| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1933 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 2012 (aged 79) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1965–1969 | Middle Tennessee |
| 1969–1974 | Oral Roberts |
| 1974–1976 | Iowa State |
| 1979–1981 | Oklahoma City |
| 1987–1993 | Oral Roberts |
| Baseball | |
| 1963–65 | Middle Tennessee |
Kenneth Franklin Trickey Sr. (August 30, 1933[1] – December 4, 2012) was an American basketball and baseball coach, best known for his two stints as the head coach for the men's basketball team at Oral Roberts University (ORU) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2] He was especially remembered for ORU's high-scoring "run and gun" teams of the early 1970s, which helped the young, small school attain national attention[3][4] and competitive success, including a spot in the Elite Eight in the 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[2] After his death in 2012, the Tulsa World called him "one of the most influential and colorful characters in this state’s basketball history".[2]