Joseph Curran (basketball)
{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Joseph Curran
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|6|28}}
| birth_place = Hornell, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|1|28|1922|6|28}}
| death_place = Mystic, Connecticut, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1943–1944
| player_team1 = Penn State
| coach_years1 = 1953–1959
| coach_team1 = Canisius
| overall_record = 76–66 (.535)
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J. Joseph Curran (June 28, 1922 – January 28, 2012) was an American college basketball coach. He coached at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York from 1953 to 1959.
Curran served in the United States Navy during World War II, then attended Canisius, Cornell and Pennsylvania State University after the war – playing basketball at Penn State during the 1943–44 season.
Curran became the coach at Canisius in 1953. He coached for the Golden Griffins for six seasons, leading them to three consecutive NCAA tournaments in 1955, 1956 and 1957. Their 79–77 upset of North Carolina State in four overtimes in 1956 is considered one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history. Curran's all-time record at Canisius was 76–66.
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Canisius Golden Griffins
| conference = Western New York Little Three Conference
| startyear = 1953
| endyear = 1958
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1953–54
| name = Canisius
| overall = 9–14
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1954–55
| name = Canisius
| overall = 18–7
| conference = 2–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1955–56
| name = Canisius
| overall = 19–7
| conference = 4–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1956–57
| name = Canisius
| overall = 22–6
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA University Division Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1957–58
| name = Canisius
| overall = 2–19
| conference = 0–2
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Canisius Golden Griffins
| conference = Independent
| startyear = 1958
| endyear = 1959
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1958–59
| name = Canisius
| overall = 6–13
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Canisius
| overall = 76–66 ({{Winning percentage|76|66}})
| confrecord = 10–8 ({{Winning percentage|10|8}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 76–66 ({{Winning percentage|76|66}})
}}
References
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Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II
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Category:Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players
Category:People from Hornell, New York
Category:Sportspeople from Steuben County, New York
Category:American men's basketball players
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