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1181:Basketball coaches from Michigan
779:Jeff Eisenberg (April 5, 2013).
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730:. April 25, 2010. Archived from
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253:Detroit Southwestern High School
227:regular season championships in
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189:Bacari Torrell Alexander
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544:"Bacari Alexander Bio"
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388:(2016–2018)
370:Postseason
364:Conference
1120:Categories
1090:Mike Davis
994:John Shada
970:Gus Dorais
823:2017-01-30
520:References
261:Pittsburgh
197:basketball
48:1976-09-15
1042:Don Sicko
850:March 26,
800:USA Today
367:Standing
155:2019–2021
147:2016–2018
136:2010–2016
125:2008–2010
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103:2001–2007
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70:1994–1996
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