Dick Shrider

Shrider, circa 1947
Personal information
Born	(1923-02-07)February 7, 1923 Glass Rock, Glenford, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 21, 2014(2014-01-21) (aged 90) Somerville, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Glenford (Thornville, Ohio)[1]
College	Ohio (1946–1947)
NBA draft	1948: -- round, --
Selected by the New York Knicks
Position	Guard
Number	7
Career history
As player:
1948	New York Knicks
1948	Detroit Vagabond Kings
As coach:
1949–1955	Gallipolis HS
1955–1957	Fairborn HS
1957–1966	Miami (Ohio)
Career highlights and awards
"Cradle of Coaches" honoree (1996)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard Guy Shrider (February 7, 1923 – January 21, 2014) was an American professional basketball player and college coach.^[2][3] Shrider was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at Ohio.^[2] He played for the Knicks for four total games in 1948 before then playing in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Vagabond Kings.^[2][4]

Coaching career

Shrider then became a high school boys' basketball coach at Gallipolis High School until 1955, at which point he took over the boys' basketball team at Fairborn High School.^[5] In 1957, Miami University of Ohio named him as their new head coach.^[6] In 1957–58, his first season, Shrider's Redskins (now RedHawks) went undefeated against Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponents.^[5] They became the first MAC team to ever win an NCAA Tournament game that year as well.^[5] During Shrider's nine seasons as Miami's head coach he led them to four MAC championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances (1958, 1966).^[7] He compiled an overall record of 126–96, and in 1996 he was named an honoree of the school's "Cradle of Coaches" award.^[5][7]

After retiring from coaching in 1966, Shrider stayed as the school's athletic director until 1988.^[8]

BAA career statistics

Regular season

Head coaching record

College