Alva Duer

Al Duer

Duer from the 1948 “Promenade”
Biographical details
Born	(1904-11-18)November 18, 1904 Sylvia, Kansas, U.S.
Died	November 18, 1987(1987-11-18) (aged 83)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1939–1948	Pepperdine
Head coaching record
Overall	176–102
Tournaments	NCAA: 0–2 NAIA: 8–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NAIA Runner-up (1945) NAIA Final Four (1946)
Awards
NAIA Hall of Fame
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1982 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Alva O. Duer (November 18, 1904 – November 18, 1987) was a college basketball coach and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and United States Olympic Committee administrator and is a member of the NAIA and Basketball Halls of Fame. He went to Stafford High School in Stafford, Kansas and was captain of the basketball team all four years he attended. He graduated from high school in 1923.

He coached college basketball at Pepperdine College in Los Angeles, California from 1939 to 1948. During that time, he had a record of 176–102 (.633). He led Pepperdine to five postseason appearances (4 NAIB and 1 NCAA), he also led Pepperdine to the 1945 NAIB final. He died on his 83rd birthday in 1987.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Pepperdine Waves (Independent) (1939–1948)
1939–40	Pepperdine	15–11
1940–41	Pepperdine	10–15
1941–42	Pepperdine	19–7			NAIA First Round
1942–43	Pepperdine	26–9			NAIA Quarterfinals
1943–44	Pepperdine	20–14			NCAA Elite Eight
1944–45	Pepperdine	24–13			NAIA Runner-up
1945–46	Pepperdine	26–9			NAIA Final Four
1946–47	Pepperdine	14–13
1947–48	Pepperdine	22–11
Pepperdine:		176–102 (.633)
Total:		176–102 (.633)
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

External links

• Alva Duer at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame