Roy Danforth

Roy Danforth, Jr. (born 12 Jan 1936),[1][2] a native of Summitville, Indiana, was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976. During his tenure, he compiled a 148–71 (.676) record. In his final four years as a coach, his teams went to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 1975. He was credited with rebuilding the Syracuse program, and gave the Orange a terrific home-court advantage. He played college basketball at Southern Mississippi where he scored over 1,000 points and was a 75% career free-throw shooter.

Danforth left Syracuse to succeed Charles Moir at Tulane on April 5, 1976. He signed a three-year contract with a $30,000 annual salary.[3] He was replaced at Syracuse by Jim Boeheim two days prior on April 3.[4] He announced on February 16, 1981 his resignation as Green Wave head coach at the conclusion of the season. He stayed at the university as its assistant athletic director.[5] He was replaced as head coach by Ned Fowler on March 17, 1981.[6] Following his tenure at Tulane, Danforth accepted the athletic director position at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[7]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Syracuse Orange (Independent) (1968–1976)
1968–69 Syracuse 9–16
1969–70 Syracuse 12–12
1970–71 Syracuse 19–7NIT first round
1971–72 Syracuse 22–6NIT quarterfinals
1972–73 Syracuse 24–5NCAA Tournament East semifinals
1973–74 Syracuse 19–7NCAA Tournament Midwest quarterfinals
1974–75 Syracuse 23–9NCAA Tournament National semifinals
1975–76 Syracuse 20–9NCAA Tournament Midwest quarterfinals
Syracuse: 148–71
Tulane Green Wave (Metro South) (1976–1981)
1976–77 Tulane 10–173–3T-3rd
1977–78 Tulane 5–221–117th
1978–79 Tulane 8–192–87th
1979–80 Tulane 10–173–9T-6th
1980–81 Tulane 12–154–86th
Tulane: 45–9013–39
Total:193–161

      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

See also

References
  1. "Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search".
  2. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60871/images/40474_357216-02191
  3. Harvin, Al. "People in Sports," The New York Times, Tuesday, April 6, 1976. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. Poliquin, Bud. "Poliquin: 35 years ago today, Jim Boeheim was hired by Syracuse University to be its head coach," The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), Sunday, April 3, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  5. "Danforth Stepping Down As Coach at Tulane," The New York Times, Tuesday, February 17, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  6. "Tyler (Texas) Junior College coach Ned Fowler, whose team...," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, March 17, 1981. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  7. "Danforth an Orange man at heart".


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