Vic Bubas

Vic Bubas (b. 1926 in Gary, Indiana) is an America and former college basketball coach. Bubas graduated from Gary Lew Wallace High School in 1944. He then went on to North Carolina State University where he played for Everett Case. Bubas was an All-Southern Conference selection twice. After he graduated in 1951 he stayed on as an assistant coach until he was hired by Duke University in 1959. He led Duke to the NCAA Final Four three times (1963, 64 and 65). He finished his coaching career with 213 wins and 67 losses. His .761 winning percentage ranks tenth all-time among NCAA coaches. Bubas retired from coaching in 1969 and then served as a Duke administrator, eventually becoming the Vice-President of the university. In 1976, he became the first commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, a position he held for fourteen years.