Bill Strannigan

Bill Strannigan

Strannigan from the 1958 Bomb
Biographical details
Born	December 1, 1918 Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	September 7, 1997(1997-09-07) (aged 78) Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1940–1942	Wyoming
Basketball
1939–1942	Wyoming
Baseball
1940–1942	Wyoming
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1954	Colorado State
1954–1959	Iowa State
1959–1973	Wyoming
Head coaching record
Overall	308–289
Tournaments	NCAA: 0-4 NIT: 0-2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball MSC (1954) 2× WAC (1967, 1969)
Awards
Basketball WAC Coach of the Year (1967)

William Matthew Strannigan (December 1, 1918 – September 7, 1997) was an American college men's basketball coach . He was the head coach of Colorado State from 1950 to 1954, Iowa State from 1954 to 1959, and Wyoming from 1959 to 1973. He coached his teams to a 308-289 record, winning one Mountain States Conference championship, two Western Athletic Conference championships, two NCAA tournament appearances, and two NIT appearances. He played his college basketball at Wyoming. He was inducted into the Wyoming athletics Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Iowa State athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Colorado State Rams (Mountain States Conference) (1950–1954)
1950–51	Colorado State	13–20	6–14	T–5th
1951–52	Colorado State	13–15	3–11	7th
1952–53	Colorado State	12–14	5–9	T–5th
1953–54	Colorado State	22–7	12–2	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
Colorado State:		60–56 (.517)	26–36 (.419)
Iowa State Cyclones (Big Eight Conference) (1954–1959)
1954–55	Iowa State	11–10	4–8	6th
1955–56	Iowa State	18–5	8–4	T–2nd
1956–57	Iowa State	16–7	6–6	3rd
1957–58	Iowa State	15–8	8–4	T–2nd
1958–59	Iowa State	9–16	4–10	7th
Iowa State:		69–46 (.600)	30–32 (.484)
Wyoming Cowboys (Mountain States Conference) (1959–1962)
1959–60	Wyoming	5–19	2–12	8th
1960–61	Wyoming	7–18	3–11	T–7th
1961–62	Wyoming	9–17	3–11	T–7th
Wyoming Cowboys (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1973)
1962–63	Wyoming	11–15	3–7	T–5th
1963–64	Wyoming	12–14	3–7	6th
1964–65	Wyoming	16–10	5–5	T–3rd
1965–66	Wyoming	17–9	5–5	T–3rd
1966–67	Wyoming	15–14	8–2	T–1st	NCAA University Division Sweet 16
1967–68	Wyoming	18–9	5–5	T–2nd	NIT First Round
1968–69	Wyoming	19–9	6–4	T–1st	NIT First Round
1969–70	Wyoming	19–7	9–5	T–2nd
1970–71	Wyoming	10–15	6–8	6th
1971–72	Wyoming	12–14	3–11	8th
1972–73	Wyoming	9–17	4–10	T–7th
Wyoming:		179–187 (.489)	65–103 (.387)
Total:		308–289 (.516)
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