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Biography
Introduction
Tom Apke (born July 16, 1943) was a college basketball coach at Creighton, Colorado, and Appalachian State. From 1974 to 1981, he coached at Creighton, where he compiled a 130–64 record. From 1981 to 1986, he coached at Colorado, where he compiled a 59–81 record. From 1986 to 1996, he served as the head basketball coach at Appalachian State. During his ten-year tenure, he compiled a 139–147 record.
Basketball head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Creighton Bluejays (Independent) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | Creighton | 20–7 | NCAA 1st Round | ||||||
| 1975–76 | Creighton | 19–7 | |||||||
| 1976–77 | Creighton | 21–7 | NIT First Round | ||||||
| Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Creighton | 19–9 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1978–79 | Creighton | 14–13 | 8–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1979–80 | Creighton | 16–12 | 9–7 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1980–81 | Creighton | 21–9 | 11–5 | T–2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| Creighton: | 130–64 (.670) | 40–24 (.625) | |||||||
| Colorado Buffaloes (Big Eight Conference) | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | Colorado | 11–16 | 3–11 | ||||||
| 1982–83 | Colorado | 13–15 | 3–11 | ||||||
| 1983–84 | Colorado | 16–13 | 6–8 | ||||||
| 1984–85 | Colorado | 11–17 | 5–9 | ||||||
| 1985–86 | Colorado | 8–20 | 0–14 | ||||||
| Colorado: | 59–81 (.421) | 17–53 (.243) | |||||||
| Appalachian State Mountaineers (Southern Conference) | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | Appalachian State | 7–21 | 3–13 | 8th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Appalachian State | 16–13 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Appalachian State | 20–8 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1989–90 | Appalachian State | 19–11 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1990–91 | Appalachian State | 16–14 | 7–7 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1991–92 | Appalachian State | 15–14 | 9–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1992–93 | Appalachian State | 13–15 | 8–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Appalachian State | 16–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1994–95 | Appalachian State | 9–20 | 4–10 | 5th (North) | |||||
| 1995–96 | Appalachian State | 8–20 | 3–11 | T–4th (North) | |||||
| Appalachian State: | 139–147 (.486) | 70–82 (.461) | |||||||
| Total: | 328–292 (.529) | ||||||||
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