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452:
451:
277:Al-Rayyan SC
124:Russ Bergman
107:
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67:
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
1726:1947 births
1622:(1995โ2024)
1614:(1987โ1995)
1606:(1985โ1986)
1590:(1977โ1984)
1582:(1974โ1977)
1517:Justin Gray
1503:(2007โ2023)
1501:Cliff Ellis
1495:(2005โ2007)
1487:(1998โ2005)
1479:(1994โ1998)
1471:(1975โ1994)
1197:12โ3 (.800)
1183:12โ3 (.800)
1134:Postseason
1128:Conference
797:(1985โ1994)
596:(1975โ1985)
573:2โ12 (.143)
541:(1974โ1975)
523:Postseason
517:Conference
381:Tournaments
321:(assistant)
310:(assistant)
289:(assistant)
209:(assistant)
181:Position(s)
1720:Categories
1588:Larry Carr
1509:Benny Moss
1257:References
1003:Big South:
576:1โ7 (.125)
552:App State
489:Blue Chips
198:Basketball
140:1947-09-13
71:newspapers
1131:Standing
1110:Sources:
569:App Sate:
530:App State
520:Standing
431:Big South
407:Big South
315:2018-2019
304:2015-2016
294:2014-2015
283:2012-2013
273:2010-2011
266:BC Khimki
262:2005-2009
252:2004-2005
242:1998-2000
232:1994-1998
222:1975-1994
214:1974-1975
207:App State
203:1972-1974
167:1966โ1969
101:June 2024
1630:(2025โ )
1598:# (1984)
1519:(2024โ )
1125:Overall
755:1984โ85
738:1983โ84
721:1982โ83
704:1981โ82
687:1980โ81
670:1979โ80
653:1978โ79
636:1977โ78
619:1976โ77
602:1975โ76
514:Overall
326:Baseball
319:BC Kalev
1119:Season
982:1993โ94
956:1992โ93
935:1991โ92
909:1990โ91
888:1989โ90
867:1988โ89
846:1987โ88
825:1986โ87
804:1985โ86
548:1974โ75
508:Season
373:Overall
85:scholar
1193:Total:
1152:(1984)
1033:Total:
423:Awards
356:1975-?
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
1387:(PDF)
1158:1984
1122:Team
989:15-11
965:22-10
942:12-19
874:14โ14
853:17โ11
832:12โ16
811:10โ17
773:NAIA:
744:14-16
727:21-10
693:15-11
676:10-19
659:18-13
625:21-10
608:10-16
511:Team
384:0โ2 (
268:(AHC)
184:Guard
92:JSTOR
78:books
1677:stub
1164:12โ3
1147:NAIA
992:10-8
968:12-4
921:13-1
918:24-8
898:11-1
895:23-6
761:7-21
710:21-9
642:20-9
591:NAIA
555:2โ12
331:1984
134:Born
64:news
995:6th
971:2nd
948:5th
945:6-8
924:1st
901:1st
880:1st
877:9-3
859:1st
856:9-4
838:6th
835:4-4
817:8th
814:1-8
561:8th
558:1-7
171:LSU
156:LSU
47:by
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348:AD
191:HC
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