319:. That was the first of what became seven consecutive winning seasons under Graham and eight overall. The Cougars advanced to the NCAA Tournament again in 1987 and 1989. Under Coach Graham, the Cougars won 147 games while losing only 84, a winning percentage of 63.6%. Graham's win total and winning percentage remain as the best in the SIUE men's basketball program's history.
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Championship in 1977 and 1981--- the second title coming the year after a fourth place finish. He was named Illinois Class A coach of the year in both championship seasons. Graham's Trojans played their way into the eight-team State Finals five times. They won 24 games or more eight
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After several seasons as an assistant high school coach in
Indiana and Illinois, in 1969, Graham was named the head coach at Madison High School in
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671:"Famed Basketball Coach Larry Graham Dies At Age 77, Coached Madison To Two State Titles, Was All-Time Wins Leader At SIUE"
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As a player or coach, Larry Graham was inducted into halls of fame in
Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
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Named one of “100 Legends of
Illinois High School Basketball Tournament” (2007)
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A 7–21 inaugural season was highlighted by the
December 1984 opening of the
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In 1981, SIUE had hired Tom
Pugliese to build its program toward moving to
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599: Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
612: Division regular season and conference tournament champion
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Missouri
Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2006)
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Illinois
Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (1994)
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College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
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played at tiny Odon High School (since consolidated into
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SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball head coaches
593: Conference regular season champion
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751:"Larry Graham recalled as coach who loved to teach"
586: Postseason invitational champion
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199:IHSA Class A Coach of the Year (1977 & 1981)
16:American basketball player and coach (1942–2020)
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642:"SIUE Mourns Loss of Former Basketball Coach"
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342:Statistics overview
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25:Biographical details
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936:2020 deaths
931:1942 births
902:(2015–2019)
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854:(1981–1983)
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376:(1984–1992)
362:Postseason
356:Conference
925:Categories
900:Jon Harris
844:Jim Dudley
628:References
299:Division I
256:New Albany
359:Standing
275:Ft. Worth
111:1984–1992
103:1969–1984
82:1962–1964
72:1960–1962
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511:1990–91
492:1989–90
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425:1986–87
401:1985–86
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353:Overall
171:806 wins
860:No team
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194:Awards
51:, U.S.
38:, U.S.
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517:16–12
350:Team
62:('64)
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498:21–8
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455:19–9
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407:23–7
388:7–21
187:IHSA
148:unk.
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