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accepted Drake position; Richey coached CIT semifinal game.
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228:(born March 22, 1983) is an American
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342:Statistics overview
337:Head coaching record
294:2018 NCAA tournament
152:Head coaching record
68:Biographical details
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1165:1983 births
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1118:Larry Davis
1112:(1994β1997)
1104:(1985β1994)
1102:Butch Estes
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1070:Frank Selvy
1064:(1950β1966)
1062:Lyles Alley
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608:Niko Medved
362:Postseason
356:Conference
258:Niko Medved
165:Tournaments
135:(assistant)
124:(assistant)
1159:Categories
1142:Bob Richey
1094:Jene Davis
885:Mike Jones
843:Bob Richey
623:References
270:St. Peters
79:1983-03-22
50:Conference
34:Head coach
20:Bob Richey
1022:Bob Smith
913:Tim Craft
815:Ed Conroy
359:Standing
302:Villanova
129:2011β2017
118:2006β2011
1144:(2017β )
801:Dan Earl
353:Overall
331:Virginia
1030:No team
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876:Samford
578:Furman:
555:2023β24
529:2022β23
506:2021β22
483:2020β21
460:2019β20
434:2018β19
411:2017β18
387:2016β17
347:Season
306:AP Poll
157:Overall
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91:, U.S.
60:Record
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570:Tβ5th
564:17β16
544:Tβ1st
515:22β12
449:Tβ3rd
420:23β10
350:Team
262:Drake
200:SoCon
180:0β1 (
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54:SoCon
30:Title
725:ESPN
702:ESPN
567:10β8
541:15β3
538:28β8
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495:10β5
492:16β9
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469:25β7
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209:2023
73:Born
40:Team
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521:2nd
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176:NIT
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