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2004-05 HughDURHAM The Durham File X 633-429 (37th Season) / 106-119 (8th Season) at JU

Hugh Durham, one of the winningest coaches in his- PERSONAL tory, has left his mark on yet another basketball program. In eigh seasons as Born: Oct. 26, 1937 the at Jacksonville University, Durham became the Dolphins’ all- Birthplace: Louisville, Ky. time winningest Division I coach (106 wins), making him the only coach in Family: Wife, Malinda; sons David NCAA history to be the winningest coach (pct. or wins) at three different (44), Doug (40) and Jim (36) Division I schools. He had the longest tenure (8 seasons) of any coach in the 56-year history of Jacksonville University basketball. EDUCATION He built national programs at State – where he holds the record for High School: Eastern (Louisville, Ky.) best winning percentage with a 230-95 (.708) record in 12 years – and at Georgia – where he is also the all-time winningest coach in the 99-year College: Florida State, 1959 history of the Bulldog program, having won 297 games in 17 seasons. B.A., Business Administation Durham’s career reached new heights in 2003 when he became the 32nd M.B.A, Florida State, 1961 coach all-time to win 600 career games and just the 17th D-I coach to eclipse 1,000 career games. The accomplishments don’t end there: CAREER HIGHLIGHTS X Durham ranked 8th among active Division I coaches with 633 career • Ranked 8th in career wins among active Division I coaches (633) wins and is the 25th winningest Division I coach in the history of • Ranks 25th all-time in career wins in Division I (633) college basketball. • Ranked 2nd in most seasons among active D-I coaches (37) X He led his teams to 15 postseason appearances. • Ranked 3rd in most games among active D-I coaches (1,062) X Durham earned five conference Coach-of-the-Year awards. • ONLY coach in NCAA history to be all-time winningest coach at X Durham is the only coach in NCAA history to be the all-time 3 different Division I schools. winningest coach at three different Division I schools. • 1 of only 11 coaches to take 2 schools to the Final Four X He is one of just 12 coaches to have led two different teams to the • 1 of only 8 coaches to win 200 games at 2 Division I schools NCAA Final Four (Florida State, 1972 & Georgia, 1983). However, • 1 of only 7 coaches to win 100 games at 3 Division I schools Durham is the only coach to lead BOTH teams to their ONLY Final Four • Eight 20-plus win seasons • 15 postseason appearances appearance. • Voted conference coach of the year 5 times X Durham is one of just eight coaches to win 200 games at two • Led team to 3 conference championships Division I schools: ( St. & Wichita St.); • Has coached 9 All-Americans (Florida & N.C. State); (Northeastern & UConn); • Has coached 15 current or former NBA players (New Mexico St. & Illinois); Neil McCarthy (Weber St. & New Mexico • All-time winningest coach in 99-year history of St.); Johnny Orr (Michigan & Iowa State); (Arkansas, Georgia basketball (297 wins) Oklahoma). • All-time winningest coach (by pct.) in the 57-year history of X Durham is one of seven coaches with 100-or-more wins at three Florida State basketball, 230-95 (.708) Division I schools: Tom Davis, , , Frank McGuire, • Elected to , Kentucky HS and state of and . Florida Halls of Fame Durham restored Dolphin Pride at Jacksonville as the Dolphins went from • Naismith Award winner for Outstanding Contribution to the doormat of the Atlantic Sun Conference to one of top programs in the Men’s Basketball by Atlanta Tip-Off Club (2003) league. Durham’s signature defense and JU’s home court dominance at Swisher Gymnasium were the keys to JU’s resurgence the last five sea- sons: JU’s Accomplishments Under Durham X JU won 78 games over the last five years, which ranks 4th • Has posted 78 wins in last 5 seasons, the most in 17 years. among all A-Sun schools. • JU has led the A-Sun in blocks for 5 consecutive seasons (2000-05). X Durham led the Dolphins to 50 conference wins in the last five seasons, which ranks 4th among Atlantic Sun programs • Led JU to 18-10 record in 2000-01 – its first winning season since 1995-96. (1st among the 7 private universities). • Led JU to the second-biggest turnaround in school history – X In the last five years, JU has a 49-19 record at home, which ranks a 10-win difference from 1999-2000 to 2000-01. 