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773:Anonymous.
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572:Evansville
551:Evansville
540:(2002–2007)
391:(1997–2002)
373:Postseason
367:Conference
188:Tournaments
1702:Categories
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1271:Williamson
1263:Williamson
896:Frank Enty
880:Frank Enty
872:Ben Whaley
731:References
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143:Evansville
71:1961-09-23
50:Conference
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936:Joe Buggs
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370:Standing
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109:1986–1996
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1611:Blakeney
1603:R. Jones
1595:McCullum
1587:W. Jones
1579:R. Jones
1523:Broadnax
1459:Mitchell
1423:Broadnax
1415:Broadnax
1407:Mitchell
1375:Mitchell
1367:Mitchell
1351:Mitchell
1343:Mitchell
1002:(2024– )
938:# (1975)
807:July 22,
758:15 March
513:Hampton:
444:Hampton
423:Hampton
402:Hampton
364:Overall
279:and the
54:Big East
1547:Collins
1507:Bozeman
1499:Bozeman
1491:Bozeman
1483:Jackson
1475:Jackson
1467:Collins
1439:Merfeld
1327:Corbett
1311:Corbett
1303:Corbett
1295:Corbett
1287:Corbett
1279:Corbett
1255:Littles
1193:(2022–)
631:2006–07
610:2005–06
589:2004–05
568:2003–04
547:2002–03
492:Hampton
487:2001–02
466:Hampton
461:2000–01
419:1998–99
398:1997–98
358:Season
317:forward
180:Overall
166:(asst.)
155:(asst.)
153:Bradley
134:Hampton
126:(asst.)
124:Hampton
115:(asst.)
1617:2024:
1609:2023:
1601:2022:
1593:2021:
1585:2020:
1577:2019:
1571:Joyner
1569:2018:
1561:2017:
1555:Garvin
1553:2016:
1545:2015:
1537:2014:
1529:2013:
1521:2012:
1513:2011:
1505:2010:
1497:2009:
1489:2008:
1481:2007:
1473:2006:
1465:2005:
1457:&
1453:2004:
1445:2003:
1437:2002:
1429:2001:
1421:2000:
1413:1999:
1405:1998:
1399:Thomas
1397:1997:
1389:1996:
1383:Sheals
1381:1995:
1373:1994:
1365:1993:
1357:1992:
1349:1991:
1341:1990:
1333:1989:
1325:1988:
1317:1987:
1309:1986:
1301:1985:
1293:1984:
1285:1983:
1277:1982:
1269:1981:
1261:1980:
1253:1979:
1129:(1977)
667:Total:
287:Career
238:Awards
83:, U.S.
1563:Moton
1539:Moton
1531:Evans
1455:Beard
1359:Beard
644:T–7th
638:14–17
623:T–7th
617:10–19
602:T–9th
596:11–17
581:T–8th
560:T–5th
554:12–16
476:T–1st
453:T–2nd
447:17–12
411:T–3rd
405:14–12
361:Team
191:1–2 (
30:Title
1659:stub
1515:Reed
809:2019
783:2012
760:2023
641:6–12
620:5–13
599:5–13
578:5–13
575:7–22
557:8–10
499:17–1
496:26–7
473:14–4
470:25–7
450:13–5
429:8–10
426:8–19
408:11–7
313:2001
246:MEAC
229:MEAC
222:2002
218:2001
65:Born
40:Team
502:1st
432:8th
311:in
299:at
1704::
799:.
739:^
337:.
283:.
227:2
220:,
212:2
101:HC
73:)
1690:e
1683:t
1676:v
1665:.
1232:e
1225:t
1218:v
1041:e
1034:t
1027:v
842:e
835:t
828:v
811:.
785:.
762:.
537:)
533:(
388:)
384:(
224:)
216:(
195:)
69:(
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