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592:(1972–1997)
423:(1962–1970)
405:Postseason
399:Conference
346:Tubby Smith
221:17–25 (ABA)
133:Wake Forest
51:introducing
1712:Categories
1663:Bart Lundy
1639:Bob Vaughn
1623:Virgil Yow
1599:Virgil Yow
1490:References
1296:Games won
336:High Point
236:basketball
201:High Point
176:High Point
98:1939-03-10
34:references
1695:Alan Huss
1631:Tom Quinn
1615:Bob Davis
1313:Playoffs
566:Guilford:
551:Guilford
534:Guilford
517:Guilford
500:Guilford
483:Guilford
466:Guilford
449:Guilford
432:Guilford
402:Standing
197:1978–2003
172:1972–2003
162:1970–1971
152:1962–1970
129:1958–1961
1697:(2023– )
1478:See also
1407:1970-71
1403:Carolina
1093:1998–99
1076:1997–98
1036:1996–97
1015:1995–96
997:1994–95
979:1993–94
961:1992–93
943:1991–92
925:1990–91
907:1989–90
889:1988–89
871:1987–88
853:1986–87
835:1985–86
817:1984–85
799:1983–84
781:1982–83
763:1981–82
745:1980–81
727:1979–80
706:1978–79
688:1977–78
670:1976–77
652:1975–76
634:1974–75
616:1973–74
598:1972–73
548:1969–70
531:1968–69
514:1967–68
497:1966–67
480:1965–66
463:1964–65
446:1963–64
429:1962–63
396:Overall
299:Guilford
156:Guilford
1526:12 July
1397:Result
1374:Finish
1279:Legend
1174:2002–03
1153:2001–02
1132:2000–01
1111:1999–00
390:Season
380:College
320:of the
262:of the
216:Overall
47:improve
1442:Career
1210:Total:
107:, U.S.
36:, but
1393:PW–L%
1351:Year
1348:Team
1166:T–6th
1160:11–19
1118:11–17
1099:10–16
1082:12–13
1042:18–12
967:12–15
949:16–14
931:12–18
859:18–11
841:11–17
823:18–12
769:15–10
751:16–12
694:16–14
676:13–14
658:12–14
640:15–15
604:11–15
537:13–11
452:14–12
393:Team
1528:2021
1457:.405
1419:.405
1370:W–L%
1184:3–11
1181:7–20
1142:3–11
1139:8–20
1045:11–7
1024:16–2
1021:24–7
1003:20–9
988:10–4
985:21–8
916:3–11
913:8–17
898:12–2
895:22–6
880:11–3
877:22–6
805:15–9
790:3–10
787:6–19
736:12–2
733:22–8
715:11–3
712:27–6
625:4–10
622:8–19
554:32–5
520:25–5
503:26–7
486:18–8
469:17–8
435:5–20
112:Died
92:Born
1328:PL
1322:PW
1316:PG
1274:ABA
1187:8th
1163:5–9
1145:8th
1124:6th
1121:5–9
1006:8–6
970:3–8
952:7–7
934:5–9
862:9–5
844:5–9
826:9–5
808:9–6
772:8–6
754:8–6
697:9–5
679:7–7
661:6–8
643:7–7
607:6–8
250:in
242:in
1714::
1519:.
1471:-
1454:25
1451:17
1448:42
1434:-
1416:25
1413:17
1410:42
1388:PL
1383:PW
1378:PG
1299:L
1293:W
1287:G
332:.
290:.
189:AD
145:HC
1561:e
1554:t
1547:v
1530:.
1468:-
1465:-
1462:-
1431:-
1428:-
1425:-
1365:L
1360:W
1355:G
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