Ron Hunter
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| Ron Hunter | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | IUPUI | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Championships | ||
| Mid-Con Tournament Championship (2003) Mid-Con Regular Season Championship (2006) |
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| Awards | ||
| Mid-Con Coach of the Year (2006) | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1982-1986 | Miami (Ohio) | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1987-1993 1993-1994 1994-present |
Milwaukee (asst.) Miami (Ohio) (asst.) IUPUI |
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Ron Hunter is the head men's basketball coach at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. As of the 2007-2008 season he has been at IUPUI for fourteen seasons. He led the team to their first, and thus far only, NCAA tournament appearance in 2003.
On January 24, 2008, Hunter coached a game against Oakland University barefoot. He did this to benefit Samaritans Feet, a foundation that donates shoes to people who cannot afford them. His goal was to raise 40,000 shoes, however, before tipoff, over 110,000 pairs of shoes had been donated.[1] When all was done he had acquired over 200,000 pairs.[2] His actions gathered national media attention, including his being named ABC's Person of the Week.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ IUPUI coach will roam sidelines barefoot to help charity. ESPN.com (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
- ^ Jaguars Left Out of Postseason Play. Indystar.com (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
- ^ IUPUI's Hunter up to his ears in donated shoes. Indystar.com (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
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