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Mudge finalist for coaching awards
3/19/2024 2:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BOSTON — Sam Houston men's basketball head coach Chris Mudge has been named a finalist for two national coaching awards, CollegeInsider.com announced on Tuesday.
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Mudge is one of 16 finalists chosen for the Joe B. Hall award which is presented annually to the top rookie, first-year head coach in Division I college basketball. He is also one of the 20 finalist for the Hugh Durham award is given to the top mid-major coach.
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The Conference USA Coach of the Year replaced long-time mentor Jason Hooten as the leader of the program and guided the Bearkats to the outright league regular season title. Sam Houston was also the No. 1 seed in the CUSA Tournament, bowing out in the semifinals to UTEP.
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The Kats went 21-12 overall and 13-3 in CUSA action in Mudge's first season at the helm. He led Sam Houston to its second straight 20-win season.
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The Joe B. Hall award is named in honor of longtime Kentucky head coach Joe B. Hall who was given the task of following the legendary Adolph Rupp at the school. In his first season, Hall finished 20-8, won the SEC and advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals.
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Hall coached the Wildcats from 1972 to 1985. He won two-thirds of his games (297-100), received four SEC Coach of the Year honors, and won a National Championship in 1978. He also steered the program to two other Final Fours, won eight Southeastern Conference regular season championships and one Southeastern Conference tournament championship (1984).
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The Hugh Durham award is named in honor of the former Florida State, Georgia and Jacksonville head coach. In eight seasons, at Jacksonville, Durham became the Dolphins' all-time winningest Division I coach (106 wins), making him the only coach in NCAA history to be the winningest coach (pct. or wins) at three different Division I schools.
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He built national programs at Florida State where he holds the record for 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 history of the Bulldog program, having won 297 games in 17 seasons.
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Durham coached Florida State and Georgia to a combined 8 NCAA Tournament appearances, and 2 Final Fours. He is one of 17 coaches to take multiple teams to the Final Four.
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Mudge is one of 16 finalists chosen for the Joe B. Hall award which is presented annually to the top rookie, first-year head coach in Division I college basketball. He is also one of the 20 finalist for the Hugh Durham award is given to the top mid-major coach.
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The Conference USA Coach of the Year replaced long-time mentor Jason Hooten as the leader of the program and guided the Bearkats to the outright league regular season title. Sam Houston was also the No. 1 seed in the CUSA Tournament, bowing out in the semifinals to UTEP.
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The Kats went 21-12 overall and 13-3 in CUSA action in Mudge's first season at the helm. He led Sam Houston to its second straight 20-win season.
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The Joe B. Hall award is named in honor of longtime Kentucky head coach Joe B. Hall who was given the task of following the legendary Adolph Rupp at the school. In his first season, Hall finished 20-8, won the SEC and advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals.
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Hall coached the Wildcats from 1972 to 1985. He won two-thirds of his games (297-100), received four SEC Coach of the Year honors, and won a National Championship in 1978. He also steered the program to two other Final Fours, won eight Southeastern Conference regular season championships and one Southeastern Conference tournament championship (1984).
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The Hugh Durham award is named in honor of the former Florida State, Georgia and Jacksonville head coach. In eight seasons, at Jacksonville, Durham became the Dolphins' all-time winningest Division I coach (106 wins), making him the only coach in NCAA history to be the winningest coach (pct. or wins) at three different Division I schools.
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He built national programs at Florida State where he holds the record for 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 history of the Bulldog program, having won 297 games in 17 seasons.
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Durham coached Florida State and Georgia to a combined 8 NCAA Tournament appearances, and 2 Final Fours. He is one of 17 coaches to take multiple teams to the Final Four.
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