Paul Landreaux
American basketball coach
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1943-12-19)December 19, 1943 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died | August 22, 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | Cal State, Los Angeles |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1988 | El Camino College |
| 1988–1989 | UCLA (assistant) |
| 1989–1991 | Saint Mary's |
| 1991–2007 | El Camino College |
Paul David Landreaux Jr. (December 19, 1943 – August 22, 2016) was an American college basketball coach. He spent the majority of his career as head coach at El Camino College, but also had stints as an assistant coach at UCLA and as head coach of Division I Saint Mary's in California.
Landreaux was a successful junior college coach at El Camino College, winning three state JC titles and compiling a 290–48 record before being hired at UCLA as an assistant.[1] After one season, he was hired as head coach of Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California. In his first season, Landreaux led the team to a 7–20 mark. In his second season, he announced his resignation in December, 1990, effective the end of the 1990–91 season. He ultimately left in January, 1992.[2] He later claimed that he had been set up by the school's administration.[3] Following his stint at Saint Mary's, Landreaux returned to El Camino, where he remained until his retirement in 2007.
Landreaux died on August 22, 2016.[4]
References
- ^ "UCLA assistant Paul Landreaux, formally one of the most..." UPI.com. April 20, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "St. Mary's coach leaving now". Santa Cruz Sentinel. January 4, 1991. p. 18. Retrieved September 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ex-Gaels coach believes he was sold out". Santa Cruz Sentinel. January 6, 1991. p. 18. Retrieved September 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Garza, Roy (August 29, 2016). "Former EC basketball coach dies at age 72". El Camino Union. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
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Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball head coaches
- William Kidston (1907–1908)
- Otto Rittler (1908–1909)
- Frank Boek (1909–1911)
- Otto Rittler (1911–1914)
- Fred Broderick (1914–1915)
- Frank Boek (1915–1916)
- Otto Rittler (1916–1918)
- Percival Ritchie (1918–1920)
- H. C. McDonald (1920–1921)
- Slip Madigan (1921–1927)
- Louis Conlan (1927–1929)
- Vince McNally (1929–1934)
- Jim Underhill (1934–1936)
- Harlan Dykes (1936–1938)
- Jack Otten (1938–1939)
- Louis Conlan (1939–1942)
- James Phelan (1942–1944)
- Clarence Andersen (1944–1947)
- Benjamin Neff (1947–1950)
- Thomas Foley (1950–1955)
- Jim Weaver (1955–1962)
- Mike Cimino (1962–1970)
- Bruce Hale (1970–1973)
- Frank LaPorte (1973–1979)
- Bill Oates (1979–1986)
- Lynn Nance (1986–1989)
- Paul Landreaux (1989–1991)
- Dave Fehte # (1990–1991)
- Ernie Kent (1991–1997)
- Dave Bollwinkel (1997–2001)
- Randy Bennett (2001– )
# denotes interim head coach
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