Gale Catlett

Gale Catlett
Biographical details
Born (1940-10-31) October 31, 1940 (age 83)
Hedgesville, West Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1960–1963West Virginia
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1965Richmond (assistant)
1965–1967Davidson (assistant)
1967–1971Kansas (assistant)
1971–1972Kentucky (assistant)
1972–1978Cincinnati
1978–2002West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall565–325
Tournaments7–11 (NCAA)
8–8 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • EAA Coach of the Year (1982)

Wendell Gale Catlett[1][2] (born October 31, 1940) is a retired American basketball coach who was head coach at the University of Cincinnati and West Virginia University.

  1. ^ "Greeks". The Monticola. West Virginia University. 1962. p. 186. The yearbook refers to Catlett as "Wendell G. Catlett".
  2. ^ McKay, Robert (March 1977), "There's More to Life Than Winning for the Super Cat", Cincinnati Magazine, pp. 49–52 Article refers to Catlett as "W. Gale Catlett".