Streak continues for Hall of Fame Coach
Wednesday night marked another achievement in the coaching career of Dave 'Soupy' Campbell. The win for his Barton County Community College men's basketball team over Pratt marked the 17th straight season as a head coach he guided his teams to a 20-win season. The NJCAA Hall of Fame coach captured his 600th career win earlier this season. The 20 wins this season at Barton County was the 1st at the school for him and Barton's 8th consecutive as a school.
Campbell, who is now 606-240 in his 26th season, started the steak in his 1st season at the College of Southern Idaho in 1981. That team 28-6 as did his next team at the school. In his final season at Southern Idaho the club has a 24-7 mark. After spending 3 years as an assistant coach at Clemson, Campbell returned to Junior College basketball at the helm of Western Nebraska Community College where he posted 13 straight seasons of 20-win basketball. The fewest amount of wins he had in that time was 22 with the most being a 36-4 team that took 3rd at the NJCAA National Tournament in 1995.
In his initial season at Barton County, Campbell has his team at 20-4 and leading the Jayhawk West by 1/2 game over Hutchinson. Barton obtained its 20th win of the season with a 75-51 win over Pratt. Ironically, Pratt was also the team that Campbell earned his 600th career win against earlier this year. The Cougars will travel to Garden City Saturday, starting a stretch of 4 straight games that has Barton going head-to-head with the other top 5 teams in the conference.
Coaching History
Barton County Community College (NJCAA — Great Bend, Kan.)
2003-04 — Head Basketball Coach
2003-04 – 20-4 (season still on going, leading Jayhawk West)
University of Nebraska (NCAA — Lincoln, Neb.)
2002-03 — Director of Basketball Operations
2000-02 — Assistant Coach (Barry Collier head coach)
Western Nebraska Community College (NJCAA — Scottsbluff, Neb.)
1987-2000 — Head Basketball Coach
1999-2000 — 22-12 lost in finals of Region IX
1998-99 — 32-6 Region IX Champions
1997-98 — 24-12 Region IX Champions
1996-97 — 32-5 Region IX Champions
1995-96 — 28-6 lost in finals of Region IX
1994-95 — 36-4 Region IX Champions, 3rd place at NJCAA
1993-94 — 32-7 Region IX Champions
1992-93 — 23-11 Region IX Champions
1991-92 — 27-6 lost in semifinals of Region IX
1990-91 — 25-6 lost 1st round Region IX
1989-90 — 28-10 Region IX Champions
1988-89 — 23-10 lost 2nd round Region IX
1987-88 — 23-10 lost 1st round Region IX
Totals — 355-105 — .771, 13 seasons
Notes 1995 — National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Jr. College Coach of the Year
Eight times named Region or District Coach of the Year
Bobby Jackson, 6th man of the Year this season for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, played for Campbell in 1993-94 and 94-95
Clemson University (NCAA — Clemson, S.C.)
1983-84 — Assistant Basketball Coach (Bill Foster head coach)
College of Southern Idaho (NJCAA — Twin Falls, Idaho)
1980-83 — Head Basketball Coach
1982-83 — 24-7
1981-82 — 28-6
1980-81 — 28-6
Totals — 80-19 — .808, 3 seasons
Notes Region 18 Coach of the Year twice; played in two NJCAA National Tournament
New Mexico Military Institute (NJCAA — Roswell, N.M.)
1984-87 — Head Basketball Coach
1976-80 — Head Basketball Coach
Totals 130-85 — .605, 7 seasons
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (NAIA — Johnstown, Pa.)
1973-75 — Head Basketball Coach
1974-75 — 16-7
1973-74 — 5-20
Totals 21-27 — .438, 2 seasons
Notes 1975 — District 18 Coach of the Year
1975 — Pittsburgh Press College Coach of the Year
Tulane University (NCAA — New Orleans, La.)
1971-72 — Assistant Basketball Coach
Duke University (NCAA — Durham, N.C.)
1968-71— Assistant Basketball Coach
Career Total 606-240— .717
Next
Feb. 14 – Barton County at Garden City, 8 pm (Jayhawk West contest at the Garden City Gym)
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