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American basketball coach (1898–1972)

George Buchheit
Biographical details
The Illio, 1920
Born	(1898-03-22)March 22, 1898 Beardstown, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 24, 1972(1972-05-24) (aged 74) Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1918	Illinois

Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1935	Bloomsburg
1936	Bloomsburg (line)
1940–1941	Bloomsburg
1945	Bloomsburg
Basketball
1919–1924	Kentucky
1924–1928	Duke
1932–1943	Bloomsburg
1944–1946	Bloomsburg

Head coaching record
Overall	15–26–4 (football) 163–132 (basketball)

George Clifford Buchheit (March 22, 1898 – May 24, 1972) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team of the University of Kentucky from 1920 to 1924, where he compiled a 44–27 record. From 1924 to 1928, Buchheit was the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team of Duke University.

From 1932 to 1945, he was the head coach for the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania football team and compiled a 15–27–4 record.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Bloomsburg Maroon and Gold / Huskies (Independent) (1932–1933)
1932	Bloomsburg	1–3–2
1933	Bloomsburg	2–5
Bloomsburg Huskies (Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference) (1934–1935)
1934	Bloomsburg	4–3–1	4–3–1	6th
1935	Bloomsburg	4–3–1	4–3–1	6th
Bloomsburg Huskies (Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference) (1940–1941)
1940	Bloomsburg	1–6	1–6	12th
1941	Bloomsburg	1–4	1–4	11th
Bloomsburg Huskies (Independent) (1945)
1945	Bloomsburg	2–2
Bloomsburg:		15–26–4	10–16–2
Total:		15–26–4

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1921)
1919–20	Kentucky	5–7	—	—	—
1920–21	Kentucky	13–1	—	—	—
Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1921–1924)
1921–22	Kentucky	10–5	3–1	3rd	—
1922–23	Kentucky	3–10	0–5	18th	—
1923–24	Kentucky	13–3	6–2	5th	—
Kentucky:		44–27	9–8
Duke Blue Devils (No Conference) (1924–1928)
1924–25	Duke	4–9	—	—	—
1925–26	Duke	8–12	—	—	—
1926–27	Duke	4–10	—	—	—
1927–28	Duke	9–5	—	—	—
Duke:		25–36
Total:		69–63
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

v t e Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball head coaches
No coaches—managers only (1903–1910) Harold Iddings (1910–1911) Edwin Sweetland (1911–1912) John J. Tigert (1912–1913) Alpha Brumage (1913–1915) Jim Park (1915–1916) William P. Tuttle (1916–1917) Stanley A. Boles (1917–1918) Thomas Andrew Gill (1918–1919) George Buchheit (1919–1924) Clarence Applegran (1924–1925) Ray Eklund (1925–1926) Basil Hayden (1926–1927) John Mauer (1927–1930) Adolph Rupp (1930–1972) Joe B. Hall (1972–1985) Eddie Sutton (1985–1989) Rick Pitino (1989–1997) Tubby Smith (1997–2007) Billy Gillispie (2007–2009) John Calipari (2009–2024) Mark Pope (2024– )

No coaches—managers only (1903–1910)
Harold Iddings (1910–1911)
Edwin Sweetland (1911–1912)
John J. Tigert (1912–1913)
Alpha Brumage (1913–1915)
Jim Park (1915–1916)
William P. Tuttle (1916–1917)
Stanley A. Boles (1917–1918)
Thomas Andrew Gill (1918–1919)
George Buchheit (1919–1924)
Clarence Applegran (1924–1925)
Ray Eklund (1925–1926)
Basil Hayden (1926–1927)
John Mauer (1927–1930)
Adolph Rupp (1930–1972)
Joe B. Hall (1972–1985)
Eddie Sutton (1985–1989)
Rick Pitino (1989–1997)
Tubby Smith (1997–2007)
Billy Gillispie (2007–2009)
John Calipari (2009–2024)
Mark Pope (2024– )

v t e Duke Blue Devils men's basketball head coaches
Wilbur Wade Card (1905–1912) Joseph Brinn (1912–1913) Noble Clay (1913–1915) Bob Doak (1915–1916) Charles Doak (1916–1918) Henry Cole (1918–1919) Walter Rothensies (1919–1920) Floyd J. Egan (1920–1921) James A. Baldwin (1921–1922) Jessie Burbage (1922–1924) George Buchheit (1924–1928) Eddie Cameron (1928–1942) Gerry Gerard (1942–1950) Harold Bradley (1950–1959) Vic Bubas (1959–1969) Bucky Waters (1969–1973) Neill McGeachy (1973–1974) Bill Foster (1974–1980) Mike Krzyzewski (1980–2022) Pete Gaudet # (1995) Jon Scheyer (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Wilbur Wade Card (1905–1912)
Joseph Brinn (1912–1913)
Noble Clay (1913–1915)
Bob Doak (1915–1916)
Charles Doak (1916–1918)
Henry Cole (1918–1919)
Walter Rothensies (1919–1920)
Floyd J. Egan (1920–1921)
James A. Baldwin (1921–1922)
Jessie Burbage (1922–1924)
George Buchheit (1924–1928)
Eddie Cameron (1928–1942)
Gerry Gerard (1942–1950)
Harold Bradley (1950–1959)
Vic Bubas (1959–1969)
Bucky Waters (1969–1973)
Neill McGeachy (1973–1974)
Bill Foster (1974–1980)
Mike Krzyzewski (1980–2022)
Pete Gaudet # (1995)
Jon Scheyer (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Bloomsburg Huskies head football coaches
Warren H. Detwiler (1892–1893) Albert K. Aldinger (1895–1898) No team (1899–1900) Albert K. Aldinger (1901–1905) No team (1906) B. F. Bryant (1907–1908) George Harry (1909) Charles Albert (1910) John W. Weimer (1911–1917) No team (1918) Thomas W. Pownall (1919) Raymond Deidrick (1920) George M. Mead (1921–1924) Alfred K. Jackson (1925) Thornley Booth (1926–1931) George Buchheit (1932–1935) A. Austin Tate (1936–1939) George Buchheit (1940–1941) No team (1942–1943) Frank Kostos (1944) George Buchheit (1945) John A. Hoch (1946) Robert B. Redman (1947–1951) Jack Yohe (1952–1956) Walter R. Blair (1957–1963) Russell E. Houk (1964–1967) Jerry Denstorff (1968–1970) Bill Sproule (1971–1975) Ron Puhl (1976–1979) Clark Boler (1980–1981) George Landis (1982–1985) Pete Adrian (1986–1992) Danny Hale (1993–2012) Paul Darragh (2013–2019) No team (2020) Frank Sheptock (2021– )