5th among all Division I schools in Florida. • Led JU to an 11-7 record and third-place finish in the Atlantic Sun X JU had at least one player on the Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team in in 2000-01. each of its seven seasons in the league, including two-time A-Sun All- • Won 12 games at Swisher Gym in 2000-01 – the most wins ever at Conference selection and 2004 A-Sun Freshman of the Year, Haminn Swisher Gymnasium. Quaintance. • Held opponents to a school-record low 41 percent shooting in 2000-01. X The Dolphins have limited opponents to just 69.5 points per game the • Held opponents to 63.7 ppg in 2000-01 – second in A-Sun and 30th last five seasons, which ranks 2nd among all A-Sun schools. nationally. X JU has led the Atlantic Sun in blocked shots for 4 consecutive • Opened the 2000-01 season 7-0 – JU’s best start since 1979-80. seasons (632), averaging 158.8 rejections per year, while also • Led JU to back-to-back winning seasons for first time since 1995. ranking among the nation’s top-25 teams the last four years. X Since his arrival prior to the 1997-98 season, 18 players who have • Led JU to seven road wins in 2001-02 – the most since 1973-74. completed their eligibility at JU have graduated, with three more • Posted a +5.5 rebounding margin in 2001-02 - the largest since 1979-80. expected to earn their degrees this year. • Started 6-0 at home in 2001-02 – the best start at home since 1973-74. Not only does Durham’s 44-year coaching career contain just about ev- • Won 12 conference games in 2001-02 – tied for most all-time ery award and honor given in college basketball, but he has coached some at JU (1994-95). of the game’s best, a “Who’s Who” list that includes nine All-Americans, four • JU led the A-Sun and set a school record by limiting opponents to just 31% Academic All-Americans, four first-round NBA draft picks and a pair of shooting from 3-point range in 2001-02. Olympians. Fifteen of his former players have gone on to play in the NBA, • JU connected on a school-record 200 three-pointers in 2001-02 while he has had 31 players selected in the NBA Draft. His first recruiting • JU ranked 5th nationally with 169 blocks (6.0 bpg) in 2003-04 class at Florida State in 1966 contained , who is a member of www.judolphins.com Atlantic Sun Championship • page 13 2004-05 Jacksonville University Basketball the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He also coached , one of the top-10 scorers in NBA history, as well as former Olympian and NBA standout , who helped Durham lead Georgia to the 1983 Durham’s Coaching Record Final Four. In 1972, Durham led Florida State to the NCAA Championship Game, eventually falling to perennial powerhouse UCLA, 81-76. Year School Rec. Pct. Postseason/Honors A native of Louisville, Ky., and a four-sport prep standout at Eastern High 1966-67 Florida State 11-15 .428 School, Durham began his coaching career as an assistant to long-time 1967-68 Florida State 19-8 .704 NCAA 1968-69 Florida State 18-8 .692 Florida State coach Bud Kennedy in 1959. This followed an outstanding 1969-70 Florida State 23-3 .885 playing career at Florida State, where his name still decorates the FSU 1970-71 Florida State 17-9 .654 record books in a dozen different categories after scoring 1,381 points 1971-72 Florida State 27-6 .818 NCAA 2nd place during his three-year career. Florida State’s annual Team MVP award was 1972-73 Florida State 18-8 .692 re-named the “ Most Valuable Player” award in 1999. 1973-74 Florida State 18-8 .692 One of a Kind 1974-75 Florida State 18-8 .692 Head coach Hugh Durham is in rare company when it comes to coaches 1975-76 Florida State 22-5* .778 who have led more than one team to the NCAA Final Four. Durham is one of 1976-77 Florida State 16-11 .593 just 11 NCAA Division I coaches to lead two different schools to the NCAA 1977-78 Florida State 23-6 .793 Champs Final Four (FSU, 1972 & Georgia, 1983): However, Durham is the ONLY Metro Coach of the Year coach on the list which led both teams to their ONLY Final Four NCAA appearance. 