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1427:Tom Hammond
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1196:Dwane Casey
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345:Jack Givens
196:Joe B. Hall
193:Head coach:
189:Bill Foster
186:Head coach:
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1558:Al McGuire
1472:Fred White
1422:Curt Gowdy
1402:Don Criqui
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1392:Len Berman
1334:NBA on NBC
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