Louis Wenzell

Louis Wenzell

Biographical details
Born	(1888-02-10)February 10, 1888
Died	August 13, 1955(1955-08-13) (aged 67)
Playing career
1908–1912	Navy
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1912–1913	Navy
Head coaching record
Overall	9–0 (1.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Helms National (1913) 1 Premo-Porretta National (1913)

Louis Peter Wenzell (February 10, 1888 – August 13, 1955) was the head men's basketball coach at the United States Naval Academy during the 1912–13 NCAA men's basketball season.^[1] In his only season, Wenzell guided the Midshipmen to a perfect 9–0 record.^[1] The team was retroactively named the 1912–13 national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[2][3] He had been a player at Navy just prior to taking over the team for one season.

Wenzell became a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He served in both World War I and World War II.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Navy Midshipmen (NCAA independent) (1912–1913)
1912–13	Navy	9–0			Helms National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions
Total:		9–0 (1.000)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Louis Wenzell coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
2. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 532. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.