Doyle Kenneth Parrack (December 6, 1921 – September 5, 2008) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

Doyle Parrack
Biographical details
Born(1921-12-06)December 6, 1921
Cotton County, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 2008(2008-09-05) (aged 86)
Perkins, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
1943–1946Oklahoma A&M
1946–1947Chicago Stags
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1955Oklahoma City
1955–1962Oklahoma
1978–1980Oklahoma (women's)
Head coaching record
Overall208–178
Tournaments1–5 (NCAA)

Parrack was born in Cotton County, Oklahoma, and played basketball at Connors Jr. College and Oklahoma A&M University, where the Aggies under coach Henry Iba won an NCAA Championship in 1945. He coached at Shawnee (OK) High School for one year and compiled a 15–12 record. He then returned to the court and played one season of professional basketball for the Chicago Stags of the NBA. Parrack was hired as coach at Oklahoma City University in 1947 and transformed the program from a club team without a campus gymnasium into a national powerhouse. He eventually led the Chiefs to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

In 1955 he accept the position as head coach of the University of Oklahoma. In 1959 he was named Conference Coach of the Year. In 1962 Parrack returned to his alma mater, where he worked with Coach Iba as an assistant until Iba retired in 1970. Two years later he was hired to build the Israeli national basketball team, and took his team to the playoffs in Germany that same year. In 1978 through 1980 Parrack served as head coach in the University of Oklahoma women's program.

After retiring as an active coach, Parrack served as a probation officer for the Oklahoma City Juvenile Bureau. He was inducted into the Oklahoma City University Sports Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma State University Athletics Hall of Honor and was recognized by Oklahoma City University when the clock tower at the Meinder's School of Business was named in his honor.

Parrack died on September 5, 2008, at his home in Perkins, Oklahoma, at age 86.[1]

BAA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played
 FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage
 APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Chicago 58 .266 .650 .3 4.7
Career 58 .266 .650 .3 4.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Chicago 7 .000 1.000 .1 .4
Career 7 .000 1.000 .1 .4

Head coaching record

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Men's college basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oklahoma City Chiefs (Independent) (1947–1955)
1947–48 Oklahoma City 18–13
1948–49 Oklahoma City 20–6
1949–50 Oklahoma City 19–9
1950–51 Oklahoma City 16–14
1951–52 Oklahoma City 19–8 NCAA first round
1952–53 Oklahoma City 18–6 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1953–54 Oklahoma City 18–7 NCAA first round
1954–55 Oklahoma City 9–18 NCAA first round
Oklahoma City: 137–81 (.628)
Oklahoma Sooners (Big Seven / Big Eight Conference) (1955–1962)
1955–56 Oklahoma 4–19 1–11 7th
1956–57 Oklahoma 8–15 3–9 7th
1957–58 Oklahoma 13–10 5–7 T–4th
1958–59 Oklahoma 15–10 9–5 2nd
1959–60 Oklahoma 14–11 9–5 3rd
1960–61 Oklahoma 10–15 2–12 7th
1961–62 Oklahoma 7–17 5–9 T–5th
Oklahoma: 71–97 (.423) 34–58 (.370)
Total: 208–178 (.539)

Women's college basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oklahoma Sooners (Independent) (1978–1980)
1978–79 Oklahoma 13–16
1979–80 Oklahoma 17–16
Oklahoma: 30–32 (.484)
Total: 30–32 (.484)

References

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  1. ^ Longtime state hoops coach Doyle Parrack dies. NewsOK.com. September 6, 2008. Retrieved on October 6, 2008.