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American basketball player and coach

Jay McCreary
Biographical details
Born	(1918-02-06)February 6, 1918 Elwood, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 17, 1995(1995-04-17) (aged 77) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1937–1941	Indiana

Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1949	Indiana (assistant)
1949–1951	DePauw
1951–1957	Muncie Central HS
1957–1965	LSU
1966–1972	LSU (assistant)

Lawrence J. "Jay" McCreary (February 6, 1918 – April 17, 1995) was an American basketball player and coach. He won championships as a player in both high school and college, and as a high school coach in Indiana. McCreary also served as head coach at Louisiana State University.

Playing career

Jay McCreary was an Indiana state All-Star as a guard at Frankfort High School, where he led the team to a State championship in 1936. Following his prep career, McCreary went to play for Indiana University and was a key player on the 1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers national championship team.

Coaching career

After serving in the United States Army during World War II, McCreary returned to his alma mater as an assistant to his former coach, Branch McCracken. After two years he moved to DePauw University, then to Muncie Central High School, where he led the Bearcats to the 1952 state title. Two seasons later (1953–54), the Mighty Bearcats would fall to Milan High; later this loss would inspire the movie Hoosiers. From Muncie Central, McCreary was named head coach at LSU. In eight seasons (1957–1965), McCreary's teams went 82–115 (.416). He was succeeded in 1965 by Frank Truitt, but returned to Baton Rouge as an assistant in 1966, he served in this capacity for Truitt and Press Maravich until Maravich's firing in 1972.

Personal life

Jay McCreary died on April 17, 1995.

References

"LSU Fighting Tigers Coaches". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
"Jay McCreary". hoopshall.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
"Muncie Central proves it can wear crown well". The News-Sentinel. January 3, 1953. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
"LSU fires Maravich and his two assistants". The Morning Record. March 7, 1972. Retrieved August 5, 2011.

v t e LSU Tigers men's basketball head coaches
Edgar Wingard (1908–1909) John W. Mayhew (1909–1911) F. M. Long (1911–1913) Charles C. Stroud (1913–1918) R. E. Edmonds (1918–1919) Charles C. Stroud (1919–1920) Branch Bocock (1920–1921) Tad Gormley (1921–1923) Moon Ducote (1923–1924) Hugh E. Wilson (1924–1925) Harry Rabenhorst (1925–1942) Dale Morey (1942–1944) Jesse Fatherree (1944–1945) A. L. Swanson (1945) Harry Rabenhorst (1945–1957) Jay McCreary (1957–1965) Frank Truitt (1965–1966) Press Maravich (1966–1972) Dale Brown (1972–1997) John Brady (1997–2008) Butch Pierre # (2008) Trent Johnson (2008–2012) Johnny Jones (2012–2017) Will Wade (2017–2022) Tony Benford # (2019) Kevin Nickelberry # (2022) Matt McMahon (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

LSU Tigers men's basketball head coaches

Edgar Wingard (1908–1909)
John W. Mayhew (1909–1911)
F. M. Long (1911–1913)
Charles C. Stroud (1913–1918)
R. E. Edmonds (1918–1919)
Charles C. Stroud (1919–1920)
Branch Bocock (1920–1921)
Tad Gormley (1921–1923)
Moon Ducote (1923–1924)
Hugh E. Wilson (1924–1925)
Harry Rabenhorst (1925–1942)
Dale Morey (1942–1944)
Jesse Fatherree (1944–1945)
A. L. Swanson (1945)
Harry Rabenhorst (1945–1957)
Jay McCreary (1957–1965)
Frank Truitt (1965–1966)
Press Maravich (1966–1972)
Dale Brown (1972–1997)
John Brady (1997–2008)
Butch Pierre # (2008)
Trent Johnson (2008–2012)
Johnny Jones (2012–2017)
Will Wade (2017–2022)
Tony Benford # (2019)
Kevin Nickelberry # (2022)
Matt McMahon (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball 1939–40 NCAA champions
7 Andy Zimmer 9 Chet Francis 10 Jay McCreary 32 Herm Schaefer 33 Curly Armstrong 34 Marv Huffman (MOP) 35 Bill Menke 36 Bob Dro Head coach Branch McCracken Assistant coach Ralph Graham

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball 1939–40 NCAA champions

Head coach: Branch McCracken

Assistant coach: Ralph Graham

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