| John Bunn | |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1898 |
| Death Place: | Newbury Park, California, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Basketball |
| Player Years2: | 1917–1920 |
| Player Team2: | Kansas |
| Player Sport3: | Football |
| Player Years4: | 1917–1920 |
| Player Team4: | Kansas |
| Player Sport5: | Baseball |
| Player Years6: | c. 1920 |
| Player Team6: | Kansas |
| Player Positions: | Guard, forward (basketball) Halfback, quarterback (football) |
| Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
| Coach Years2: | 1921–1930 |
| Coach Team2: | Kansas (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1930–1938 |
| Coach Team3: | Stanford |
| Coach Years4: | 1946–1956 |
| Coach Team4: | Springfield |
| Coach Years5: | 1956–1963 |
| Coach Team5: | Colorado State–Greeley |
| Coach Sport6: | Baseball |
| Coach Years7: | 1926–1930 |
| Coach Team7: | Kansas |
| Coach Years8: | 1947 |
| Coach Team8: | Springfield |
| Overall Record: | 315–299 (basketball) 48–50 (baseball) |
| Championships: | Basketball 1 Helms (1937) |
| Baskhof Year: | 1964 |
| Baskhof Id: | john-bunn |
| Cbbaskhof Year: | 2006 |
John W. Bunn (September 26, 1898 – August 13, 1979) was an American basketball coach and key contributor to the game of basketball. The Wellston, Ohio native played three seasons under coach Phog Allen at University of Kansas while earning his bachelor's degree (1917–21). He later became an assistant to Allen for nine seasons (1921–30). His In 1930, he became men's basketball head coach at Stanford University, where he coached college all-time great Hank Luisetti. His 1936–37 team finished the season with a 25–2 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2] [3] After he left Stanford, Bunn went on to coach Springfield College (1946–56) and Colorado State College (now the University of Northern Colorado) (1956–63).
Bunn served as chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame from 1949 to 1963. On October 1, 1964, Bunn was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. For his contribution, the Basketball Hall of Fame annually presents an award in his name.
Bunn died on August 13, 1979, in Newbury Park, California.[4]