| Tom Ludwig | |
| Birth Place: | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Sault Area (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan) |
| College: | Michigan (1962–1965) |
| Draft Year: | 1965 |
| Career Position: | Guard |
| Career Number: | 23 |
| Coach Start: | 1970 |
| Coach End: | 2001 |
| Cyears1: | 1970–1974 |
| Cteam1: | Lake Superior State |
| Cyears2: | 1979–1981 |
| Cteam2: | Ferris State (interim) |
| Cyears3: | 1981–1996 |
| Cteam3: | Ferris State |
| Cyears4: | 1997 |
| Cteam4: | Crvena zvezda |
| Cyears5: | 2001 |
| Cteam5: | ratiopharm Ulm |
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Horace Thomas Ludwig Sr. (born 1944) is an American former college and professional basketball coach.
Ludwig played college basketball for the University of Michigan Wolverines for four seasons where he helped to capture two Big Ten Conference titles and a second-place finish at the 1965 NCAA Championships.[1] Over 38 games in four seasons, he averaged 0.9 points and 0.3 rebounds per game.[2]
Ludwig coached at Lake Superior State from 1970 to 1974.
Ludwig compiled a 266–172 overall record as head coach of the Ferris State men's basketball program (1981–1995), achieving seven GLIAC titles in his 14 full seasons.[3] [4] Guard Jarvis Walker was one of his players at Ferris State.
He was suspended in 1995.[5]
Ludwig had two stints in Europe. On 12 October 1997, Crvena zvezda of the YUBA League hired Ludwig as their new head coach. He coached the club in 16 games.[6] He is the only non–European head coach of the Zvezda. In 2001, he led ratiopharm Ulm in the German 2. Basketball Bundesliga.[7]