Beaver County Sports fans remember Press
Maravich as the towel chewing basketball coach at Aliquippa High
School in the 1952-1953 and 1953-1954 seasons. He then moved on to
Baldwin High for two years and compiled a total record of 96-30 at
the two schools. During his playing days, Press was a star cager at
Aliquippa High School and Davis and Elkins College of West Virginia,
where he graduated in 1941. His college career scoring mark of 1635
points was a national record at that time. After playing pro
basketball for the Detroit Eagles, Youngstown Bears, and Pittsburgh Ironmen, Press served as an assistant cage coach at Davis
and Elkins
and West Virginia University for one year each. In 1949 he was head
coach at West Virginia Wesleyan and in 1950 returned to Davis and
Elkins as head cage coach and athletic director. Press coached at
Clemson University from 1956 to 1962, winning the Atlantic Coast
Conference basketball title in 1962, then moved to North Carolina
State (1964-1966), winning the ACC title in 1965. Press also coached at
Louisiana State (1966-1972), where his 1980 team featuring son
Pete
(pictured right, with his father)
had a 22-10 record and played in the National Invitational
Tournament. At the time of his induction into the Beaver County Sports Hall of
Fame, father and son were together again with the New
Orleans Jazz, where Press was head scout and Pistol Pete was a
star player.
Beaver County Sports fans remember Press
Maravich as the towel chewing basketball coach at Aliquippa High
School in the 1952-1953 and 1953-1954 seasons. He then moved on to
Baldwin High for two years and compiled a total record of 96-30 at
the two schools. During his playing days, Press was a star cager at
Aliquippa High School and Davis and Elkins College of West Virginia,
where he graduated in 1941. His college career scoring mark of 1635
points was a national record at that time. After playing pro
basketball for the Detroit Eagles, Youngstown Bears, and Pittsburgh Ironmen, Press served as an assistant cage coach at Davis
and Elkins
and West Virginia University for one year each. In 1949 he was head
coach at West Virginia Wesleyan and in 1950 returned to Davis and
Elkins as head cage coach and athletic director. Press coached at
Clemson University from 1956 to 1962, winning the Atlantic Coast
Conference basketball title in 1962, then moved to North Carolina
State (1964-1966), winning the ACC title in 1965. Press also coached at
Louisiana State (1966-1972), where his 1980 team featuring son