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Jack Gray
Biographical details
Gray from the 1947 Cactus
Born	(1911-05-12)May 12, 1911 Van Zandt County, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 7, 1992(1992-03-07) (aged 80) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1932–1935	Texas

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1936–1942	Texas
1945–1951	Texas

Head coaching record
Overall	194–97
Tournaments	2–3 (NCAA) 0–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 SWC regular season (1939, 1947, 1951) NCAA Final Four (1947)
Awards
Consensus All-American (1935)

Jack Gray (May 12, 1911 – March 7, 1992) was an American college basketball player and coach.

Gray played for the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team from 1933 to 1935. As a player, he set a Southwest Conference record with 32 points in 1933 which stood for 16 years. Gray was a First-Team All-American guard in 1935 and was All-SWC all three years of his varsity career. He was known for his one-handed "push" shot, a precursor of the jump shot.

With one year of coaching experience, Gray took over the coaching job at age 25. In his first six years as coach beginning in 1937, he led the Longhorns to five winning seasons and led the Longhorns to their first Elite Eight in the first NCAA tournament in 1939. After returning from World War II, Gray led the Longhorns to their first Final Four in the 1947 NCAA tournament. He coached Basketball Hall of Famer Slater Martin from 1944 to 1949.

Gray got his team in the National Invitation Tournament in 1948, their first AP Poll ranking (#20 in 1949).

Gray ranks third all-time in Longhorns basketball history in wins with 194 victories to 97 losses and had a final Southwest Conference record of 89–55. He was head coach for 12 years, which as of 2011, ranked as the second-longest basketball coaching term at University of Texas.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Texas Longhorns (Southwest Conference) (1936–1942)
1936–37	Texas	13–10	5–7	T–5th
1937–38	Texas	11–11	5–7	5th
1938–39	Texas	19–6	10–2	1st	NCAA Regional Fourth Place
1939–40	Texas	18–5	8–4	2nd
1940–41	Texas	14–10	7–5	3rd
1941–42	Texas	14–9	5–7	5th
Texas Longhorns (Southwest Conference) (1945–1951)
1945–46	Texas	16–7	7–5	3rd
1946–47	Texas	26–2	12–0	1st	NCAA Third Place
1947–48	Texas	20–5	9–3	2nd	NIT Quarterfinal
1948–49	Texas	17–7	7–5	4th
1949–50	Texas	13–11	6–6	T–4th
1950–51	Texas	13–14	8–4	T–1st
Texas:		194–97 (.667)	89–55 (.618)
Total:		194–97 (.667)
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

References

Jack Gray, 81, former head coach Fort Worth Star Telegram. March 8, 1992
Top 100 Moments in Texas Men's Basketball History Archived July 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine texassports.com a CBS Sports college network]
Jack Gray, 81, former head coach Fort Worth Star Telegram. March 8, 1992
Top 100 Moments in Texas Men's Basketball History Archived July 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine texassports.com a CBS Sports college network]
Top 100 Moments in Texas Men's Basketball History Archived July 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine texassports.com a CBS Sports college network]
Top 100 Moments in Texas Men's Basketball History Archived July 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine texassports.com a CBS Sports college network]
Texas Basketball Timeline Archived January 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Texas Statesman November 15, 2005

v t e Texas Longhorns men's basketball head coaches
Magnus Mainland (1905–1907) No team (1907–1908) W. E. Metzenthin (1908–1911) J. Burton Rix (1911–1912) Carl Taylor (1912–1913) L. Theo Bellmont (1913–1915) Roy Henderson (1915–1916) Eugene Van Gent (1916–1917) Roy Henderson (1917–1919) Berry Whitaker (1919–1920) L. Theo Bellmont (1920–1922) Milton Romney (1922–1923) E. J. Stewart (1923–1927) Mysterious Walker (1927–1931) Ed Olle (1931–1934) Marty Karow (1934–1936) Jack Gray (1936–1942) Bully Gilstrap (1942–1945) Jack Gray (1945–1951) Slue Hull (1951–1956) Marshall Hughes (1956–1959) Harold Bradley (1959–1967) Leon Black (1967–1976) Abe Lemons (1976–1982) Bob Weltlich (1982–1988) Tom Penders (1988–1998) Rick Barnes (1998–2015) Shaka Smart (2015–2021) Chris Beard (2021–2022) Rodney Terry (2022– )

Texas Longhorns men's basketball head coaches

Magnus Mainland (1905–1907)
No team (1907–1908)
W. E. Metzenthin (1908–1911)
J. Burton Rix (1911–1912)
Carl Taylor (1912–1913)
L. Theo Bellmont (1913–1915)
Roy Henderson (1915–1916)
Eugene Van Gent (1916–1917)
Roy Henderson (1917–1919)
Berry Whitaker (1919–1920)
L. Theo Bellmont (1920–1922)
Milton Romney (1922–1923)
E. J. Stewart (1923–1927)
Mysterious Walker (1927–1931)
Ed Olle (1931–1934)
Marty Karow (1934–1936)
Jack Gray (1936–1942)
Bully Gilstrap (1942–1945)
Jack Gray (1945–1951)
Slue Hull (1951–1956)
Marshall Hughes (1956–1959)
Harold Bradley (1959–1967)
Leon Black (1967–1976)
Abe Lemons (1976–1982)
Bob Weltlich (1982–1988)
Tom Penders (1988–1998)
Rick Barnes (1998–2015)
Shaka Smart (2015–2021)
Chris Beard (2021–2022)
Rodney Terry (2022– )

v t e 1935 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
Bud Browning Claire Cribbs Leroy Edwards Jack Gray Lee Guttero

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