1978-79 Georgia 14-14 .500 Coaches Who Have Taken 2 Teams 1979-80 Georgia 14-13 .519 To The NCAA Final Four... 1980-81 Georgia 19-12 .612 NIT/SEC Coach of the Year Coach First Team Second Team 1981-82 Georgia 19-12 .612 NIT Bradley Michigan State 1982-83 Georgia 24-10 .706 SEC Tournament Champions Memphis UCLA NCAA 3rd place UCLA Kansas 1983-84 Georgia 17-13 .567 NIT Hugh Durham Florida State Georgia 1984-85 Georgia 21-8^ .710 NCAA Jack Gardner Kansas State Utah 1985-86 Georgia 17-13 .567 NIT/SEC Coach of the Year Lou Henson New Mexico State Illinois 1986-87 Georgia 18-12 .600 NCAA Frank McGuire St. John’s North Carolina SEC Coach of the Year Iowa Arizona 1987-88 Georgia 20-16 .556 NIT Providence Kentucky 1988-89 Georgia 15-16 .484 Charlotte Purdue 1989-90 Georgia 20-9 .690 SEC Champion Eddie Sutton Arkansas Oklahoma State SEC Coach of the Year Roy Williams Kansas North Carolina NCAA 1990-91 Georgia 17-13 .567 NCAA Active NCAA 1991-92 Georgia 15-14 .517 1992-93 Georgia 15-14 .517 NIT Division I Coaches 1993-94 Georgia 14-16 .467 Most Wins 1994-95 Georgia 18-10 .642 NIT 1997-98 Jacksonville 8-19 .296 Coach Wins 1998-99 Jacksonville 12-15 .429 1. Bobby Knight, Tech ...... 854 1999-00 Jacksonville 8-19 .296 2. Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma St...... 779 2000-01 Jacksonville 18-10 .643 3. Lute Olson, Arizona ...... 740 2001-02 Jacksonville 18-12 .621 4. John Chaney, Temple ...... 724 2002-03 Jacksonville 13-16 .448 5. , Duke ...... 721 2003-04 Jacksonville 13-15 .464 6. , Syracuse ...... 703 2004-05 Jacksonville 16-13 .552 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut ...... 703 TOTAL 36 seasons 633-429 .596 8. HUGH DURHAM, JACKSONVILLE ...... 633 9. , Lamar ...... 624 Florida State 230-95 .708 12 yrs 3 NCAA Appearances 10. Tom Davis, Drake ...... 568 Georgia 297-215 .580 17 yrs 5 NCAA Appearances 7 NIT Appearances Most Games Coached Jacksonville 106-119 .471 8 yrs Coach Games MILESTONE WINS... 1. Bobby Knight, Texas Tech ...... 1,186 Win Date Opponent 2. Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State ...... 1,079 1 12/1/66 Florida State 62, Valdosta State 58 3. HUGH DURHAM, JACKSONVILLE ...... 1,062 4. John Chaney, Temple ...... 1,021 50 12/4/69 Florida State 100, Oregon 84 100 1/11/72 Florida State 96, Mercer 78 5. Jim Calhoun, Connecticut ...... 1,013 150 2/26/74 Florida State 86, Fairleigh Dickinson 58 200 1/20/77 Florida State 97, South Florida 74 Most Seasons Coached 250 12/8/79 Georgia 94, Erskine 70 Coach Seasons 300 12/11/82 Georgia 93, Central Wesleyan 55 1. Bobby Knight, Texas Tech ...... 39 350 1/26/85 Georgia 81, Ole Miss 51 2. HUGH DURHAM, JACKSONVILLE ...... 37 400 12/17/87 Georgia 85, UAB 66 3. Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State ...... 35 450 11/23/90 Georgia 89, Wichita State 58 4. John Chaney, Temple ...... 33 500 12/21/93 Georgia 103, Winthrop 55 4. Jim Calhoun, Connecticut ...... 33 550 12/21/99 Jacksonville 101, High Point 86 600 1/25/03 Jacksonville 87, Gardner-Webb 75 as of games played March 20 www.judolphins.com 2004-05 JU Basketball Notes • page 14 Jacksonville University Basketball JU Among League’s Best Head coach Hugh Durham restored Jacksonville’s pride on the hardwood as the Dolphins went The Durham Watch... from doormat of the Atlantic Sun to one of the top programs in the league. The Dolphins have won Durham Among NCAA’s Best 78 games in the last five years, which ranks 4th among all A-Sun schools and is the best Head coach Hugh Durham moved up the stretch at JU in 31 years. The Dolphins won 110 games from 1969-74 under former head coaches charts among college basketball’s winningest Joe Williams, Tom Wasdin and Bob Gotlieb. JU’s 50 conference victories the last five seasons coaches all-time. Durham retires ranking rank 4th among league programs, but 1st among the 7 private schools in the A-Sun, and 25th among all Division I coaches with 633 are the most for a 5-year period at JU in school history. Off the court, 18 players who have career victories after passing Cam completed their eligibility at JU have graduated, with three more expected to earn their degrees this Henderson. He also stands 34th all-time in year. career wins among coaches in all divisions, passing . NOTING THE ATLANTIC SUN THE LAST 5 YEARS... Team Overall A-Sun NCAA’S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST Troy 99-53 68-26 DIVISION I COACHES Georgia State 97-55 63-31 Rank Coach Years Wins UCF 95-61 56-38 24. 