Jerry Bush
# Jerry Bush

Gerard L. Bush (September 6, 1914 – October 27, 1976) was a college men's basketball coach and player. He was the head coach of Toledo from 1947 to 1954 and Nebraska from 1954 to 1963. He coached his teams to a 208–190 record, winning a Mid-American Conference championship and one NCAA tournament appearance. He played his college basketball at St. John's. He was inducted into the Toledo athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.

He was the grandfather of current Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball head coach Fred Hoiberg, and also the cousin of National Basketball League player Jake Ahearn.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toledo Rockets (Independent) (1947–1951) ||||||
| 1947–48 | Toledo | 21–5 | | | |
| 1948–49 | Toledo | 13–12 | | | |
| 1949–50 | Toledo | 22–6 | | | |
| 1950–51 | Toledo | 22–7 | | | |
| Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (1951–1954) ||||||
| 1951–52 | Toledo | 20–11 | 8–4 | 3rd | |
| 1952–53 | Toledo | 16–7 | 9–3 | T–2nd | |
| 1953–54 | Toledo | 13–10 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| Toledo: | Toledo: | 127–58 (.686) | 27–9 (.750) | | |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Seven Conference) (1954–1957) ||||||
| 1954–55 | Nebraska | 9–12 | 6–6 | 4th | |
| 1955–56 | Nebraska | 7–16 | 3–9 | 6th | |
| 1956–57 | Nebraska | 11–12 | 5–7 | T–4th | |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Eight Conference) (1957–1963) ||||||
| 1957–58 | Nebraska | 10–13 | 5–7 | T–4th | |
| 1958–59 | Nebraska | 12–13 | 5–9 | T–5th | |
| 1959–60 | Nebraska | 7–17 | 4–10 | T–7th | |
| 1960–61 | Nebraska | 10–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 1961–62 | Nebraska | 9–16 | 5–9 | T–5th | |
| 1962–63 | Nebraska | 6–19 | 1–13 | 8th | |
| Nebraska: | Nebraska: | 81–132 (.380) | 44–88 (.333) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 208–190 (.523) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
