• THE GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL HISTORY PROJECT

A former football and basketball player at Georgetown, Bill Dudack graduated from the College in 1921, and followed his football coach west, where coach Albert Exendine worked in Tulsa in the off-season. There, Dudack became a high school coach in Pawhuska, Oklahoma before returning to Washington in 1926 to go to law school and coach at Georgetown Prep.

In 1929, he received his law degree and was prepared to begin a law career, but the unexpected loss of Elmer Ripley to Yale led Georgetown officials to hand the reins to Dudack for the 1929-30 season. Despite a senior-laden team, the Hoyas finished 13-12, described by one contemporary account as a "powerful but erratic" season. Dudack left after the season and moved to New York, becoming a high school teacher.

In 1942, Dudack accepted a teaching position at LaSalle Military Academy in Oakdale, NY, where he became a coach, athletic director, and mentor to three generations of cadets, retiring in 1984.

Bill Dudack died in 1991 at the age of 95, having coached for nearly six decades.

Year Record Pct. Home Away
1929-30 13-12 0.520 10-1 3-11
Totals 13-12 0.520 10-1 3-11