Joe Ramsey (born January 3, 1943)[1] is a former college basketball player and coach. Ramsey attended Southern Illinois University and played on the school's basketball team. He was later inducted in the Saluki Hall of Fame.[2] The Baltimore Bullets selected Ramsey with the 96th selection in the 1965 NBA draft.[1] He was the head basketball coach at Oklahoma, Millikin, and Blackburn.

Joe Ramsey
Biographical details
Born(1943-01-03)January 3, 1943
Sandoval, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1962–1965Southern Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–1967Southern Illinois (GA)
1972–1973Oklahoma (assistant)
1973–1975Oklahoma
1975–1996Millikin
1998–2003Blackburn
Head coaching record
Overall383–335 (.533)
Tournaments1–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 CCIW (1983, 1989)
SLIAC (2003)
Awards
SLIAC Coach of the Year (2003)

Coaching career

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Ramsey served as a graduate assistant coach for SIU. He later was an assistant coach at Kansas State, and Oklahoma.[3][4] He was the head basketball coach at Oklahoma, from 1973 to 1975. He took over the program after recently hired head coach Les Lane died of a heart attack. In 1975, Oklahoma fired Ramsey after a 31–21 record.[5] He later became the head coach at Millikin, from 1975 to 1996, where the Big Blue made two NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament appearances won two College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships.[6] While at Millikin he also coached golf.[7] He later coached Blackburn, from 1998 to 2003. In his final season the Beavers won the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. Ramsey was named the conference's coach of the year.[8] He has a head coaching record of 383–335.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oklahoma Sooners (Big 8 Conference) (1973–1975)
1973–74 Oklahoma 18–8 9–5 3rd
1974–75 Oklahoma 13–13 6–8 5th
Oklahoma: 31–21 (.596) 15–13 (.536)
Millikin Big Blue (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1975–1996)
1975–76 Millikin 11–15 7–9 T–5th
1976–77 Millikin 15–11 10–6 T–3rd
1977–78 Millikin 13–13 10–6 T–4th
1978–79 Millikin 17–9 11–5 T–2nd
1979–80 Millikin 14–11 11–5 T–3rd
1980–81 Millikin 14–12 9–7 4th
1981–82 Millikin 13–11 9–6 4th
1982–83 Millikin 21–7 12–4 1st NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen
1983–84 Millikin 12–14 6–10 T–5th
1984–85 Millikin 3–23 2–14 9th
1985–86 Millikin 9–17 5–11 6th
1986–87 Millikin 17–8 11–5 4th
1987–88 Millikin 22–6 13–3 2nd NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen
1988–89 Millikin 20–7 13–3 T–1st NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen
1989–90 Millikin 11–14 4–12 T–6th
1990–91 Millikin 14–12 8–8 T–4th
1991–92 Millikin 15–11 8–8 5th
1992–93 Millikin 13–12 7–7 T–4th
1993–94 Millikin 17–8 10–4 T–2nd
1994–95 Millikin 14–11 6–8 T–4th
1995–96 Millikin 8–17 3–11 T–6th
Millikin: 293–249 (.541) 173–152 (.532)
Blackburn Beavers (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1998–2003)
1998–99 Blackburn 9–16 6–8 T–6th
1999–2000 Blackburn 8–16 5–9 6th
2000–01 Blackburn 13–12 10–4 T–2nd
2001–02 Blackburn 14–11 7–7 4th
2002–03 Blackburn 15–10 11–3 1st NCAA Division III First Round
Blackburn: 59–65 (.476) 39–31 (.557)
Total: 383–335 (.533)

      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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Joe Ramsey Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Joe Ramsey (1984)". Southern Illinois University athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Trammel, Barry (March 25, 2017). "Big 12 history: Promoting an assistant coach can be risky". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. November 18, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Sittler, Dave (April 23, 1994). "Sooners should keep going after Spoonhour". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "CCIW Men's basketball Record Book" (PDF). College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Joe Ramsey (1990)". Millikin University athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Joe Ramsey". NCAA Statistics. 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.