1946-85 637 Jacksonville 78-66 50-44 25. Hugh Durham 1966-05 633 Mercer 70-74 48-46 26. Cam Henderson 1920-55 630 27. Billy Tubbs 1972- 624 Durham Wins 100th at JU Norm Sloan 1952-89 624 Head coach Hugh Durham has reached yet another career milestone. With the Dolphins’ 70-58 29. 1929-64 599 win at Stetson, Durham became just the 2nd coach in JU basketball history to reach the 100-win plateau and just the 7th Division I coach in NCAA history with 100-or-more wins NCAA’S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST at three Division I schools. Durham is also within 3 wins of becoming the Dolphins’ all-time COACHES - ALL DIVISIONS winningest coach. Rollie Rourke posted a 107-47 record from 1953-60 when the Dolphins competed Rank Coach Years Wins as a junior college and NAIA school. Durham is already JU’s all-time winningest Division I 32. Marv Harshman 1946-85 637 coach and the only coach in NCAA history to be the all-time winningest coach at three 33. Jim Smith 1964- 634 different Division I schools (pct. or wins). He already holds the record for best winning percent- 34. Hugh Durham 1966-05 633 age at Florida State with a 230-95 (.708) record and is the all-time winningest coach in the 99-year 35. John Lance 1919-63 632 history of the basketball with 297 wins. 36. Ken Anderson 1969-95 631 37. Cam Henderson 1920-55 630 COACHES WITH 100-OR-MORE WINS AT THREE DIVISION I SCHOOLS Ed Messbarger 1958-98 630 Coach Career Wins Schools Tom Davis 563 Lafayette 116, Boston College 100, Iowa 269 Durham’s Longevity Among Best Hugh Durham 633 Florida State 230, Georgia 297, Jacksonville 106 As Hugh Durham moved up the list of NCAA Cliff Ellis 534 South Alabama 171, Clemson 177, Auburn 186 Basketball’s all-time winningest coaches, he also Mike Jarvis 369 Boston U. 101, George 152, St. John’s 116 continued his ascent up the games and sea- Frank McGuire 549 St. John’s 102, North Carolina 164, South Carolina 283 sons coached charts, as well. Durham ranks Jerry Tarkanian 729 Long Beach St. 116, UNLV 509, Fresno St. 104 13th all-time with 1,062 career games and 17th Butch van Breda Kolff 482 Lafayette 132, Hofstra 215, Princeton 103 with 37 seasons.

Durham Demands Defense NCAA DIVISION I ALL-TIME JU has been one of the Atlantic Sun’s top defensive teams the last 5 years. The Dolphins have GAMES COACHED LIST allowed just 69.5 points per game the last 5 seasons, which ranks second among all A- Rank Coach (Years) Games Sun teams. JU has also led the league in blocks five consecutive seasons with 794 rejections and 9. Eddie Sutton (1970-present) 1079 has been one of the top teams in the A-Sun defending the three-point shot, limiting opponents to just 10. (1943-84) 1078 32.6 percent shooting from outside the arc. The Dolphins led the A-Sun in FG percentage 11. (1962-99) 1072 defense (.423). 12. (1931-72) 1066 13. Hugh Durham (1966-2005) 1062 SCORING DEFENSE IN THE A-SUN THE LAST 5 YEARS... 14. Ed Diddle (1923-64) 1061 Team PPG Allowed 15. Ralph Miller (1952-89) 1039 UCF 67.6 Jacksonville 69.5 NCAA DIVISION I ALL-TIME Georgia State 71.2 SEASONS COACHED LIST Troy 73.3 Rank Coach (Years) Seasons Block Party - Take Five 17. Hugh Durham (1967-2005) 37 (1920-60) 37 One of the reasons JU has been one of the best defensive teams in the Atlantic Sun the past five Norm Sloan (1952-89) 37 seasons is blocked shots. The Dolphins lead the A-Sun in blocks for the 5th consecutive 20. Slats Gill (1929-64) 36 season with 5.6 rejections per game, which also ranks 12th nationally. JU led the league in Cam Henderson (1920-55) 36 2003-04 with 6.04 rejections per game, which ranked 5th among all Division I schools (UConn, (1963-98) 36 Syracuse, Maryland & Duke). JU’s 169 blocks were the most since 1985-86 (170) and rank third on Bill Reinhart (1924-66) 36 the school’s single-season charts. Haminn Quaintance led the A-Sun and ranked 9th nationally as (1962-97) 36 a freshman with 3.0 blocks per game and once again leads the team with 2.4 rejections per contest. Glenn Wilkes (1958-93) 36 JU has blocked 794 shots the last 5 seasons, an average of 5.5 rejections per game. www.judolphins.com