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词条 Dana Kirk (basketball)
释义

  1. Memphis State

     Indictment 

  2. Retirement

  3. Head coaching record

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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Dana Grey Kirk (July 23, 1935 – February 15, 2010) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach for the Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) men's team from 1979 to 1986. His coaching record was 158–58, including a Final Four appearance in 1985. He had previously been the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1976 to 1979 with a record of 57–23 and the University of Tampa from 1966 to 1971, with a record of 68-59, (.535).[1] Following his stint at Tampa, he was an assistant coach for Denny Crum at the University of Louisville.

Memphis State

Kirk built the Tigers into a national powerhouse with teams consisting largely of Memphis-area players. However, he only graduated six players in seven years, including only two on the celebrated 1985 team. Only a year after the Final Four appearance, it was revealed that Memphis State had committed many severe recruiting violations while Kirk was head coach. In addition, Kirk himself was arrested on felony charges following an investigation.

Indictment

In 1986, the NCAA forced Memphis State to vacate all of their NCAA tournament appearances from 1982 until 1985. Kirk was indicted by a federal Grand Jury on 11 counts of tax evasion, filing false income tax returns, mail fraud and obstruction of justice. At his trial, witnesses testified that he scalped tickets for as much as five times face value, took money from boosters to give to players and actively solicited kickbacks from tournament promoters. He served four months in a federal minimum-security prison in Montgomery, Alabama. After serving out his sentence, he returned to Memphis where he hosted a sports talk show on WHBQ (AM). He has also published his autobiography Simply Amazing, The Dana Kirk Story, written with Dallas talk show host and columnist Mark Davis, who was at WHBQ at the time.

Retirement

He retired and lived in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife Denise McCrary, a successful attorney. If asked about any of the happenings surrounding his Memphis State years, he would only respond "I don't do negativity". Dana Kirk died of a heart attack at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis on February 15, 2010.[2][3]

Head coaching record

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| overall = 15–9
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| overall = 15–10
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| overall = 18–9
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| season = 1970–71
| name = Tampa
| overall = 8–17
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| name = Tampa
| overall = 68–59
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| name = VCU Rams
| conference = NCAA Division I independent
| startyear = 1976
| endyear = 1979
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| season = 1976–77
| name = VCU
| overall = 13–13
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| season = 1977–78
| name = VCU
| overall = 24–5
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| season = 1978–79
| name = VCU
| overall = 20–5
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| overall = 57–23
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| name = Memphis State Tigers
| conference = Metro Conference
| startyear = 1979
| endyear = 1985
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| season = 1979–80
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 13–14
| conference = 5–7
| confstanding = 4th
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| season = 1980–81
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 13–14
| conference = 5–7
| confstanding = 5th
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| season = 1981–82
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 24–5^^
| conference = 10–2
| confstanding = 1st
| championship = confboth
| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16^^
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| season = 1982–83
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 23–8^^
| conference = 6–6
| confstanding = 4th
| championship =
| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16^^
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| season = 1983–84
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 26–7^^
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = T-1st
| championship = confboth
| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16^^
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| season = 1984–85
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 31–4^^
| conference = 13–1
| confstanding = 1st
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| postseason = NCAA Final Four^^
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| season = 1985–86
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 28–6^^
| conference = 9–3
| confstanding = 2nd
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| postseason = NCAA 2nd Round^^
}}{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Memphis State
| overall = 158–58&
| confrecord = 59–29
}}{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 283–140
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^^Memphis State was forced to vacate its 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 NCAA Tournament appearances, as well as its third-place standing in the 1985 tournament, due to recruiting violations. Official records are 23–4 for 1981–82, 22–7 for 1982–83, 24–6 for 1983–84, 27–3 for 1984–85 and 27–5 for 1985–86.

&Record at Memphis State is 149–53 without vacated games.

See also

  • List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach

References

1. ^http://tampaspartans.com/sports/mbkb/more/coaching-history
2. ^Former Tiger Coach Dana Kirk Dies {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219054401/http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/sports/tigers/021510_former-tiger-coach-dana-kirk-dies |date=2010-02-19 }}
3. ^Ex-Memphis State Tigers basketball coach Dana Kirk dies

External links

  • [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/21/sports/sports-people-dana-kirk-indicted.html NY Times article describing criminal charges]
  • ESPN article about Dana Kirk radio show
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