Ken Cunningham (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ken Cunningham (basketball)

American basketball player-coach

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1943

Place of Birth: East Liverpool, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 09-Feb-2015

Profession: basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Ken Cunningham (basketball)

  • Ken Cunningham (February 15, 1943 – February 9, 2015) was a college basketball head coach.
  • He coached the Akron Zips men's basketball team from 1977 to 1980, guiding the Zips to a 42–61 record.
  • Prior to arriving at Akron, Cunningham served as an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati, his alma mater, under Tay Baker and Gale Catlett.
  • Cincinnati went 136–56 during those years, reaching the NIT tournament in 1974 and the NCAA tournament in 1975 and 1976.
  • As a player, Cunningham played guard for the Bearcats from 1961–65 and was a member of the 1963 NCAA runner-up team that lost in overtime to Loyola, Chicago.
  • In 1961, Cunningham was named the Ohio High School Basketball Player of the Year.
  • He died in 2015, aged 71.

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