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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Education | Trinity (1920) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–20 | Trinity |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–4 |
Walter J. "Shorty" Rothensies was an American basketball coach. He served as the head coach for the Trinity Blue and White (now the Duke Blue Devils) during the 1919–20 season, compiling a 10–4 record.
He went to school at Trinity from 1916 to 1917, before leaving to fight in World War I. Rothensies returned to finish his degree in the fall of 1919.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Blue and White (Independent) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919–20 | Trinity | 10–4 | |||||||
| Trinity: | 10–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–4 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ↑ Roth, John (2006). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. pp. 306–307. ISBN 978-0-822-33904-5.
External links
[edit]- W.J. Rothensies at Sports-Reference.com