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Hinga, who previously coached basketball, football and track at West
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Hinga was named the head basketball coach at Ball State
Teachers College in the fall of 1954. He coached for 14 seasons (still the longest tenure Ball State men's basketball coaching tenure in program history) and built a record of 154–169 (.477). Following his resignation, he was hired to be the
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squad, dropping their second-round game, 97–72. The
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308:Standing
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122:1954–1968
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