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Ron Everhart

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Ron Everhart
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamWest Virginia
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Born(1962-01-11)January 11, 1962(age 62)
Fairmont, West Virginia,U.S.
Playing career
1981–1985Virginia Tech
Coaching career (HCunless noted)
1985–1986Georgia Tech(assistant)
1986–1988VMI(assistant)
1988–1994Tulane(assistant)
1994–2001McNeese State
2001–2006Northeastern
2006–2012Duquesne
2012–presentWest Virginia(assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall273–261
Tournaments0–3 (NIT)
1–2 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Southlandregular season (2001)
Awards
SouthlandCoach of the Year (2001)
America EastCoach of the Year (2005)

Ronald Cochran Everhart(born January 11, 1962) is an Americancollege basketballcoach who is currently an assistant coach atWest Virginia University.Born inFairmont, West Virginia,he was previously head coach atDuquesne University,Northeastern UniversityandMcNeese State University.[1]

Career

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Everhart took over as head coach of theDuquesne Dukesbasketball teamon March 29, 2006. Growing up less than 100 miles from the campus, Everhart watched Duquesne basketball frequently. In his first two seasons at Duquesne, he took a team that had won only three games the season prior to his arrival to 10 wins in2006–07and 17 in2007–08.Everhart had previously turned around programs at both McNeese State and Northeastern.

In2008–09,the Dukes made even more strides under Everhart, their signature performance coming in an upset win over #9Xavieron February 7, 2009, Duquesne's biggest win in years. The sellout crowd stormed the court following the game. In his third season at Duquesne, he led the Dukes to theAtlantic 10championship game.The Dukes lost the game 69–64, but earned anNITbid, marking Duquesne's first postseason tournament since the1994 NIT.

He was fired on March 22, 2012, following the completion of his sixth season as coach of the Dukes.[2][3]On May 14, 2012, Everhart was named an assistant coach at his home-stateWest Virginia Universityunder Hall of Fame coach and close friendBob Huggins.[4]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
McNeese State Cowboys(Southland Conference)(1994–2001)
1994–95 McNeese State 11–16 7–11 T–7th
1995–96 McNeese State 15–12 11–7 T–4th
1996–97 McNeese State 18–12 10–6 T–1st
1997–98 McNeese State 7–19 4–12 9th
1998–99 McNeese State 13–15 11–7 T–5th
1999–00 McNeese State 6–21 5–13 T–9th
2000–01 McNeese State 22–9 17–3 1st NIT First Round
McNeese State: 92–104 (.469) 65–59 (.524)
Northeastern Huskies(America East Conference)(2001–2005)
2001–02 Northeastern 7–21 5–11 T–7th
2002–03 Northeastern 16–15 8–8 T–5th
2003–04 Northeastern 19–11 13–5 3rd
2004–05 Northeastern 21–10 15–3 2nd NIT First Round
Northeastern Huskies(Colonial Athletic Association)(2005–2006)
2005–06 Northeastern 19–11 12–6 5th
Northeastern: 82–68 (.547) 53–33 (.616)
Duquesne Dukes(Atlantic 10 Conference)(2006–2012)
2006–07 Duquesne 10–19 6–10 T–10th
2007–08 Duquesne 17–13 7–9 T–9th
2008–09 Duquesne 21–13 9–7 T–5th NIT First Round
2009–10 Duquesne 16–16 7–9 T–8th CBI First Round
2010–11 Duquesne 19–13 10–6 T–4th CBI Second Round
2011–12 Duquesne 16–15 7–9 T-9th
Duquesne: 99–89 (.527) 46–50 (.479)
Total: 273–261 (.511)

National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^Ron EverhartArchived2011-07-11 at theWayback Machine.goduquesne.com
  2. ^"Duquesne Announces Change in Leadership of Men's Basketball Program - Duquesne University Official Athletic Site".www.goduquesne.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-05-06.
  3. ^"Duquesne fires coach Everhart after 6 seasons".23 March 2012.
  4. ^http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?story=21266&cat=exclusives[dead link]
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