10 Facts About Shelby Metcalf

Shelby Metcalf won more games than any other coach in the former Southwest Conference.

Shelby Metcalf continued to live in the College Station community and supported the Aggie basketball coaches who succeeded him.

Shelby Metcalf then joined the United States Air Force, becoming the Athletic Officer at Sembach Air Base in Germany from 1956 to 1958.

Shelby Metcalf was known as "The King of Tournaments", for taking the Aggies to 74 in-season tournaments in order to ensure that the team would play at least one game each year on a neutral floor.

Shelby Metcalf's teams won a total of six conference championships and only placed lower than fourth in the conference six times.

Twenty-four of Shelby Metcalf's players earned first-team all-conference citations and John Beasley was named a first-team All-American by the Helms Foundation in 1966.

Shelby Metcalf's success prompted the primarily football-focused student body to begin paying attention to basketball.

Gillispie reached out to Shelby Metcalf, inviting him to practices and encouraging him to attend the home games.

Shelby Metcalf was elected into Phi Kappa Phi, one of the most prestigious honor societies in academia.

Shelby Metcalf was survived by his widow, Janis, and their daughter, Shelley Metcalf Valerius.