Samuel E. Lifschultz (January 7, 1905 – December 25, 1951)[1][2] was an American professional basketball coach for the Chicago Bruins, leading the franchise's first season in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL).
[3][4] That squad's stars were rookies out of the Loyola University Chicago, Mike Novak and Wibs Kautz.
[3] Lifschultz had also coached at Crane Tech School in Chicago, Illinois, junior college teams, and Lifschultz Fast Freight in the AAU.
[5] He left coaching to pursue business interests full time.
[3] This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1900s is a stub.