Hank Kuchera coached two years at University High School in Eugene and then 28 years at Eugene High School (later South Eugene) and until 1990 had won more games than any other high school basketball coach in Oregon history. Dick Gray of Benson Tech passed Kuchera in 1990. Kuchera’s record was 518 victories and 240 defeats for a winning percentage of .683.

Kuchera won state championships in 1946 and 1955, and his teams finished second in 1953, 1954, and 1964. Before coming to Oregon, Kuchera coached two years of high school ball in North Dakota with a 34-6 record. His overall high school record was 552 victories and 246 defeats for a .692 winning percentage.