Belmont Abbey College

As the Head Coach of the Abbey men’s basketball team from 1957 to 1964, Al McGuire posted a 109-64 record, leading the Crusaders to five post-season appearances. He went on to lead Marquette to the NCAA Championship in 1977. As a coach, McGuire was one of the select few who won both the NIT and the NCAA Championships. During his career, twenty-six of his players were drafted into the NBA—thirteen of whom were inducted into the Belmont Sports Hall of Fame on October 9, 2007. In 1992, Al McGuire was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.