Syracuse, lettering in 1909. | John Wilder Tasker |
| Forward |
| HS: Dean Academy | New Bedford, MA |
| Born: 6/25/1887 | Richmond, ME |
| Season | Cl | Pos | G | GS | FG | FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | Fls | DQ | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-09 | Jr | F | +6 | +3 | +3 | - | - | - | - | - | +6 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | +3 |
+3 |
+3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
+6 |
0.0 |
John 'Task' Tasker played one year of basketball for Syracuse. Tasker was considered a good all-around athlete. He played two seasons of baseball at Syracuse, lettering in 1909.
Tasker made a strong impression in practice his junior season, and earned a starting forward position.
He was in his senior year of Law School in 1911 when he signed a contract to play professional baseball for Johnstown of the Tri-State league.
Tasker, then more well known as J. Wilder Tasker, would go on to a collegiate coaching career in football, basketball and baseball. He would coach football for fourteen seasons at Connecticut, William & Mary and Rutgers compiling a 66-52-11 record, leading Rutgers to four conference titles in the Middle Three Conferene.
He would coach the William & Mary basketball team from 1923-1928 and compile a 50-39 record. He would compile a 88-108-4 record as a collegiate baseball coach.
Tasker passed away in 1974.
[Scoring in 1908-09 missing from 3 games, indicated by the +]
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