Gene Visscher Explained

Gene Visscher
Birth Date:23 November 1940
Birth Place:Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Michigan, U.S.
Player Years1:1964–1966
Player Team1:Weber State
Coach Years1:1968–1971
Coach Team1:Weber State (assistant)
Coach Years2:1971–1974
Coach Team2:Weber State
Coach Years3:1981–1983
Coach Team3:Northern Arizona
Overall Record:74–74
Championships:2 Big Sky regular season (1972, 1973)
Awards:As coach:
2× Big Sky Coach of the Year (1972, 1973)
As player:
2× First-team All-Big Sky (1965, 1966)

Eugene Visscher (November 23, 1940 – August 6, 2022) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Weber State University from 1971 to 1974 and at Northern Arizona University from 1981 to 1983.[1] [2]

A native of Muskegon, Michigan,[3] he died in Michigan at the age of 81 on August 6, 2022.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yuma Sun Newspaper Archives, Jan 10, 1983, p. 14 . Newspaperarchive.com . January 10, 1983 . May 23, 2019.
  2. Web site: Gene Visscher Coaching Record . Sports-reference.com . May 23, 2019.
  3. https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/muskegon/name/eugene-visscher-obituary?pid=202537232 Eugene Visscher
  4. Web site: Former Weber State basketball player, coach Gene Visscher dies at 81. Brett. Hain. Standard-Examiner. August 8, 2022. August 8, 2022.