Albert Barthelme

Albert Lewis Barthelme Sr. (October 10, 1919 – March 4, 2004 ) was an American basketball coach at the high school, college and professional levels.

Barthelme coached the Loyola College Greyhounds basketball team for the 1944–1945 season, playing for the team the following season.

An assistant coach and publicist for the Baltimore Bullets 1954–1955 season, Barthelme was named head coach on November 20, 1954 but would only coach three games before the club went out of business on November 27. As such, Barthelme could be considered the only truly official unofficial head coach in NBA history due to his unique status with coaching in the NBA.

In 1961 Barthelme coached basketball for St. Mary's Seminary Junior College and Patuxent Naval Base.

Following his brief NBA stint, Barthelme worked in public relations at Carling Brewing Co., later becoming a beer distributor in 1962.