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Dick Dukeshire, longtime Northeastern basketball coach

By Marvin Pave

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 12, 2012

Dick Dukeshire coached basketball at Northeastern University for 38 years, posting a 204-100 record. His .671 winning percentage is the best in program history. “He was, without a doubt, the best teacher of basketball I ever knew,’’ said Mike Jarvis, head coach at Florida Atlantic University, and a former player and coach under Mr. Dukeshire. “He taught you the fundamentals, how to think the game, and how to win because he was a fierce competitor. I owe my coaching life and career to Dick Dukeshire.’’

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