Joe Ramsey (born January 3, 1943)[1] is a former college basketball player and coach.
Ramsey attended Southern Illinois University and played on the school's basketball team.
He took over the program after recently hired head coach Les Lane died of a heart attack.
[5] He later became the head coach at Millikin, from 1975 to 1996, where the Big Blue made two NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament appearances won two College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championships.
In his final season the Beavers won the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship.