Bruce Larson | |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1926 |
Birth Place: | Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. |
Death Place: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1948–1950 |
Player Team1: | Arizona |
Coach Years1: | 1951–1957 |
Coach Team1: | Eastern Arizona (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1957–1959 |
Coach Team2: | Weber |
Coach Years3: | 1959–1961 |
Coach Team3: | Arizona (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1961–1972 |
Coach Team4: | Arizona |
Championships: | Junior college national (1959) |
Bruce Alan Larson (August 12, 1926 – April 13, 2021) was an American basketball coach. He was coach of the Arizona Wildcats from 1961 to 1972.[1] [2] Prior to his time at Arizona, Larson served as coach at Eastern Arizona and Weber College (now Weber State). At Weber, his team won the 1959 Junior college national championship.[3]