John Jordan (basketball, born 1910)

John Jordan

Biographical details
Born	Oct 23, 1910 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	(1991-06-13)June 13, 1991 Oak Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1932–1935	Notre Dame
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1951	Loyola (IL)
1951–1964	Notre Dame
Head coaching record
Overall	214–145 (.596)
Tournaments	NCAA: 8–6 (.571)

John Jordan (1910–1991) was an American basketball player and coach, best known for coaching the University of Notre Dame's men's basketball team from 1951 to 1964.

Jordan played basketball at Notre Dame in the 1930s and was a teammate of George Ireland, Moose Krause, and Ray Meyer. He was the captain of the Fighting Irish in 1935. After college, he took a coaching job at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, and remained there until 1949. He spent the 1950–51 basketball season as coach at Loyola University Chicago, then took the reins at Notre Dame the following season. While at Notre Dame, Jordan recorded a 199–131 record and guided his players to five appearances in the NCAA tournament.

He attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, graduating in 1929.

After Jordan's coaching career ended, he worked with the Chicago Park District. He died in Oak Forest, Illinois at the age of 81 in 1991.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Loyola Ramblers (Independent) (1950–1951)
1950–51	Loyola (IL)	15–14
Loyola (IL):		15–14 (.517)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (1951–1964)
1951–52	Notre Dame	16–10
1952–53	Notre Dame	19–5			NCAA Elite Eight
1953–54	Notre Dame	22–3			NCAA Elite Eight
1954–55	Notre Dame	14–10
1955–56	Notre Dame	9–15
1956–57	Notre Dame	20–8			NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1957–58	Notre Dame	24–5			NCAA University Division Elite Eight
1958–59	Notre Dame	12–13
1959–60	Notre Dame	17–9			NCAA University Division first round
1960–61	Notre Dame	12–14
1961–62	Notre Dame	7–16
1962–63	Notre Dame	17–9			NCAA University Division first round
1963–64	Notre Dame	10–14
Notre Dame:		199–131 (.603)
Total:		214–145 (.596)
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