Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Don Donoher, the winningest basketball coach at Dayton, dies at 92 !

Don Donoher, the winningest basketball coach at Dayton, dies at 92

Time:2024-05-07 15:28:16 source:Earthly Echo news portal

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Don Donoher, the winningest basketball coach at Dayton and a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 92.

The university announced Donoher’s death on Friday night. No cause of death was given.

Donoher went 437-275 in a 25-year coaching career, all with the Flyers. He led Dayton to the NCAA Tournament nine times and to the NIT seven times.

Under Donoher, the Flyers played for the NCAA championship in 1967, losing to UCLA and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was then known as Lew Alcindor. Donoher and Dayton advanced to the Sweet 16 five times and reached the Elite Eight two times. The Flyers won the NIT title in 1968.

Donoher was a three-year letter-winner with the Flyers as a player and participated in three postseasons. He was team captain as a senior and scored 388 of his career total of 578 points in 32 games in his final season.

Related information
  • Sceneries of Hutuo River after ecological restoration in Shijiazhuang, N China
  • DPP authorities tell lies, conceal truth about fatal boat incident: Taiwan Affairs Office
  • Saudi students taking classes in Mandarin
  • China envoy embarks on shuttle diplomacy
  • Explainer: Why are tourist trains gaining steam in China?
  • 2023 Zhejiang Agricultural Expo showcased about 14,000 types of agricultural products
  • Patrols near Kinmen 'beyond reproach'
  • Peace talks sans Russia absurd: Kremlin
Recommended content
  • Xi Extends Condolences over Disastrous Heavy Rains in Rwanda
  • Manila move a violation of sovereignty
  • Chinese vice premier stresses timely delivery of homes to buyers
  • Wang Yi warns against creating AI barriers
  • China Focus: Chinese Leadership Analyzes Economic Situation, Work
  • Xi greets Sharif on election as Pakistani PM