Zeke Hogeland | |
Birth Date: | 25 November 1925 |
Birth Place: | Iowa Falls, Iowa, U.S. |
Death Place: | Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1946–1949 |
Player Team1: | Northern Iowa |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years2: | 1949–1951 |
Coach Team2: | Decorah HS |
Coach Years3: | 1951–1955 |
Coach Team3: | Washington HS |
Coach Years4: | 1955–1962 |
Coach Team4: | Mason City HS/Mason City JC |
Coach Years5: | 1962–1967 |
Coach Team5: | Bemidji State |
Coach Years6: | 1967–1973 |
Coach Team6: | Northern Iowa |
Wesley Dean "Zeke" Hogeland (November 25, 1925 – October 26, 2015) was an American college basketball coach, best known for his tenure as head coach at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI).[1]
Hogeland was born in Iowa Falls, Iowa and attended Marshalltown High School in Marshalltown, Iowa. He went to Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) and played three years of basketball as a guard for head coach Hon Nordly. Upon graduation, he spent several years as a high school and junior college coach in his home state before being named head coach at Bemidji State University in Minnesota in 1963.[2] Hogeland served as head coach of the Beavers from 1963 to 1967, compiling a record of 52–37 (.584). Hogeland was then hired by his alma mater, UNI, to succeed Norm Stewart. He coached the Panthers for six seasons, compiling a record of 70–74.[3]
Hogeland retired to Hot Springs, Arkansas where he died on October 26, 2015.[3]