Basketball coach Graves & Memorials

Phog Allen

1885–1974 (age 89)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Phog Allen was a Missouri basketball coach and sports figure who lived from 1885 to 1974.

Harold Olsen

1895–1953 (age 58)

Memorial Park Cemetery

Harold Olsen (1895–1953) was an American college basketball coach, notably at Ohio State, who is buried at Memorial Pa...

Doggie Julian

1901–1967 (age 66)

Wyomissing Cemetery

Doggie Julian (1901-1967) was an American college basketball coach whose career led him from Reading to a final resting ...

Ricky Byrdsong

1956–1999 (age 43)

Lincoln Cemetery

Ricky Byrdsong (1956–1999) coached college basketball and became an anti-racism activist before his burial at Lincoln ...

Arad McCutchan

1912–1993 (age 81)

Blue Grass Church Cemetery

Arad McCutchan (1912–1993) of Evansville, laid to rest in Blue Grass Church Cemetery, was a celebrated basketball coac...

Ben Carnevale

1915–2008 (age 93)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Ben Carnevale (1915-2008) was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach and athletic administrator celebrated for building...

Clarence "Big House" Gaines

1923–2005 (age 82)

Evergreen Cemetery

Clarence "Big House" Gaines coached Tennessee State University's basketball program for decades, retiring as one of the ...

Sue Gunter

1939–2005 (age 66)

Mount Zion Cemetery

Sue Gunter (1939–2005) of Walnut Grove was a revered women’s basketball coach who now rests at Mount Zion Cemetery.

Chuck Daly

1930–2009 (age 79)

Riverside Memorial Park

Chuck Daly built a Hall of Fame basketball coaching legacy leading the Detroit Pistons and the 1992 U.S. ‘Dream Team�...

Walt McPherson

1916–2013 (age 97)

Oak Hill Memorial Park

Walt McPherson (1916–2013) of San Jose was the long-serving basketball coach at San Jose State University.

Dean Smith

1931–2015 (age 84)

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

Dean Smith (1931–2015) of Emporia, the legendary basketball coach, was buried at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Joey Meyer

1949–2023 (age 74)

All Saints Cemetery

Joey Meyer (1949–2023), the longtime DePaul University basketball coach, lies at rest in Chicago’s All Saints Cemete...

Billie Moore

1943–2022 (age 79)

Holton Cemetery

Billie Moore (1943–2022) was a trailblazing women's basketball coach from Humansville who rests at Holton Cemetery.

Dave Strack

1923–2014 (age 91)

Bridgford Memorial Cemetery

Dave Strack (1923-2014) was an American basketball coach and athletic director best known for leading the Michigan Wolve...

Pat Summitt

1952–2016 (age 64)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Pat Summitt (1952-2016) was an American basketball coach and Hall of Famer who transformed the Tennessee Lady Volunteers...

Dean Smith

1932–2023 (age 91)

Eliasville Cemetery

Dean Smith (1932-2023) was the legendary head coach of the University of North Carolina men's basketball team.

Dick Harter

1930–2012 (age 82)

Lakeview Cemetery

Dick Harter (1930–2012) was an American college basketball coach whose career included stops at Penn State and Oregon ...

M. K. Turk

1942–2013 (age 71)

New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery

M. K. Turk (1942–2013) was the long-serving head coach of the Troy University basketball program and is buried at New ...