Hall of Fame
Bob Alcorn · St. Joseph Junior College Men’s Basketball Head Coach · (1959-1966) · St. Joseph Junior College Men’s Basketball Player · (1951-1952 and 1954-1955)
Bob Alcorn a native of St. Joseph helped put the Griffons on the basketball map. He began his career as a player at St. Joseph Junior College during the 1951-52 season. During his freshman campaign, the team went 14-7. He averaged 18.7 points per game including a 30 point outing against Fairbury-Nebraska. For his efforts he was named first team All-Junior College Conference. After a stint in the military, he returned for his sophomore season in 1954 averaging an outstanding 23.6 points per game with a 43 point game against Trenton Junior College. He was named first team All-Junior College Conference as well as Honorable Mention All-America.
After completing his playing career at Northwest Missouri State, Alcorn returned to SJJC to begin his coaching career in 1957 as an assistant. He held that roll until 1959 when he took over the head coaching position. He was the head coach until 1966 when he resigned to remain employed by the St. Joseph School District. His best season came in the 1961- 62 season when his team went 19-5 including sweeping the season series with Hannibal and Southwest for the first time in a single season.
