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- ↑ "With Giacoletti's resignation, Rutter gets his first DI head coaching gig". desmoinesregister.com.
- ↑ "Drake University Athletics - 2013 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". godrakebulldogs.com.
- ↑ "JEFF RUTTER". Western Michigan University Athletics.