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Clifford Wells
Biographical details
Wells pictured in Jambalaya 1950, Tulane yearbook
Born	(1896-03-17)March 17, 1896 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	August 15, 1977(1977-08-15) (aged 81) Garland, Texas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1917–1921	Bloomington HS (IN)
1921–1922	Columbus HS (IN)
1922–1945	Logansport HS (IN)
1945–1963	Tulane

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1966	Basketball HOF (director)

Head coaching record
Overall	254–171 (college)

Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1972 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

W. R. Clifford "Cliff" Wells (March 17, 1896 – August 15, 1977) was an American basketball coach and administrator. As a high school basketball coach in Indiana he led his teams to winning more than 50 tournaments, including two Indiana state championships in 1919 and 1934. He was the Tulane University head coach from 1945 to 1963. He was the first full-time executive secretary and director of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, serving from 1963 to 1966. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1972. Wells died on August 15, 1977, of an apparent heart attack, at his home in Garland, Texas.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Tulane Green Wave (Southeastern Conference) (1945–1963)
1945–46	Tulane	15–7	4–5	8th
1946–47	Tulane	22–9	8–5	5th
1947–48	Tulane	23–3	13–1	2nd
1948–49	Tulane	24–4	12–3	2nd
1949–50	Tulane	15–7	8–4	T–3rd
1950–51	Tulane	12–12	8–6	4th
1951–52	Tulane	12–12	7–7	T–6th
1952–53	Tulane	12–6	9–4	2nd
1953–54	Tulane	15–8	10–4	T–3rd
1954–55	Tulane	14–6	9–5	T–3rd
1955–56	Tulane	12–12	7–7	5th
1956–57	Tulane	15–9	9–5	T–3rd
1957–58	Tulane	8–16	3–11	T–10th
1958–59	Tulane	13–11	6–8	T–7th
1959–60	Tulane	13–11	8–6	T–4th
1960–61	Tulane	11–13	6–8	T–6th
1961–62	Tulane	12–10	6–8	T–6th
1962–63	Tulane	6–16	4–10	T–10th
Tulane:		254–171	137–107
Total:		254–171

References

"Cliff Wells - Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame".
"Former Tulane coach dies". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Associated Press. August 16, 1977. p. 44. Retrieved June 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Clifford Wells at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

v t e Tulane Green Wave men's basketball head coaches
Silas Hickey (1905–1906) Appleton A. Mason (1912–1913) Carl Hanson (1913–1914) Edwin Sweetland (1914–1915) Clark Shaughnessy (1915–1918) M. A. Moenck (1918–1920) Claude Simons Sr. (1920–1928) Bernie Bierman (1928–1930) Claude Simons Sr. (1930–1931) George E. Rody (1931–1933) Ray G. Dauber (1933–1938) Claude Simons Jr. (1938–1942) Vernon Haynes (1942–1945) Clifford Wells (1945–1963) Ted Lenhardt (1963–1964) Ralph Pedersen (1964–1971) Dick Longo (1971–1973) Charles Moir (1973–1976) Roy Danforth (1976–1981) Ned Fowler (1981–1985) No team (1985–1989) Perry Clark (1989–2000) Shawn Finney (2000–2005) Dave Dickerson (2005–2010) Ed Conroy (2010–2016) Mike Dunleavy Sr. (2016–2019) Ron Hunter (2019– )

Tulane Green Wave men's basketball head coaches

Silas Hickey (1905–1906)
Appleton A. Mason (1912–1913)
Carl Hanson (1913–1914)
Edwin Sweetland (1914–1915)
Clark Shaughnessy (1915–1918)
M. A. Moenck (1918–1920)
Claude Simons Sr. (1920–1928)
Bernie Bierman (1928–1930)
Claude Simons Sr. (1930–1931)
George E. Rody (1931–1933)
Ray G. Dauber (1933–1938)
Claude Simons Jr. (1938–1942)
Vernon Haynes (1942–1945)
Clifford Wells (1945–1963)
Ted Lenhardt (1963–1964)
Ralph Pedersen (1964–1971)
Dick Longo (1971–1973)
Charles Moir (1973–1976)
Roy Danforth (1976–1981)
Ned Fowler (1981–1985)
No team (1985–1989)
Perry Clark (1989–2000)
Shawn Finney (2000–2005)
Dave Dickerson (2005–2010)
Ed Conroy (2010–2016)
Mike Dunleavy Sr. (2016–2019)
Ron Hunter (2019– )

v t e Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1972
Players	Paul Endacott Marty Friedman
Coaches	Edgar Diddle
Contributors	Bob Douglas Eddie Gottlieb Clifford Wells

Members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Players

Guards	R. Allen Archibald Barnett Beckman Belov Billups Bing Blazejowski Borgmann Braun Brennan Bryant Carter Cervi Cheeks Clayton Cooper-Dyke Cousy Dampier Davies Drexler Dumars Edwards Endacott Frazier Friedman Galis Gervin Ginóbili Goodrich Greer Grentz Guerin Hammon Hanson Hardaway Haynes Holman Hyatt Isaacs Iverson Jeannette Jenkins D. Johnson M. Johnson K. Jones S. Jones Jordan Kidd Lieberman Maravich Marcari Marčiulionis Martin McDermott McGrady D. McGuire Meyers R. Miller Moncrief Monroe Moore C. Murphy Nash Page Parker Payton Petrović Phillip Posey Richmond Robertson Rodgers Roosma J. Russell Schommer Scott Sedran Sharman K. Smith Staley Steinmetz Stockton Swoopes Thomas D. Thompson Timms Vandivier Wade Wanzer Weatherspoon West Westphal Whalen J. White Wilkens Woodard Wooden
Forwards	Arizin Augustus Barkley Barry Baylor Bird Bosh Boswell Bradley R. Brown Cash Catchings C. Cooper M. Cooper Cunningham Curry Dalipagić Dandridge Dantley Davis DeBusschere Dehnert Duncan English Erving Foster Fulks Gale Garnett Gasol Gates Gola Hagan Havlicek Hawkins Hayes Haywood Heinsohn Hill Howell Hudson L. Jackson G. Johnson B. Jones King Korać Kukoč Lucas Luisetti K. Malone McClain B. McCracken J. McCracken McGinnis McHale Mikkelsen C. Miller Mullin Nowitzki Pettit Pierce Pippen Pollard Pullins Radja Ramsey Rodman Schayes E. Schmidt O. Schmidt Stokes C. Thompson T. Thompson Twyman Walker Webber N. White Wilkes Wilkins Worthy Yardley
Centers	Abdul-Jabbar Barlow Beaty Bellamy Chamberlain T. Cooper Ćosić Cowens Crawford Daniels DeBernardi Divac Donovan Ewing Gallatin Gilmore Griffith Gruenig Harris-Stewart Houbregs Issel Jackson W. Johnson Johnston M. Krause Kurland Lanier Leslie Lovellette Lapchick Macauley Maciel M. Malone McAdoo Meneghin Mikan Mourning S. Murphy Mutombo Olajuwon O'Neal Parish Reed Risen Robinson B. Russell Sabonis Sampson Semjonova Sikma Thurmond Unseld Wachter Wallace Walton Washington Yao

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