Tom Ludwig

Tom Ludwig
Personal information
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolSault Area
(Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan)
CollegeMichigan (1962–1965)
NBA draft1965: undrafted
PositionGuard
Number23
Coaching career1970–2001
Career history
As coach:
1970–1974Lake Superior State
1979–1981Ferris State (interim)
1981–1996Ferris State
1997Crvena zvezda
2001ratiopharm Ulm
Career highlights and awards
  • GLIAC regular season champion (1982, 1983, 1987–1990, 1995)
  • 5× GLIAC Coach of the Year (1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990)

Horace Thomas Ludwig Sr. (born 1944) is an American former college and professional basketball coach.

College career

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Ludwig played college basketball for the University of Michigan Wolverines for four seasons where he helped to capture two Big Ten Conference titles and a second-place finish at the 1965 NCAA Championships.[1] Over 38 games in four seasons, he averaged 0.9 points and 0.3 rebounds per game.[2]

Coaching career

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Ludwig coached at Lake Superior State from 1970 to 1974.

Ferris State

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Ludwig compiled a 266–172 (.607) overall record as head coach of the Ferris State men's basketball program (1981–1995), achieving seven GLIAC titles in his 14 full seasons.[3][4] Guard Jarvis Walker was one of his players at Ferris State.

He was suspended in 1995.[5]

Europe

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Ludwig had two stints in Europe. On 12 October 1997, Crvena zvezda of the YUBA League hired Ludwig as their new head coach. He coached the club in 16 games.[6] He is the only non–European head coach of the Zvezda. In 2001, he led ratiopharm Ulm in the German 2. Basketball Bundesliga.[7]

Awards and honors

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  • GLIAC Men's Basketball champion: 7 (1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90)
Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Muskegon Big Reds State Championship Basketball
  2. ^ "Horace Ludwig Position: Guard School: Michigan". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Ferris State men's basketball Yearbook p. 5" (PDF). ferris-pages.org. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Ferris State men's basketball Yearbook p. 17" (PDF). ferris-pages.org. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ Ferris State basketball coach suspended
  6. ^ "Coach Profile".
  7. ^ inbox-online.com. "TOM LUDVIG, FORMER RED STAR COACH, WILL COACH TEAM IN GERMANY".
  8. ^ Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 1994
  9. ^ GLIAC Men’s Basketball All-Time Standings
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