |
| 1919–1922 | Ripon |
| 1922–1946 | Ohio State |
| 1946–1949 | Chicago Stags |
| 1950–1952 | Northwestern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | College: 311–241 (.563) Professional: 95-63 (.601) |
| Tournaments | 6–4(.600) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Big Ten Championship (1925, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1946) NCAA Runner-up (1939) NCAA Final Four (1944, 1945, 1946) 1947 BAA Runner-up |
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| Awards | |
| 1917 Helms Foundation All-American | |
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Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1959 (profile) |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
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Harold G. Olsen (May 12, 1895 – October 29, 1953) was a college men's basketball coach. The Rice Lake, Wisconsin native was the head coach of the Ohio State University from 1922 to 1946. That year he became the first head coach of the BAA's Chicago Stags, where he coached almost three seasons before being replaced by Philip Brownstein. Olsen also coached at Northwestern University (1950–1952).
While playing at University of Wisconsin–Madison (1914–17), Olsen was named two-time All-Big Ten. After graduating from Wisconsin, he began his coaching career at Bradley University and Ripon College. In 1922 Olsen followed George Trautman as head coach of the Ohio State University. In 24 years he guided the Buckeyes to a 259–197 record, as well as five Big Ten championships (1925, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1946). In 1939, Olsen spearheaded efforts to create the NCAA postseason national playoffs, now known as the NCAA Tournament. Olsen also helped initiate the 10-second rule. In 1959 he was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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