Before joining Gonzaga, he primarily worked as a basketball coach at high schools in Iowa and Loveland, Colorado, from 1959 to 1964.
As an executive, Krause became the research committee chairperson for the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1966.
[6] Upon ending his coaching tenure with the Iowa high school that year, Krause had 32 wins and 13 losses in boys basketball.
[7][8] During November 1961, Krause went to Loveland, Colorado, and joined Berthoud High School as a coach.
[10][11] During the B division boys basketball championship held by the Colorado High School Activities Association that year, Berthoud won the consolation game.
[12][13] While at Colorado State College between 1965 and 1967, Krause worked as an assistant basketball coach for the university.
[17] Upon starting a sabbatical from Eastern Washington in 1982, Krause went to Oregon State University and coached their basketball team as a volunteer.
[17] Krause lost his Eastern Washington coaching position in January 1985 and remained with the basketball team until March 1985.
[29] As an chairperson, Krause began leading the research committee for the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1966.
[34] In 1981, Krause was an assistant coach at the men's basketball event during the U.S. Olympic Festival.
[42] When he was with the committee in 1987, Krause believed that the shot clock, three-pointers and the halfcourt divider should be removed from their basketball games.
During this time period, Krause led their physical education section and taught philosophy of sport as a professor.
[46] Krause used John Wooden's lessons as his basis to create the "Be Like Coach" initiative for children at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School in 2012.
[47] Krause received the Cliff Wells Appreciation Award in 1998 from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.