Biographical details | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | June 29, 1959
Playing career | |
1977–1978 | Southeast CC |
1979–1981 | SMU |
1981–1982 | Western State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1983–1984 | Moberly CC (assistant) |
1984–1985 | Hutchinson CC (assistant) |
1985–1988 | Delaware State (assistant) |
1988–1989 | Colgate (assistant) |
1989–1990 | Marshall (assistant) |
1990–1994 | Marshall |
1994–1995 | James Madison (assistant) |
1995–2002 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
2002–2007 | Norfolk State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 109–148 [1] |
Dwight Freeman (born June 29, 1959) is an American former basketball player and coach. He was previously the head coach at Marshall and Norfolk State. At Marshall, he was the first black head basketball coach in Southern Conference history. [2]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Marshall Thundering Herd (Southern Conference)(1990–1994) | |||||||||
1990–91 | Marshall | 14–14 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
1991–92 | Marshall | 7–22 | 3–11 | 6th | |||||
1992–93 | Marshall | 16–11 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
1993–94 | Marshall | 9–18 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
Marshall: | 46–65 (.414) | 28–36 (.438) | |||||||
Norfolk State Spartans (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2002–2007) | |||||||||
2002–03 | Norfolk State | 14–15 | 10–8 | 6th | |||||
2003–04 | Norfolk State | 12–17 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
2004–05 | Norfolk State | 13–14 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
2005–06 | Norfolk State | 13–18 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
2006–07 | Norfolk State | 11–19 | 10–8 | 3rd | |||||
Norfolk State: | 63–83 (.432) | 51–39 (.567) | |||||||
Total: | 109–148 (.424) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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