:John Kresse
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1943)}}
{{About|the college coach|the fictional character|John Kreese}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2023}}{{Infobox college coach
| name = John Leopold Kresse V
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|4|17}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1962–1964
| player_team1 = St. John's
| coach_years1 = 1965–1970
| coach_team1 = St. John's (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1970–1973
| coach_team2 = New York Nets (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1973–1979
| coach_team3 = St. John's (asst.)
| coach_years4 = 1979–2002
| coach_team4 = College of Charleston
| overall_record = 560–143 ({{Winning percentage|560|143}})
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = 6 NAIA District 6 Champion (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)
NAIA National Champion (1983)
2 TAAC Tournament Champion (1997, 1998)
5 TAAC Regular Season Champion (1994–1998)
2 TAAC Division Champion (1997, 1998)
SoCon Tournament Championship (1999)
4 SoCon Regular Season Champion (1999–2002)
4 SoCon Division Champion (1999–2002)
| awards = 3× TAAC Coach of the Year (1994, 1997, 1998)
SoCon Coach of the Year (1999)
5× NAIA District 6 Coach of the Year (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989)
NAIA Area 7 Coach of the Year (1982)
6× South Carolina State Coach of the Year (1983, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1999)
| coaching_records =
| CBBASKHOF_year = 2018
}}
John Leopold Kresse V (born April 17, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American basketball coach and writer.{{Cite web |title=John Kresse Coaching Record |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/john-kresse-1.html |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=2023-03-13 |title=College of Charleston legend John Kresse knows NCAA Tournament upsets |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/cofc/college-of-charleston-legend-john-kresse-knows-ncaa-tournament-upsets/article_aa809aba-c1c4-11ed-930c-d3e6f1d93b7d.html |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}}
Career and personal life
Kresse is former head coach of the College of Charleston Cougars and assistant coach with the New York Nets and St. John's University. Kresse has the 5th highest winning percentage (.797) of any Division 1 NCAA college basketball coach with 560 wins and 143 losses during his 23 years as head coach of the College of Charleston. Kresse retired from coaching duties in 2002. In 2005, Kresse was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. The John Kresse Arena is named after him. Prior to the 2008–2009 basketball season, the College of Charleston moved to the Carolina First Arena where the playing surface is named John Kresse Court in honor of the coach. In 2009, Kresse was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame.
Kresse coached the College of Charleston to the 1983 NAIA basketball title. One of the teams the Cougars defeated in the 1983 NAIA tournament was Chaminade, which had earlier in the season defeated a great Virginia team led by Ralph Sampson. In 1990, the College of Charleston moved from NAIA to NCAA Division I, and soon became known as a giant killer. Over the next few years, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Stanford, and other major power programs would fall to the Cougars.
John Leopold Kresse V is married to Dr. Sue Sommer-Kresse who also worked at the College of Charleston, and they have two sons, John Leopold Kresse VI and Ryan Henry Kresse.
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=College of Charleston Cougars
|startyear=1979
|conference=NAIA
|endyear=1989
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1979–80
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 17–11
| conference = 17–11
| confstanding = District 6 Quarterfinal
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1980–81
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 25–5
| conference = 25–5
| confstanding = District 6 Semifinal
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1981–82
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 25–5
| conference = 25–5
| confstanding = District 6 Runner up
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = 1982–83
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 33–5
| conference = 33–5
| confstanding = District 6 Champions
| postseason = NAIA National Champions
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1983–84
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 25–7
| conference = 25–7
| confstanding = District 6 Runner Up
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1984–85
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 30–4
| conference = 30–4
| confstanding = District 6 Champions
| postseason = NAIA Quarterfinal
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1985–86
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 26–9
| conference = 26–9
| confstanding = District 6 Champions
| postseason = NAIA Quarterfinal
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1986–87
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 31–2
| conference = 31–2
| confstanding = District 6 Champions
| postseason = NAIA 2nd Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1987–88
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 30–5
| conference = 30–5
| confstanding = District 6 Champions
| postseason = NAIA 2nd Runner Up
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1988–89
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 26–6
| conference = 26–6
| confstanding = District 6 Champions
| postseason = NAIA 2nd Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 268–59 ({{Winning percentage|268|59}})
| confrecord = 268–59 ({{Winning percentage|268|59}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=College of Charleston Cougars
|startyear=1989
|conference=Independent
|endyear=1991
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1989–90
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 19–8
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding = –
| postseason = NCAA D1 Compliance
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1990–91
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 15–12
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding = –
| postseason = NCAA D1 Compliance
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 34–20 ({{Winning percentage|34|20}})
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=College of Charleston Cougars
|startyear=1991
|conference=Independent
|endyear=1993
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1991–92
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 19–8
| conference =
| confstanding = –
| postseason = Joined Division 1
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1992–93
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 19–8
| conference =
| confstanding = –
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 38–16 ({{Winning percentage|38|16}})
| confrecord =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=College of Charleston Cougars
|startyear=1993
|conference=TAAC
|endyear=1998
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1993–94
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 24–4
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA 1st Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1994–95
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 23–6
| conference = 15–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NIT First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1995–96
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 25–4
| conference = 15–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1996–97
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 29–3
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA 2nd Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1997–98
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 24–6
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA 1st Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 125–23 ({{Winning percentage|125|23}})
| confrecord = 74–6 ({{Winning percentage|74|6}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=College of Charleston Cougars
|startyear=1998
|conference=Southern
|endyear=2002
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1998–99
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 28–3
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st (South)
| postseason = NCAA 1st Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1999–2000
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 24–6
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 1st (South)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2000–01
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 22–7
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 1st (South)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2001–02
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–1st (South)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = College of Charleston
| overall = 95–25 ({{Winning percentage|95|25}})
| confrecord = 50–14 ({{Winning percentage|50|14}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall=560–143 ({{Winning percentage|560|143}})
}}
Selected bibliography
- The Complete Book of Man-To-Man Offense (with Richard Jablonski) {{ISBN|1-58518-873-5}}
- Attacking Zone Defenses (with Richard Jablonski) {{ISBN|1-58518-158-7}}
References
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