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American basketball coach
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18 June 1932(Huttonsville, USA)
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2 April 2020(Winston-Salem, USA)
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Biography
Introduction
Carl Tacy (June 18, 1932 – April 2, 2020) was a college basketball coach at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He served as the head coach from 1972 to 1985 and compiled a 222–149 record, the second-most winning record at that time. In 1985, he was inducted into the Wake Forest Hall of Fame. From 1971 to 1972, he served as the head basketball coach at Marshall University, where he compiled a 23–4 (.852) record.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Independent) | |||||||||
| 1971–72 | Marshall | 23–4 | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||||
| Marshall: | 23–4 (.852) | ||||||||
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) | |||||||||
| 1972–73 | Wake Forest | 12–15 | 3–9 | 7th | |||||
| 1973–74 | Wake Forest | 13–13 | 3–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1974–75 | Wake Forest | 13–13 | 2–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 1975–76 | Wake Forest | 17–10 | 5–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1976–77 | Wake Forest | 22–8 | 8–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Regional Finals | ||||
| 1977–78 | Wake Forest | 19–10 | 6–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 1978–79 | Wake Forest | 12–15 | 3–9 | T–6th | |||||
| 1979–80 | Wake Forest | 13–14 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1980–81 | Wake Forest | 22–7 | 9–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 1981–82 | Wake Forest | 21–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 1982–83 | Wake Forest | 20–12 | 7–7 | 5th | NIT Semifinals | ||||
| 1983–84 | Wake Forest | 23–9 | 7–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Regional Finals | ||||
| 1984–85 | Wake Forest | 15–14 | 5–9 | T–6th | NIT First Round | ||||
| Wake Forest: | 222–149 (.598) | 71–97 (.423) | |||||||
| Total: | 245–153 (.616) | ||||||||