Ed Badger was born on November 5,1932 and is a former college and professional basketball coach.
11 Facts About Ed Badger
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Ed Badger got his first basketball coaching job at St Mary's High School, while getting his master's degree from the University of Iowa.
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Ed Badger's teams won 25 or more games ever year he coached.
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In international basketball, Ed Badger was an Olympic basketball camp coach from 1968 to 1974.
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Ed Badger coached the Austrian national team in 1972 and coached the 1973 US team during the World University Games in Moscow, winning the gold medal.
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Ed Badger served in that capacity for two seasons from 1976 to 1978.
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Ed Badger had a winning record and made the playoffs in his first season.
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Ed Badger was head coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats' men's basketball team from 1978 to 1983, where he was a two-time Metro Conference coach of the year.
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Ed Badger accepted an assistant coach job with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1983.
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In 1988 Ed Badger became vice president of basketball operations for the new expansion team Charlotte Hornets, where he stayed until 1990.
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Ed Badger joined the Atlanta Hawks as director of scouting from 1990 to 1992.