Gene Bartow

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Gene Bartow (August 18, 1930 – ) is a former college men's basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri native coached 34 years at six universities. He coached at Valparaiso University from 1964-1970, the Memphis State University from 1970 until '74, and he led the Tigers to the '73 NCAA national championship game and consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles in the '71-'72 and '72-'73 seasons. In 1974 Bartow accepted the head coaching position at the University of Illinois. Illinois finished 8-18 in his only season coaching the Fighting Illini, and Bartow left his position to succeed John Wooden as the head coach of UCLA. Bartow coached at UCLA from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to a 52-9 record, including a berth in the 1976 Final Four. Bartow also coached 18 years at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, more commonly known as UAB. That school named its current basketball venue, Bartow Arena, in honor of him, as he was the primary builder of its basketball program.

Preceded by: Paul Meadows	Valparaiso Head Men's Basketball Coach 1964 – 1970	Succeeded by: Bill Purden
Preceded by: Moe Iba	Memphis State University Head Men's Basketball Coach 1970 – 1974	Succeeded by: Wayne Yates
Preceded by: Harv Schmidt	Illinois Head Men's Basketball Coach 1974 – 1975	Succeeded by: Lou Henson
Preceded by: John Wooden	UCLA Head Men's Basketball Coach 1975 – 1977	Succeeded by: Gary Cunningham
Preceded by: (created program)	UAB Head Men's Basketball Coach 1978 – 1995	Succeeded by: Murry Bartow

Valparaiso Men's Basketball Coaches
Winters • Keogan • Goheen • Shadoan • Anderson • Moll • Scott • Christiansen • Ellis • Bauer • Warnke • Allen • Suesens • Meadows • Bartow • Purden • Rochlitz • Smith • H. Drew • S. Drew • H. Drew

Memphis Tigers Head Basketball Coaches
Grantham • DePriest • Barnhard • Curlin • Tarry • Lambert • Vanatta • Ehlers • Iba • Bartow • Yates • Kirk • Finch • Price • Jones • Calipari

Illinois Fighting Illini Head Basketball Coaches
Brown • Pinckney • Lane • Juul • Thompson • Jones • Winters • Ruby • Mills • Combes • Schmidt • Bartow • Henson • Kruger • Self • Weber